Familiar Stranger (Bob Evans album)
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| Studio album by Bob Evans | ||||
| Released | 15 March 2013 | |||
| Recorded | August–October 2012, Sing Sing Studios, Richmond | |||
| Genre | Alt country, rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 49:46 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Dean Reid | |||
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| AU review |   |
| Charter | (positive) |
| FasterLouder |  |
| Music Feeds | (positive) |
| TheMusic.com.au | (positive) |
| Watch Out For.com.au | (positive) |
Familiar Stranger is the fourth solo studio album by Australian indie pop artist, Kevin Mitchell, which was released on 15 March 2013 under his stage name, Bob Evans. It peaked at No. 31 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Familiar Stranger was produced by Dean Reid for EMI and provided two singles, "Don't Wanna Grow Up Anymore" (October 2012) and "Go" (February 2013).
Familiar Stranger is the fourth solo album released on 15 March 2013 by Bob Evans, which is the stage name of Mitchell. Mitchell is also the founding mainstay vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Jebediah, an Australian alternative rock group. They had issued their fifth studio album, Kosciuszko, on 15 April 2011. By mid-2012, following touring as a member of Jedediah in support of Kosciuzko, Mitchell had commenced work for his fourth Bob Evans album, Familiar Stranger. Mitchell wrote about 40 tracks to select from, for the album.
With his wife, Kristen, he had become a parent for the first time; he explained to Kathy McCabe of Herald Sun newspaper: "I was very determined not to overdo that side of things. There is a song there, but you wouldn't necessarily know it's about my baby." In the same interview, her stated: "This time, for the first time, I put the songs in order before we started recording and kept that order in mind because I wanted to make a soundtrack to the movie in my brain." In August 2012 Mitchell entered the recording studio for that album.
On 15 October 2012 Mitchell appeared on national radio station, Triple J, on Breakfast with Tom and Alex, to showcase "Don't Wanna Grow Up Anymore". He revealed that Joey Waronker (of Atoms for Peace, Beck's backing band) had played drums on the album. Dean Reid (Marina and the Diamonds, Mystery Jets) produced the album, which was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Richmond, where Jebediah had made their first two albums. Reid also contributed guitar, keyboards and programming.
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