The Hugs
by The Hugs
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumVery special 'Limited Edition 'The Hugs' Compact Disc (CD) - Limited Edition 'The Hugs' Compact Disc (CD) - Limited Edition 'PROMO copy' / Short run - 100 Physical-Copies released 2/3/2015. This debut CD is a rare find, and was released in 2007. Comes w/ a one side cover and the cool 'Hugs bike logo' CD Cover.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Hugs via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.ships out within 3 daysedition of 100$15.50 USD or more
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Full Digital Discography
Get all 13 The Hugs releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of True To Your Own Spirit, Strangers Lost [single], DIRTY GEMS, Witness [single], Great Bolongo Beat [single], In The Dead Black Night [single], On And On [single], Love You To Death, and 5 more.
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Palm Trees
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Shoe Swappin'
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All Smiles
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To Glenburnie
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Hawthorne High
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Dinosaurs Weren't Real
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Wonderful You
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Feel Noise
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Say Wait
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Those Girls
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What We Are
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The Idyllic Gardens
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Do As I Do
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Your Orbit
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Focus The Future
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Shake Shake Shake
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about
The classic debut album by The Hugs. Recorded in 2006 while drummer Kelly McKenzie and singer-songwriter Danny Delegato attended Cleveland High School in SE Portland, Oregon, USA.
The duo recorded these songs when named "D&K" at age 17-18. They recorded this debut album @ Portland's wonderful 'Klickitat Band Camp' home studio in N.E. Irvington neighborhood in their native town of Portland. Enlisting producer + Engineer + Mixer + musician, Shay Scott.
'The Hugs' debut album has now become a classic mid 2000's indie release after being critically acclaimed in Interview Magazine, NME, New York Post (Gus Van Sant), as well as heavy regional radio play on 94.7 NRK. In United Kingdom the album earned the band a record deal w/ Columbia Records UK / 1965 Records in Summer of 2007.
All songs and lyrics written by: Danny Delegato except "do as I do" + "the idyllic gardens" by Kelly Mckenzie.
"shake shake shake" vocals + written by Peter Kramer.
- Guest musicians include Shay Scott, Peter Kramer, Ross McLeron, David Eliot-Jones (keys on "palm trees")
Notes:
Recorded in NE Portland at Klickitat Band Camp basement studio.
Mixed + Engineered + Produced By Shay Scott
Mastered By Carl Saff (Chicago)
Personnel:
Kelly McKenzie - Drums, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
Danny Delegato - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Song-writing
Shay Scott - Keys, mixing, guitar, vocals, organ, vocals, effects
The duo recorded these songs when named "D&K" at age 17-18. They recorded this debut album @ Portland's wonderful 'Klickitat Band Camp' home studio in N.E. Irvington neighborhood in their native town of Portland. Enlisting producer + Engineer + Mixer + musician, Shay Scott.
'The Hugs' debut album has now become a classic mid 2000's indie release after being critically acclaimed in Interview Magazine, NME, New York Post (Gus Van Sant), as well as heavy regional radio play on 94.7 NRK. In United Kingdom the album earned the band a record deal w/ Columbia Records UK / 1965 Records in Summer of 2007.
All songs and lyrics written by: Danny Delegato except "do as I do" + "the idyllic gardens" by Kelly Mckenzie.
"shake shake shake" vocals + written by Peter Kramer.
- Guest musicians include Shay Scott, Peter Kramer, Ross McLeron, David Eliot-Jones (keys on "palm trees")
Notes:
Recorded in NE Portland at Klickitat Band Camp basement studio.
Mixed + Engineered + Produced By Shay Scott
Mastered By Carl Saff (Chicago)
Personnel:
Kelly McKenzie - Drums, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Bass
Danny Delegato - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Song-writing
Shay Scott - Keys, mixing, guitar, vocals, organ, vocals, effects
credits
released May 21, 2007
Danny Delegato: Guitars, Bass, Lead Vocals, Lyrics, Songwriting
Kelly McKenzie: Drums, Backing Vocals, Keys, Percussion, bass ("north")
Shay Scott: Engineer, Producer, Vocals, Mixer, Keys, effects
Danny Delegato: Guitars, Bass, Lead Vocals, Lyrics, Songwriting
Kelly McKenzie: Drums, Backing Vocals, Keys, Percussion, bass ("north")
Shay Scott: Engineer, Producer, Vocals, Mixer, Keys, effects
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Garage-pop band from Portland, Oregon. U.S.A.❤️
NEW ALBUM 'TRUE TO YOUR OWN SPIRIT'
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