Separation by Mannequin Republic
Recorded from June 6, 2018 to August 7, 2019, except "The Part Of The Film Where Your Favorite Character Dies" was recorded on August 8, 2017, with additional acoustic guitar on "H" recorded on December 20, 2019.
Influences:
Cameron Mitchell - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Tim Alexander (Primus), Thomas Pridgen, Billy Rymer (The Dillinger Escape Plan), self-hatred, LSD, playing until my hands bleed, John Clardy, Mario Rubalcaba, and near death experiences.
Conner Reed - Corey Feldman.
Sam Scott - Many people, artists, and situations influenced me during the creation of this album. In no order, they include but are not limited to: my relationship and breakup with my partner at the time; struggling with depression, anxiety, and OCD; 2 different jobs I worked during the creation of the album; Cameron and I almost dying in a car accident; and nearly committing suicide before this album could be finished (You're never alone, please reach out if you're struggling. Here is a hotline number: 1-800-273-8255. Please reach out, your life is so important.). There are so many artists that influenced me while writing this album, but I'll give a condensed list: Fugazi, Hoover, City Of Caterpillar, Foxy Shazam, Glassjaw, Converge, Fear Before, The Blood Brothers, Shellac, Shudder To Think, R.E.M., and Deftones.
Rest in peace to Kali Bachelder. You're greatly missed.
Thank you to:
John Anderson, Jon Badger, Olivia Baldacci, Keira Barnes, David Barnett, Bean, Donovan Beane, Ansley Bernier, Ian Bernier, Katie Bjork, Blue, Lucy Boone, Connor Boudreau, Darcy Bragdon, Robert Brangwynne, Kota Brown, Jim Burby, Ben Burt, Lucas Burt, Rick Childs, Hayden Clark, Steve Clewley, Jordan Coffey, Scott Cole, Brady Cooper, Bailey Cormier, Russ Costain, D.J. Cox, Alison Cross, Emily Cross, Logan Cross, Lori Cross, Ryan Curry, Travis Davis, Dylan Dewley, Jaz Doak, Matt Donovan, Cam Doughty, Dillon Dudley, Emma Duplain, Noah D’Alessio, Quinn Farwell, Emmett Fitzgerald, Ben Flanagan, Brian "FrarF" Frankle, Zachary Frisch, Josh Gass, Bailey Giles, Ian Goode, Heffley Gotlieb, Gibran Graham, Tyler Grindle, Noah Guerin, Justin Hamm, Kendra Hansen, Lynn Hempen, Mathias Hillborn <3, Kat Hinman, Lowell Hobbs, Cat Howard, Grant Howell, Kyle Jeffrey, David Jueng, Colby Koelsch, Reggie Kollman, Justin Kovacś, Lindsey Kozar, Simon LaRoche, James Lagueux, Keegan Lewis, Dylan Libby, Sarah Littlefield, Andrew Lohman, Brenda MacBrayne, Kiana Maddocks-Wilbur, Seneca Maddocks-Wilbur, Jack Marcotte, Tom Marcotte, Chris Mathews, Harper Mattraw, Erin McCarthy, Hannah McCarthy, Kamryn McClure, Kaylee McClure, Aiden McDonough, Gemma McNicholl, Melissa Merritt, John Mersereau, Clint Michaud, Max Miller, Jason Mitchell, Stacie Le Breton Mitchell, Brenna Moholland, Ziya Moon, Clara Moore, Ria Moore, Jake Morrill, Chris Moulton, Travis Mounts, Leo Myers, Scott Nelson, Seth Noyes, Gabriel Oldfield, Kyle Orndorff, Angie Padua, Celeste Padua, Ellis Pecue, Anthony Pelkey, Brandon Pelletier, Lukas Peters, Cam Pulaski, Sam Putnam, Ambureen Rana, Garrett Randolph, Kenny Ray, Chandler Reed, Griffin Reed, Eric Reynolds, Ryan Richard, Addison Rickenbach, Declan Riordan, Chris Riscen, Dacian Robert, Gage Roberts, Margo Roberts, Josh Robinson, Ryan Robinson, Simon Rollins, Tyler Rollins, Richie Russell, Kyli Sampson, Lokotah Sanborn, Owen Schmidt, Christopher Scott, Cynthia Scott, Donald Scott, Nicholas Scott, Nick Scott, Jacob Sedgwick, Kameron Seger, Emma Shaw, Meg Shorette, Jackson Slater, Morgan Slater, Jeremy Slaven, Abby Smith, Cassie Smith, Hunter Smith, Kailey Smith and the Smith/Lambert Families, Lenny Smith, Joel Smitherman, Lucia Smitherman, Belle Spearin, Melanie Tardiff, Trevor Nathan Taylor, Zach Thompson, Maeve Tkacs, Will Tobin, Ján Tompkins, Jason Vallieres, Davio Vardamis, Rory Vardamis, Velstara Vardamis, Alan Venable, Luke Venable, Tony Venable, Jacob Wallinga, Finley Welch, Honora Welch, Alyssa Wentworth, Joe White, Dianna Wilson, Emily Wood, Wyatt Worster, everyone who has ever come to a show, bought music or merch (that we seldom have), supported us, said kind things to us, YOU, and to anyone we may have forgotten, we are deeply sorry, but your existence and presence is still greatly appreciated regardless.
Thank you to the following bands:
Actually, I’m A Ghost, Amiright?, Analgesin, The Benders, Blisshead, Buddusky, Cadaverette, Capture The Sun, Crater Shout, Death Toll, Escutarsis, Flooding Panama, Geneva And The Populace, Holy Filth, Jai Law, The Last Origin, Livid Orange, Midnight Breakfast, Mouth Washington, Mudblossom And The Mail Club, otis., Peach Hat, Pocklenocky, Primitive Backyard, RatLeg, Robben Harris Experience, Smoke Midi, Splint, Superstition, Surfland, They Called Me Legion, Tongues Of Fire, Two Headed Girl, Umbrella Collective, Uncle Spudd, Wait, and Zesty.
Fuck you to Shelby Strout.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sunshowers | 2:26 |
| 2. | Orecchiette | 4:05 |
| 3. | A Positive / A Negative | 2:58 |
| 4. | Separation | 2:16 |
| 5. | The Cause Of Pain | 4:47 |
| 6. | The Part Of The Film Where Your Favorite Character Dies | 3:46 |
| 7. | H | 3:10 |
| 8. | The Words | 4:59 |
| 9. | Bother | 5:24 |
| 10. | Melancholia/Magnolia | 6:01 |
| 11. | The Eulogy | 5:14 |
Credits
Technical Credits:
All songs produced, engineered, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Mathias Hillborn, except the following; "Sunshowers" was engineered and recorded by Sam, with mixing by Mathias and production by Cam and Sam. Cam's guitars on "Separation" and "The Words" were engineered and recorded by Sam. "The Part Of The Film Where Your Favorite Character Dies" was produced, engineered, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Luke Venable at xD Studios. All songs remastered by Harmony Pulaski.
Performance Credits:
Mathias Hillborn - vocals on "A Positive / A Negative"; handclaps on "Melancholia"
Cameron Mitchell - drums; guitars on "Sunshowers", "The Part Of The Film Where Your Favorite Character Dies", "Separation", and "The Words"; vocals on "Separation", "The Words", and "Melancholia"
Angie Padua - saxophone on "The Words"
Conner Reed - bass; e-bow on "H" and "Magnolia"; vocals on "The Words", "The Cause Of Pain", and "Orecchiette"
Sam Scott - vocals on "Orecchiette", "A Positive / A Negative", "The Cause Of Pain", "The Words", "Bother", and "Melancholia"; acoustic and electric guitars; drums on "Separation"; handclaps on "Melancholia"
Writing Credits:
Music -
"Sunshowers", "Separation", and "The Part Of The Film Where Your Favorite Character Dies" written by Cameron Mitchell. "A Positive / A Negative" and "Melancholia/Magnolia" written by Sam Scott. "The Words" written by Cameron Mitchell and Sam Scott. "The Cause Of Pain", "H", and "Bother" written by Cameron Mitchell, Conner Reed, and Sam Scott. "Orecchiette" written by Noah Guerin, Cameron Mitchell, Conner Reed, and Sam Scott.
Lyrics -
"Separation" and "Melancholia" written by Cameron Mitchell. "Orecchiette", "A Positive / A Negative", "The Cause Of Pain", and "Bother" written by Sam Scott. "The Eulogy" written by Sam Scott with a lyric by Tyler Babcock. "The Words" written by Cameron Mitchell, Conner Reed, and Sam Scott.
All photography by Ján Tompkins, with editing done by Sam Scott.
