Under the Covers, Vol. III is the 7th album by Ninja Sex Party. In May of 2018, it was announced on Dan Avidan's Instagram. It is the 3rd and (currently) latest Under the Covers album.
TWRP returned as the band's backing group for the fourth time.
Various Social Media accounts confirmed the presale begins on November 1st and the official release date as November 15, 2019.
According to Brian Wecht, the rumors circulating about a supposed 'confirmed' tracklist in the months leading up to the album's release were false[1]. In September 2019, a Suspiciously-Titled Spoofy Playlist was made by the band which appeared to tease the official tracklist (barring many tracks on the album which were thought to be a joke). At the beginning of October, the band released the official tracklist which corroborated many of the hypothesized tracks on the Suspiciously-Titled Spoofy Playlist. Later that same month the album art was teased.
Several tracks from the album have previously been heard live: Down Under was played at many shows during their Going Down Under tour and We Built This City was played in Chicago for their 10th Anniversary Show.
Also worthy of note, the Suspiciously-Titled Spoofy Playlist jokes (supposedly) that the band was planning to cover Baby Shark on this album as well; but it was performed live by The Kraken in Chicago for their 10th Anniversary Show.
Track Listing[]
No. | Title | Original Artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "We Built This City" | Starship | 04:39 |
2. | "Photograph" | Def Leppard | 04:15 |
3. | "Down Under" | Men at Work | 03:11 |
4. | "Sledgehammer" | Peter Gabriel | 04:33 |
5. | "Glory of Love" | Peter Cetera | 4:35 |
6. | "Always Something There to Remind Me" | Lou Johnson | 03:09 |
7. | "Closer to the Heart" | Rush | 02:41 |
8. | "Nights on Broadway" | Bee Gees | 04:39 |
9. | "Owner of a Lonely Heart" | Yes | 03:59 |
10. | "When You Were Mine" | Prince | 03:28 |
11. | "The Safety Dance" | Men Without Hats | 02:42 |
12. | "I Won't Back Down" | Tom Petty | 03:03 |
13. | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" | Blue Öyster Cult | 06:03 |
Cut tracks[]
- Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson (cut from final track list)
- Baby Shark - Pinkfong (Jokingly placed on the Suspiciously-Titled Spoofy Playlist)
- Friday - Rebecca Black (Jokingly placed on the Suspiciously-Titled Spoofy Playlist)
- A Nightmare on My Street - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Jokingly placed on the Suspiciously-Titled Spoofy Playlist)
Personnel[]
Ninja Sex Party
- Dan Avidan - vocals
- Brian Wecht - keyboards
Production
- Jim Roach - production and engineering
- Mario Ramirez - engineering
- Thom Flowers - mixing
- Randy Merrill - mastering
- Tucker Prescott - photos
- Lazerhorse - album design
Additional Musicians
- Tupper Ware Remix Party - backup band (all tracks except "The Safety Dance")
- Lord Phobos - guitar
- Commander Meouch - bass
- Doctor Sung - talkbox, synthesizer
- Havve Hogan - drums
- Super Guitar Bros - acoustic guitars on "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
- Jeff Driskill - saxophone on "Sledgehammer"
- Rashawn Ross - trumpet on "Sledgehammer"
- Garrett Smith - trombone on "Sledgehammer"
- Dallas Kruse - string arrangements on "Don't Fear the Reaper" and "Glory of Love"
- The Era Queens - backing vocals on "Sledgehammer"
- Jim Roach - additional guitars and synths
References[]
- ↑ @bwecht (19 August 2019). "just saw someone link to a "confrimed tracklist" for UTC3 that is...not a confirmed tracklist." - via Twitter. Retrieved 5 June 2021