Fools for Light explained

Fools for Light
Type:	Studio
Artist:	El Cantador
Cover:	ElCantadorFoolsforLight.jpg
Released:	3 May 2011
Recorded:	December 2010–March 2011
Genre:	Indie rock, indie pop, dance-rock, experimental rock
Label:	Mod Mobilian Records, This Is American Music
Producer:	El Cantador

Fools for Light is the first full-length album by El Cantador, released on May 3, 2011.^[1] Recording the album took place over eleven days in a beachside home in December 2010,^[2] with additional recording sessions until March 2011 in Mobile, Alabama. Fools for Light was self-produced and mixed by El Cantador's Alex Scharr and Sean Murphy at Glenwood Studios in Mobile. Fools for Light was mastered by Roger Seibel, known for his work with Broken Social Scene and Death Cab for Cutie, at SAE Mastering in Phoenix, Arizona.^[3] The album was re-released in 2013 by Mod Mobilian Records and This Is American Music.

Album artwork and layout was designed by Richard Humphreys and Brent Roche at Dog on Fire Design, friends of the band.

Track listing

1. "There's a Hole" – 6:51
2. "The Brakes" – 4:09
3. "If Heaven/Sweet Crimes" – 4:15
4. "Empty Carz" – 3:01
5. "Allie Mae" – 4:28
6. "Mammoth" – 3:22
7. "PRP" – 2:46
8. "Dull Age" – 3:44
9. "Fools for Light" – 5:13
10. "Weak Ends" – 4:54

Personnel

Those involved in the making of Fools for Light are:

El Cantador

• Heath Underwood – vocals, guitars
• Sean Murphy – drums, percussion, vocals
• Alex Scharr – bass, synthesizers, vocals

Production

• El Cantador – producer, engineer
• Alex Scharr – mixing
• Sean Murphy – mixing
• Roger Seibel – mastering

Design

• Richard Humphreys – artwork, layout
• Brent Roche – artwork, layout

References

1. Web site: El Cantador: New Anthems For Mob-Town . Inman. Davis. . 2011-06-21 . 2011-06-29.
2. Web site: El Cantador's first full-length CD shows Mobile-based band's folk roots . Bay Weekly . 2011-05-26 . 2011-06-29.
3. Web site: New El Cantador album OUT NOW! . Mod Mobilian . 2011-05-03 . 2011-06-29.