Our Own House is the debut studio album by American indie pop band MisterWives, released on February 24, 2015 through Photo Finish Records. As of July 2015, it has reached No. 31 on the Billboard 200. Four songs from the album, "Reflections", "Coffins", "Imagination Infatuation" and "Vagabond", previously appeared on the band's debut extended play (EP) Reflections.
Critical reception
The album has received mostly positive reviews. Garrett Kamps of Billboard stated that the album is filled with "rock 'em, sock' em" action. Timothy Monger of AllMusic, while rating the album three out of five stars, still called the album "pleasant". Alex Bear of idobi Radio acclaimed the album, stating that it has a "fresh, dynamic sound" and that it is "the only album [consumers] will need this spring".
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted credits from the liner notes of Our Own House.
MisterWives
Mandy Lee – lead vocals, backup vocals, gang vocals
Etienne Bowler – drums, percussion
William Hehir – bass, backup vocals, gang vocals
Marc Campbell – guitar
Jesse Blum – trumpet, keyboards, accordion
Additional musicians
Michael Murphy – saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10) Kate Spingarn – cello (track 7) Katie Kresek – violin (track 7)
Production
Frequency – producer
Etienne Bowler – co-producer, programming
Danny Rico – producer, engineer (track 11) Neal Avron – mixing Bryan Fryzel – mixing (track 3) Joe LaPorta – mastering
Artwork
These Quiet Studios – illustrations
Mandy Lee – art direction and design, cover concept
Glynis Carpenter – photography
Joe Spix – art direction and design
Charts
References
External links
2015 debut albums
MisterWives albums
Photo Finish Records albums
Albums produced by Frequency (record producer)