The Great Pretenders is the second album by Los Angeles band Mini Mansions. It was released on March 23, 2015. The album cover alludes to the cover of the Voyager Golden Record.
Reception
The Great Pretenders received great acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Track listing
Personnel Personnel adapted from The Greater Pretenders liner notes.
Mini Mansions Zach Dawes Tyler Parkford Michael Shuman
Additional musicians Brian Wilson – additional vocals (track 5) Alex Turner – additional vocals (track 6)
Production Mini Mansions – production T Bone Burnett – executive producer Woody Jackson – co-production Michael Harris – production, engineering Sean O'Brien – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 6, and 9) Wesley Seidman – engineering (track 5) Gavin Lurssen – mastering John Congleton – mixing Cian Riordan – mixing (track 10)
Artwork Clay Russell Lerner – design Kendrick Brinson – back cover photography Neil Krug – insert photography NASA – cover photography
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