Safe Travels

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All Music Guide - James Christopher Monger
Safe Travels, an expertly crafted collection of radio-ready, melodious indie pop that combines the bright-eyed, shameless heart-thump of Fun., the quirky genre-juggling of Foster the People, and the classic rock posturing of Ben Folds, is precious enough to weed out the cynics and stoic enough to earn their respect should they decide to ride the whole thing out. The third studio album from the New York (by way of Philly) trio of Ben Thornewill, Tommy Siegel, and Jesse Kristin, is a steadier and decidedly more confident outing than 2010's spotty but likeable Everything Under the Sun, but it retains the latter's penchant for balancing big hooks with progressive ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - James Christopher Monger
Safe Travels, an expertly crafted collection of radio-ready, melodious indie pop that combines the bright-eyed, shameless heart-thump of Fun., the quirky genre-juggling of Foster the People, and the classic rock posturing of Ben Folds, is precious enough to weed out the cynics and stoic enough to earn their respect should they decide to ride the whole thing out. The third studio album from the New York (by way of Philly) trio of Ben Thornewill, Tommy Siegel, and Jesse Kristin, is a steadier and decidedly more confident outing than 2010's spotty but likeable Everything Under the Sun, but it retains the latter's penchant for balancing big hooks with progressive rock structuring, and engaging melodies with clever lyrics. Infused with a heady mix of heartache, joy, and refreshingly unobtrusive spirituality, Safe Travels is a nervous breakdown with a hard candy shell that pits the metaphysical guitar pop of Siegel ('Oh Emily,' 'Dead,' 'Ghosts in Empty Houses') against the Billy Joel/Freddie Mercury-inspired piano pop ('Somebody,' 'Adulthood,' 'Everybody Knows') of Thornewill, with no clear winner. Big earnest choruses, prog rock-informed breakdowns, and serpentine, Todd Rundgren-designed bridges abound, resulting in a winning, if a little overly earnest, collection of millennial retro-pop that feels like a well-intentioned, if slightly awkward, high five.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/12/2012
  • Label: Yep Roc Records
  • UPC: 634457227927
  • Catalog Number: 2279

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Somebody (4:06)
  2. 2 Oh, Emily (4:03)
  3. 3 At Last (3:36)
  4. 4 Say When (4:06)
  5. 5 Don't Let Me Fall Behind (3:50)
  6. 6 Dead (4:15)
  7. 7 Adulthood (3:31)
  8. 8 Ghosts In Empty Houses (3:58)
  9. 9 Devils On Our Side (2:26)
  10. 10 All For Love (3:32)
  11. 11 Man In the Moon (1:57)
  12. 12 Everybody Knows (3:54)
  13. 13 The Spiritual (3:48)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Jukebox the Ghost Primary Artist
Jonathan Dinklage Violin, Viola
Seth Faulk Conga
Dave Eggar Cello
Jesse Kristin Percussion, Drums, Group Member
Ben Thornewill Piano, Accordion, Keyboards, Vocals, Group Member
Tommy Siegel Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Group Member
Technical Credits
Jukebox the Ghost Producer
Dan Romer Producer, Engineer, Contributor
Meredith McCandless Drum Engineering, Piano Engineer
Devin Kerr Mastering
Christopher Ferrino Artwork, Cover Painting
Ben Thornewill Composer
Tommy Siegel Composer
Mike Tuccillo Vocal Engineer
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