Christmas Island (Andrew Jackson Jihad album)

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Christmas Island
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2014
GenreIndie rock, folk punk, indie folk, psychedelic folk
Length33:51
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerJohn Congleton
Andrew Jackson Jihad chronology
Knife Man
(2011)
Christmas Island
(2014)
The Bible 2
(2016)
Singles from Christmas Island
  1. "Children of God"
  2. "Temple Grandin"
  3. "Coffin Dance"
  4. "Keep Chooglin'"/"Getting Naked, Playing With Guns [1]"
  5. "Do, Re, and Me"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Phoenix New Times(favorable)[3]
Punknews.org [4]

Christmas Island is the fifth studio album by Andrew Jackson Jihad, released by SideOneDummy Records on May 6, 2014.[5] It was produced by John Congleton. It marks the group's departure from their original folk punk sound, and is their first album as a 5-piece. It is the last album to be released by the band under their original name, Andrew Jackson Jihad.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Sean Bonnette; all music is composed by Andrew Jackson Jihad

No.TitleLength
1."Temple Grandin"2:23
2."Children of God"2:06
3."Do, Re and Me"1:59
4."Coffin Dance"3:19
5."Getting Naked, Playing with Guns"3:19
6."I Wanna Rock Out In My Dreams"3:26
7."Kokopelli Face Tattoo"3:19
8."Best Friend"2:08
9."Linda Ronstadt"3:01
10."Deathlessness"3:41
11."Temple Grandin Too"2:15
12."Angel of Death"2:55

Personnel[edit]

Andrew Jackson Jihad[edit]

  • Sean Bonnette – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ben Gallaty – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals, marimba, bells
  • Preston Bryant – piano, lead guitar, backing vocals, harpsichord, mellotron, waterphone, organ, synthesizer
  • Mark Glick – cello
  • Deacon Batchelor – drums, percussion, surdo

Additional Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Christmas Island
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 153


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Side One Dummy shop". November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Monger, Timothy. Christmas Island at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Accomazzo, David (2014-05-01). "Listen to Andrew Jackson Jihad's excellent Christmas Island". Phoenix New Times. Phoenix. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via Access World News.
  4. ^ Frankel, Ricky (May 6, 2014). "Andrew Jackson Jihad-Christmas Island". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Christmas Island is coming May 6 on SideOneDummy!". AJJ. 2014-05-06. Archived from the original on 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  6. ^ "AJJ, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2022.