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Dig Up the Dead
Studio album by Mansions
Released	April 5, 2011
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	35:00
Label	King Bones Recordings, Burning House Records
Producer	Christopher Browder, Robin Dove
Mansions chronology
Best of the Bees (2010) Dig Up the Dead (2011) Fences/Mansions Split 7" (2011)
Alternative cover 1
Acoustic Version Cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolutepunk
Sputnikmusic

Dig Up the Dead is the second official full-length album from Seattle, Washington, indie-rock band Mansions.

In the winter of 2009 through the early spring of 2010, Mansions worked on demos for the album in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In April 2010, recording took place in Christopher's parents' house in Louisville, Kentucky. Additional recording and mixing took place back in North Carolina.

Track listing

1. "Dig Up The Dead" - 3:59
2. "Blackest Sky" - 3:24
3. "Not My Blood" - 3:46
4. "City Don't Care" - 3:43
5. "Call Me When It's Over" - 3:09
6. "Wormhole" - 3:15
7. "Close That Door" - 3:12
8. "Seven Years" - 3:34
9. "You Got Cool" - 3:32
10. "Yer Voice" - 3:34

Personnel

• All songs written by Christopher Browder
• Christopher Browder - Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion
• Robin Dove - Vocals (on "Not My Blood", "Close That Door", "Seven Years", and "You Got Cool")
• Salvatore Cassato - Drums (on "Blackest Sky", "Not My Blood", "You Got Cool", and "Yer Voice")
• Bryan Whiteman - Bass (on "Blackest Sky" and "Not My Blood")

Technical

• Christopher Browder - Production, Recording, and Mixing.
• Robin Dove - Additional Production
• Joe LaPorta - Mastering

Artwork

• Patrick Leger - Cover Illustration
• Christopher Browder & Chris Hansen - Layout

Vinyl release

The album was released on vinyl through Clifton Motel. The vinyl edition features a bonus track not included on the CD version.

• Certain pre-orders of the vinyl came with a bonus disc, including acoustic versions of every song from Dig Up The Dead. First 50 orders came with an 8 1/2" x 11" letterpress art print designed by Christopher Browder.

References

1. Drew Beringer. "absolutepunk ((( Dig Up The Dead > Review )))". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
2. Sputnikmusic review
3. "Mansions – Dig up the Dead (2011, White, Vinyl)". Discogs.
4. "Inicia la sessió a Facebook".
5. "Mansions – Dig up the Dead | Clifton Motel". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
6. "Maintenance".

• 2011 albums
• Mansions (band) albums