Christmas Island (Andrew Jackson Jihad album)

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2014 studio album by Andrew Jackson Jihad

Christmas Island

Studio album by

Andrew Jackson Jihad

Released| May 6, 2014
Genre| Indie rock, folk punk, indie folk, psychedelic folk
Length| 33:51
Label| SideOneDummy
Producer| John Congleton
Andrew Jackson Jihad chronology
| Knife Man
(2011)  | Christmas Island
(2014)  | The Bible 2
(2016)

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Singles from  Christmas Island

1. "Children of God"
2. "Temple Grandin"
3. "Coffin Dance"
4. "Keep Chooglin'"/"Getting Naked, Playing With Guns [1]"
5. "Do, Re, and Me"

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [2]
Phoenix New Times| (favorable)[3]
Punknews.org|  [4]

Christmas Island is the fifth studio album by Andrew Jackson Jihad, released by SideOneDummy Records on May 6, 2014.[5] 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

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

No.| Title| Length

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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

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### Andrew Jackson Jihad

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* 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

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* Jamie Stewart – vocals on "Coffin Dance"
* John Congleton – producer
* Alex Bhore – engineer
* Alan Douches – mastering
* Suzanne Falk – artwork
* Jeff Rosenstock – layout

## Charts

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Chart performance for Christmas Island Chart (2014)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[6] | 153

## References

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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 (May 1, 2014). "Listen to Andrew Jackson Jihad's excellent Christmas Island". Phoenix New Times. Phoenix. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – 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. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
6. ^ "AJJ, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

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* Sean Bonnette
* Ben Gallaty
* Preston Bryant
* Mark Glick

Studio albums|

* Candy Cigarettes & Cap Guns (2005)
* People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World (2007)
* Can't Maintain (2009)
* Knife Man (2011)
* Christmas Island (2014)
* The Bible 2 (2016)
* Good Luck Everybody (2020)
* Disposable Everything (2023)

Extended plays|

* Issue Problems! (2006)
* Only God Can Judge Me (2008)
* Operation Stackola (2009)
* Back in the Jazz Coffin (2017)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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