Name: Connect The Dots by Misterwives
Brand: MisterWives
SKU: 060255743107
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

ALBUM Explicit

MisterWives' sophomore effort is a buoyant, groove-heavy affair that builds upon the joyous '80s-influenced indie pop sound from their 2015 debut. A tight 11 tracks long, Connect the Dots is so infectiously charming it could border on the precious, but the New York-based sextet are so committed and exuberant that it's difficult not to get swept up by their youthful energy. On the defiant Sia-meets-No Doubt dancehall opener "Machine," MisterWives pile horns, driving drums, and elastic bass over empowering lyrics like "We're not part of your machine!" before sidling up next to like-minded contemporaries Paramore on the sunny "Chasing This." Highlights abound on Connect the Dots. "Only Human" features one of their strongest melodic hooks, while the anthemic, crowd-ready "Revolution" rallies listeners with cries of "Let's start a revolution/Where we all stand as one" in a noble attempt to tackle larger social issues. The rollicking "Out of Tune Piano" stomps with Regina Spektor-like mirth, while "Oh Love" flexes its rock muscle with heavy vocal distortion and jagged riffs. Standing high above it all, closer "Let the Light In" is the album's standout. The hard-hitting new wave epic is pure Eurythmics, right down to vocalist Mandy Lee's Annie Lennox harmonics. While the rest of Connect the Dots is a solid step forward for the group, this track is the most exciting hint at their potential. Defeating the specter of the sophomore slump with confidence and a smile, MisterWives infuse their colorful sonic spectrum with enough new ideas to evolve and mature with grace.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo

1. Machine

by Etienne Bowler

Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Saxophone: Michael Murphy; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker; Performer
Trumpet: Jesse Blum; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee
Etienne Bowler; Other
Composer: Etienne Bowler
Mandy Lee; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production

2. Chasing This

by Misterwives

Accordion: Jesse Blum; Performer
Background Vocals: Butch Walker
Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker; Performer
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Saxophone: Michael Murphy; Performer
Trumpet: Jesse Blum; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee; Other
Composer: Mandy Lee; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production

3. Only Human

by Misterwives

Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Keyboard: Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Saxophone: Michael Murphy; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker; Performer
Trumpet: Jesse Blum; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee; Other
Composer: Mandy Lee; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production

4. Drummer Boy

by Butch Walker

Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Keyboard: Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Composer: Mandy Lee; Composer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee; Other

5. Revolution

by Misterwives

Accordion: Jesse Blum; Performer
Background Vocals: Butch Walker
Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker; Performer
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Saxophone: Michael Murphy; Performer
Trumpet: Jesse Blum; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee; Other
Composer: Mandy Lee; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production

6. My Brother

by Misterwives

Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Butch Walker
Marc Campbell
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker; Performer
Trumpet: Jesse Blum; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee; Other
Composer: Mandy Lee; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production

7. Out Of Tune Piano

by Etienne Bowler

Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Piano: Jesse Blum; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee
Etienne Bowler; Other
Composer: Etienne Bowler
Mandy Lee; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production

8. Coloring Outside The Lines

by Misterwives

Performer: Butch Walker
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Composer: Mandy Lee
Marc Campbell; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production
Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Piano: Jesse Blum; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee; Other

9. Band Camp

by Misterwives

Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Accordion: Jesse Blum; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Michael Murphy; Performer
Background Vocals: Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Performer: Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Composer: Etienne Bowler
Mandy Lee
Marc Campbell; Composer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Producer: Etienne Bowler; Production
Recording: Etienne Bowler; Production
Studio Personnel: Neal Avron
Etienne Bowler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Etienne Bowler; Other

10. Oh Love

by Misterwives

Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Composer: Mandy Lee; Composer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee; Other

11. Let The Light In

by Etienne Bowler

Accordion: Jesse Blum; Performer
Bass Guitar: William Hehir; Performer
Drum Programming: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Mixing: Neal Avron; Production
Programming: Butch Walker; Production
Studio Personnel: Butch Walker
Neal Avron
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Drums: Etienne Bowler; Performer
Guitar: Marc Campbell; Performer
Primary Artist: Misterwives; Main Performer
Keyboard: Jesse Blum; Performer
Performer: Butch Walker
Michael Murphy
Marc Campbell
Mandy Lee
Jesse Blum
William Hehir
Etienne Bowler; Performer
Synthesizer: Butch Walker; Performer
Recording: Butch Walker
Todd Stopera
Etienne Bowler; Production
Saxophone: Michael Murphy; Performer
Trumpet: Jesse Blum; Performer
Vocals: Mandy Lee; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Mandy Lee
Etienne Bowler; Other
Composer: Etienne Bowler
Mandy Lee; Composer
Producer: Butch Walker
Etienne Bowler; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

42 minutes and 37 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

8/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Dance

Label

Photo Finish - Republic Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 18, 2017

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

60255743107

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Connect The Dots

1. Machine

2. Chasing This

3. Only Human

4. Drummer Boy

5. Revolution

6. My Brother

7. Out Of Tune Piano

8. Coloring Outside The Lines

9. Band Camp

10. Oh Love

11. Let The Light In

Technical Specifications

Connect The Dots

Product information

Release options

1. Machine

2. Chasing This

3. Only Human

4. Drummer Boy

5. Revolution

6. My Brother

7. Out Of Tune Piano

8. Coloring Outside The Lines

9. Band Camp

10. Oh Love

11. Let The Light In

Technical Specifications