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2014 studio album by Andrew Jackson Jihad
Christmas Island
Studio album by Andrew Jackson Jihad
ReleasedMay 6, 2014
GenreIndie rock, folk punk, indie folk, psychedelic folk
Length33:51
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerJohn Congleton
Andrew Jackson Jihad chronology
Knife Man
(2011) 		Christmas Island
(2014) 		The Bible 2
(2016)
Singles from Christmas Island
  1. "Children of God"
  2. "Temple Grandin"
  3. "Coffin Dance"
  4. "Keep Chooglin'"/"Getting Naked, Playing With Guns "
  5. "Do, Re, and Me"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
Phoenix New Times(favorable)
Punknews.org

Christmas Island is the fifth studio album by Andrew Jackson Jihad, released by SideOneDummy Records on May 6, 2014. It was produced by John Congleton. It marks the group's departure from their original folk punk sound, and is their first album as a 5-piece. It is the last album to be released by the band under their original name, Andrew Jackson Jihad.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Sean Bonnette; all music is composed by Andrew Jackson Jihad

No.TitleLength
1."Temple Grandin"2:23
2."Children of God"2:06
3."Do, Re and Me"1:59
4."Coffin Dance"3:19
5."Getting Naked, Playing with Guns"3:19
6."I Wanna Rock Out In My Dreams"3:26
7."Kokopelli Face Tattoo"3:19
8."Best Friend"2:08
9."Linda Ronstadt"3:01
10."Deathlessness"3:41
11."Temple Grandin Too"2:15
12."Angel of Death"2:55

Personnel

Andrew Jackson Jihad

  • Sean Bonnette – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ben Gallaty – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals, marimba, bells
  • Preston Bryant – piano, lead guitar, backing vocals, harpsichord, mellotron, waterphone, organ, synthesizer
  • Mark Glick – cello
  • Deacon Batchelor – drums, percussion, surdo

Additional Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Christmas Island
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 153


References

  1. "Side One Dummy shop". November 13, 2014. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  2. Monger, Timothy. Christmas Island at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  3. Accomazzo, David (2014-05-01). "Listen to Andrew Jackson Jihad's excellent Christmas Island". Phoenix New Times. Phoenix. Retrieved 2024-03-04 – via Access World News.
  4. Frankel, Ricky (May 6, 2014). "Andrew Jackson Jihad-Christmas Island". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  5. "Christmas Island is coming May 6 on SideOneDummy!". AJJ. 2014-05-06. Archived from the original on 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  6. "AJJ, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
AJJ
  • Sean Bonnette
  • Ben Gallaty
  • Preston Bryant
  • Mark Glick
Studio albums
Extended plays
  • Issue Problems! (2006)
  • Only God Can Judge Me (2008)
  • Operation Stackola (2009)
  • Back in the Jazz Coffin (2017)
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