These Four Walls is the debut studio album by Scottish
indie rock band
We Were Promised Jetpacks, released on 15 June 2009 in the UK, and on 7 July 2009 in the US by
FatCat Records. The band recorded the album at Earth Studios in
Odiham,
Hampshire,
England with producers
Ken Thomas, Joylon Thomas, and
Peter Katis. Four singles were released from the album: "Quiet Little Voices" in May 2009,[12] "Roll Up Your Sleeves" in June 2009,[13] and the
double A-side single "It's Thunder and It's Lightning" and "Ships With Holes Will Sink" in November 2009.[14] Following the album's release, an EP of alternate recordings and unreleased tracks entitled The Last Place You'll Look was issued in March 2010.
The album was reissued by FatCat as a double gold-coloured LP in July 2019 to mark its tenth anniversary. The expanded edition included 8 previously unreleased tracks chosen from early live performances, demos and radio sessions.[15][16]
Release
On 15 June 2009, the band celebrated the album's release with an acoustic performance at
Buchanan StreetHMV, and performed the album in its entirety at
Glasgow's
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut later that evening.
Track listing
All tracks are written by We Were Promised Jetpacks, except where noted