Bishop Allen & The Broken String

Bishop Allen and the Broken String
Studio album by Bishop Allen
Released	July 24, 2007
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:19
Label	Dead Oceans
Producer	Justin Rice, Christian Rudder
Bishop Allen chronology
Charm School (2003) The Broken String (2007) Grrr... (2009)

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Bishop Allen and the Broken String is the second full-length album by the indie rock group Bishop Allen. It was released on July 24, 2007.

Ten of the twelve tracks are re-workings of selections from the 12 EP project the band did in 2006.

Track listing

1. "The Monitor" – 3:42
2. "Rain" – 3:36
3. "Click, Click, Click, Click" – 3:08
4. "The Chinatown Bus" – 3:22
5. "Flight 180" – 5:10
6. "Like Castanets" – 3:17
7. "Butterfly Nets" – 3:12
8. "Shrinking Violet" – 1:51
9. "Corazon" – 4:21
10. "Middle Management" – 2:43
11. "Choose Again" – 3:12
12. "The News from Your Bed" – 2:45

Many uncommon instrumental arrangements are found in The Broken String, such as "Butterfly Nets" (ukulele, saxophone) or "Like Castanets" (banjo, oboe).