Under a Billion Suns
Under a Billion Suns is Mudhoney's seventh studio album, released on 7 March 2006. It follows Since We've Become Translucent from 2002 and carries on the move away from straight grunge that began there, taking a more commercial direction. Three producers worked on it: Phil Ek, Johnny Sangster and Tucker Martine.
What makes it stand out in the Seattle band's catalogue is the instrumentation. Saxophones and trumpets turn up far more than you would expect on a Mudhoney record, and a few songs add female backing vocals. "Empty Shells" ended up in the video game NHL 2K7. The first few hundred copies pre-ordered from Sub Pop were signed by the band and came with a bonus CD of demos and remixes, which makes those early pressings a nice find for collectors.
Under a Billion Suns: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 44:22Tracklist
- 1Where Is the Future?5:39
- 2It Is Us3:29
- 3I Saw the Light2:23
- 4Endless Yesterday4:02
- 5Empty Shells2:39
- 6Hard-On for War3:57
- 7A Brief Celebration of Indifference2:07
- 8Let's Drop In4:40
- 9On the Move4:46
- 10In Search Of...5:03
- 11Blindspots5:37
- Produced by
- Phil Ek, Johnny Sangster, Tucker Martine
- Recorded at
- Avast!, Seattle, Flora Avenue, Seattle, Mushroom, Vancouver
- Recorded
- 3 June – 3 July 2005., Horns recorded 5 July, 7 July, 26 September 2005
- Label
- Sub Pop
- Length
- 44:22
Singles
- “It Is Us” · 7 May 2006
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 March 2006 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 7 March 2006 | |
| Wikidata | 7 March 2006 | |
| US release | 7 March 2006 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2006 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | GB | — | other | |
| 7 March 2006 | US | Sub Pop Records | original | |
| 7 March 2006 | US | Sub Pop Records | 098787070026 | original |
| 16 December 2014 | XW | Sub Pop Records | 098787070064 | other |
| 18 January 2023 | JP | Octave | 4526180639923 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1411x1384, upscaled to 1500 (x1.08)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1411×1384 | upscaled: major: best source 1411x1384, upscaled to 1500 (x1.08) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |