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The Temporary album cover: the four members of Trookers in pink party hats, none of them enjoying the party

Album, 2018

The Temporary

Our first and only album, released on 31 August 2018. Eleven songs, 45 minutes.

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"The Trookers album is an excellent piece of work. Melodic, angular, witty, enigmatic."

Tom Morton, Beatcroft Social

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Track listing

  1. 1The Temporary
  2. 2Minute Steak
  3. 3Birds
  4. 4My Heart, Your Heart
  5. 5Old Town
  6. 6Demon
  7. 7Seashells
  8. 8Hand Grenade
  9. 9Out My Head
  10. 10Maybe
  11. 11Sister Sister

Credits

Trookers

Robert Balfour
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Ukulele, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Drums

Chris Thomson
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Melodica, Ukulele, Percussion, Recorder, Otamatone

Chris Cope
Bass

Erik Peterson
Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion

With

Julie Baptie
Trumpets

Stewart Grains
Fiddle

Recorded at

Bellevue, Hamnavoe
Mareel, Lerwick
The Wobbly Ganghut, Lerwick

Production

Recorded & Mixed by Chris Thomson.
Recorded at Mareel by Tim Matthew.

Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering

Photography by Liam Henderson at Maskot

Thanks

In no particular order: Stewart Grains, Julie Baptie, Stevie Hook & Amanda Pearson, Arthur Nicholson, Russell Gair, Roy Tait, Jordan Clark, Michael Williamson, Ann & Ian Thomson, High Level Music, Tim Matthew, Alex Fenton, The Bop Shop, SIBC, Tom Morton, Adam Guest, Lois Nicol, David Nicol, Shaun Strachan, Neil Riddell, Ewan Nowak, Kelso & Pippa, Tia & Jeffrey, Shona, Nicolle, Yetti & Krissi.

Expert opinion!

"Blended with top class musicianship and some incredibly catchy songs, they are on to a winner"

"Hints of Aztec Camera, early REM perhaps, bits of Divine Comedy and even some Randolph’s Leap in there…if you investigate the album, it’s got some real jazzy flourishes as well."

Vic Galloway, BBC Radio Scotland (October 2018)

"The Trookers album is an excellent piece of work. Melodic, angular, witty, enigmatic."

"It's a very rewarding listen offering a lot of hidden treasures on a second listen too. Well done lads!"

"Guaranteed to put you at ease any time of the day"

"What we get is a very diverse collection of cracking tunes...The Temporary is a top-notch effort that is well made and keeps mixing it up"

"This is a band clearly steeped in music...The Temporary is a record which screams quality and class"

"Guaranteed to put a skip in your step, a song in your heart and a smile on your face"

"Remarkable"

"There’s so much personality in this band"

"Something for all"