Champagne Downtown

Champagne Downtown is the third studio album by the Minnesota indie rock band Halloween, Alaska. It was released on 7 April 2009 on enhanced CD and via online distributors such as iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Champagne Downtown
Studio album by
Halloween, Alaska
Released7 April 2009
StudioIntegral Studio in St. Paul, Minnesota
GenrePost-rock, indie rock, experimental rock, indietronica, electronic rock
Length44:32
LabelHalloween, Alaska / East Side Digital
Halloween, Alaska chronology
'Too Tall to Hide'
(2005)		 ''Champagne Downtown''
(2009)		 'Occasion: Remixes'
(2009)

In the enhanced CD release, the band included instrumental versions of the entire album in MP3 format.

In the song "In Order," the band deliberately censored the phrase "f--- the Third Eye" around 1:46. The awkward execution, in addition the fact the entire mix was censored rather than solely the voice track, led many fans to initially believe the bleeping out was unnecessary and forced by either their label or their families. However, the band has expressed that this was an intentional edit; after hearing both the censored and uncensored version of the song, they decided they liked the "old school" sound of the censored version and decided to keep it.[1] Some fans have remedied this by mixing the instrumental version of the song behind the bleep so the instrumental content remains intact over the bleep.

Track listing

All tracks are listed as being written by Halloween, Alaska.

However, it has been expressed in interviews that lead singer James Diers is the primary lyricist for the band, with additional contributions from drummer David King.[2]

No.TitleLength
1."Hot Pink"5:51
2."In Order"4:58
3."The Ends"3:17
4."Gone with the Wind"4:41
5."The Hollywood Sign"3:45
6."Champagne Downtown"4:39
7."Un-American"3:41
8."Be a Man"4:30
9."Hurry Up"4:52
10."Knights of Columbus"4:22
Total length:44:32

References
  1. https://www.amazon.com/Champagne-Downtown-Alaska-Halloween/dp/B001SGEUY2
  2. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4957418
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