The Honorary Title: Jarrod Gobel (guitar); Jon Wiley, Adam Boyd, Aaron Kamstra.
Personnel: Jarrod Gorbel (vocals, guitar); Jon Wiley (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Aaron Kamstra (piano, background vocals); Adam Boyd (drums, percussion, background vocals); Butch Walker (percussion, background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Doug Boehm; Chris Lord-Alge; Rob Schnapf.
Recording information: Bomb Shelter Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Pulse Recording, Silverlake, CA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA.
Indie-rock duo the Honorary Title make their major-label debut with their third album, SCREAM AND LIGHT UP THE SKY. With more of a full-band sound than their indie recordings, courtesy of big-name producer Rob Schnapf (Beck), Jarrod Gorbel and Aaron Kamstra open up their previous bare-bones blend of folk and emo-tinged indie rock into a sound that's closer to a more aggressive version of the Shins or the Decemberists. Highlights include the snarky first single "Untouched and Intact."