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Sketches from the Book of the Dead
Studio album by
Released2011 (2011)
StudioGrace Lane Studio and Atlantis Sound, Melbourne
GenrePop, Rock
Length41:00
Label Mute
ProducerMick Harvey
Mick Harvey chronology
Two of Diamonds
(2007)
Sketches from the Book of the Dead
(2011)
Four
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Sketches from the Book of the Dead is the fifth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Mick Harvey, and his first album of all original material. It was released in 2011 by Mute Records. [3] "October Boy" is a homage to his former bandmate Rowland S. Howard who died in 2009.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Harvey.

No.TitleLength
1."October Boy"3:27
2."The Ballad of Jay Givens"5:08
3."Two Paintings"3:49
4."Rhymeless"3:14
5."Frankie T. & Frankie C."4:04
6."A Place Called Passion"4:15
7."To Each His Own"2:14
8."The Bells Never Rang"4:04
9."That's All, Paul"3:11
10."How Would I Leave You?"4:32
11."Famous Last Words"2:36

Personnel

  • Katrina Beale – paintings
  • Mick Harvey – bass, composer, cover layout, guitar, organ, percussion, piano, producer, vocals
  • David McCluney – engineer, mixing
  • Gustav Pillig – cover painting
  • Wez Prictor – mastering
  • J.P. Shilo – accordion, guitar, violin
  • P.A. Taylor – cover layout
  • Xanthe Waite – backing vocals
  • Rosie Westbrook – double bass [4]

References

  1. ^ "Sketches from the Book of the Dead Reviews". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Sketches from the Book of the Dead". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Mick Harvey – Sketches From The Book Of The Dead". Discogs. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Sketches from the Book of the Dead -Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.