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2010 EP by Diane Birch
The Velveteen Age is an EP released by Diane Birch with the Phenomenal Handclap Band . It consists of covers of songs she enjoyed while growing up.[5] [6] [7] Birch and the band re-imagined the dark eighties and nineties music with exuberance instead of melancholy, giving them the feel of seventies pop.[1] The picture on the cover is Birch at age 16, wearing a vintage Victorian wedding dress.[8]
Track listing [ edit ]
Title Writer(s) Original performer 1. "This Corrosion " Andrew Eldritch The Sisters of Mercy 3:39 2. "Kiss Them for Me " Susan Ballion , Peter Edward Clarke , Martin McCarrick , Steven Severin Siouxsie and the Banshees 4:12 3. "Bring On the Dancing Horses " Will Sergeant , Ian McCulloch , Les Pattinson , Pete de Freitas Echo & the Bunnymen 4:32 4. "Atmosphere " Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook , Stephen Morris , Ian Curtis Joy Division 5:03 5. "Primary " Robert Smith , Simon Gallup, Laurence "Lol" TolhurstThe Cure 3:43 6. "Tarantula" Martyn Young, Ian Robbins This Mortal Coil 4:25 7. "A Strange Kind of Love " Peter Murphy Peter Murphy 4:27[9] Total length: 30:01
References [ edit ]
^ a b Shragge, Ben (December 8, 2010). "Review: Diane Birch with The Phenomenal Handclap Band, 'The Velveteen Age' " . Cover Me . Retrieved January 7, 2011 .
^ Martens, Todd (November 29, 2010). "Sisters of Mercy and Joy Division as modern gospel? Hear Diane Birch's take" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
^ The Velveteen Age (CD liner). Diane Birch with The Phenomenal Handclap Band. United States: S-Curve. 2010.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "The Velveteen Age - Diane Birch, The Phenomenal Handclap Band | Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
^ Staples, Derek (December 2, 2010). "Diane Birch and The Phenomenal Handclap Band team up for covers EP" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved September 11, 2018 .
^ Rees, Alex (November 30, 2010). "Diane Birch Is In The Velveteen Age On Her New EP" . Teen Vogue . Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
^ Freedman, Sally J. (December 20, 2010). "Diane Birch: The Velveteen Age" . Persephone Magazine . Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
^ "Diane Birch Covers Echo & The Bunnymen" . Popservations . December 12, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
^ "The Velveteen Age - Diane Birch, The Phenomenal Handclap Band" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 1, 2017 .
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