Generation Freakshow
Generation Freakshow is the eighth studio album by Welsh rock band Feeder, released in April 2012 on Victor. It sits in the alternative and indie rock camp that the band have worked in across a career stretching from Polythene in 1997 to more recent records like Black/Red.
The record has an interesting backstory. It was originally lined up as the second of two albums planned for 2010, following on from Renegades. Instead, the band chose to book further recording sessions, which pushed the release back to 2012. For fans who followed Feeder through the 2000s, it's the album that came out of that extra time in the studio, and it sits between Renegades and All Bright Electric in the group's run of albums.
Generation Freakshow: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 45:46Tracklist
- 1Oh MyGrant Nicholas3:39
- 2BordersGrant Nicholas3:29
- 3IdahoGrant Nicholas3:29
- 4Hey JohnnyGrant Nicholas3:27
- 5QuietGrant Nicholas5:07
- 6SunriseGrant Nicholas4:03
- 7Generation FreakshowGrant Nicholas2:49
- 8Tiny MindsGrant Nicholas3:16
- 9In All HonestyGrant Nicholas2:53
- 10HeadstrongGrant Nicholas3:13
- 11Fools Can’t SleepGrant Nicholas3:49
- 12Children of the SunGrant Nicholas6:32
- Produced by
- Grant Nicholas, Chris Sheldon
- Recorded
- 2009–12
- Labels
- Victor, Big Teeth Music
- Length
- 45:46
Singles
- “Borders” · 30 January 2012
- “Children of the Sun” · 30 April 2012
- “Idaho” · 27 August 2012
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How we know the release date wikipedia 2012-04-23 vs 2012-04-18 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 18 April 2012 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 April 2012 | |
| Wikidata | 2012 | |
| UK / Europe release | 23 April 2012 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2012 | JP | Victor | 4988002615926 | original |
| 23 April 2012 | GB | Big Teeth Music | 5099960269928 | other |
| 24 March 2017 | GB | Cooking Vinyl | 711297516128 | other |
| 24 March 2017 | US | Cooking Vinyl | 711297516142 | other |
| 24 March 2017 | XW | Cooking Vinyl | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 496×442 | rejected |