Dig Up the Dead

Dig Up the Dead is the second official full-length album from Seattle, Washington, indie-rock band Mansions.

Dig Up the Dead
Studio album by Mansions
Released	4-5-2011
Recorded	2009-2010
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	35:00
Label	King Bones Recordings, Burning House Records
Producer	Christopher Browder, Robin Dove
Mansions chronology
Best of the Bees (2010) Dig Up the Dead (2011) Fences/Mansions Split 7" (2011)
Alternative cover 1
Acoustic Version Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolutepunk	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]

In the winter of 2009 through the early spring of 2010, Mansions worked on demos for the album in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In April 2010, recording took place in Christopher's parents' house in Louisville, Kentucky. Additional recording and mixing took place back in North Carolina.[3][4]

Track listing

1. "Dig Up The Dead" - 3:59
2. "Blackest Sky" - 3:24
3. "Not My Blood" - 3:46
4. "City Don't Care" - 3:43
5. "Call Me When It's Over" - 3:09
6. "Wormhole" - 3:15
7. "Close That Door" - 3:12
8. "Seven Years" - 3:34
9. "You Got Cool" - 3:32
10. "Yer Voice" - 3:34

Vinyl Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"All Those Dreams"

Personnel

• All songs written by Christopher Browder
• Christopher Browder - Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion
• Robin Dove - Vocals (on "Not My Blood", "Close That Door", "Seven Years", and "You Got Cool")
• Salvatore Cassato - Drums (on "Blackest Sky", "Not My Blood", "You Got Cool", and "Yer Voice")
• Bryan Whiteman - Bass (on "Blackest Sky" and "Not My Blood")

Technical

• Christopher Browder - Production, Recording, and Mixing.
• Robin Dove - Additional Production
• Joe LaPorta - Mastering

Artwork

• Patrick Leger - Cover Illustration
• Christopher Browder & Chris Hansen - Layout

Vinyl release

The album was released on vinyl through Clifton Motel.[5] The vinyl edition features a bonus track not included on the CD version.

Color(s)	Pressed	Notes
Pink	50	1st Pressing
White	120
Red	150
Red/White Swirl	170

• Certain pre-orders of the vinyl came with a bonus disc, including acoustic versions of every song from Dig Up The Dead. First 50 orders came with an 8 1/2" x 11" letterpress art print designed by Christopher Browder.[6]

References

1. Drew Beringer. "absolutepunk ((( Dig Up The Dead > Review )))". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
2. Sputnikmusic review
3. http://www.discogs.com/release/3920855
4. http://ca-es.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150251373333551
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-10-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. http://cliftonmotel.limitedrun.com/products/500020-mansions-dig-up-the-dead