Hello I Feel the Same explained

Hello I Feel the Same
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Innocence Mission
Cover:	Hello I Feel the Same.jpg
Released:	October 16, 2015
Genre:	Alternative rock, indie folk, indie pop
Length:	33:47
Label:	Korda
Producer:	The Innocence Mission
Prev Title:	My Room in the Trees
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Sun on the Square
Next Year:	2018

Hello I Feel the Same is the tenth studio album by American alternative band The Innocence Mission. It was released on October 16, 2015, via Korda Records, a cooperative record label founded by The Ocean Blue, a band with whom the Innocence Mission formed a "long and deep friendship that goes back to some of each band's first shows in Pennsylvania and their major label debut records on Sire and A&M".^{[1] [2]} An edition on translucent green vinyl was released from early January 2016. It is their first studio album since 2010's My Room in the Trees, making five years the longest gap between studio albums in their career.^[3]

Release and promotion

To promote the album, The Innocence Mission embarked on their first live shows since 2004,^[4] performing as the opening act on select dates of a tour by The Ocean Blue.^[5] The band also performed a live session for WXPN's Key Studios.^[6] In February 2016, they performed a 40-minute set at the Roots & Blues music festival held at The Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.^[7] An outtake from the My Room in the Trees sessions, "Trip", was released as a non-album single in July 2016, and features the band's original drummer, Steve Brown.^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Karen Peris except "Barcelona", written by Don and Karen Peris

Personnel

The Innocence Mission

• Karen Peris – vocals, guitars, piano, field organ, bass harmonica, tambourine, bass (1, 11), artwork, design
• Don Peris – guitars, drums, bass (3, 10), backing vocals
• Mike Bitts – upright bass (2, 4, 6, 9), electric bass (7)

Additional musicians

• Anna Peris – viola on "The Color Green"
• Drew Peris – violin on "The Color Green"

Technical

• Carl Saff – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format(s)	Catalog #
Worldwide	October 16, 2015	Korda Records	CD	KORDA014
Japan^[9]	December 12, 2015	P-Vine Records		PCD-24455
Worldwide^[10]	January 15, 2016	Korda Records	LP vinyl	KORDA014

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dear Friends, Thank You So Much For Your... . . . September 12, 2015 . September 20, 2015.
2. Web site: The Innocence Mission Joins Korda . Korda Records . 19 August 2015 . September 19, 2015.
3. Web site: the innocence mission . September 19, 2015.
4. Web site: Say Hello To The Innocence Mission . Julie Vitto . Fly After 5 . . December 5, 2015 . October 4, 2016 . October 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005172956/http://flymagazine.net/say-hello-to-the-innocence-mission/ . dead .
5. Web site: The Ocean Blue - Chicago w/ The Innocence Mission . Chicago Events . October 4, 2016 . October 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012050800/http://chicagoevents.us/the-ocean-blue-chicago-w-the-innocence-mission/41424 . dead .
6. Web site: The Key Studio Sessions: The Innocence Mission . . . December 30, 2015 . October 4, 2016.
7. Web site: innocence mission - Timeline | "Dear Friends, For anyone in our area planning on attending the Roots and Blues music festival . . February 17, 2016 . October 4, 2016.
8. Web site: Trip | the innocence mission . . October 4, 2016 . October 6, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006070714/https://theinnocencemission.bandcamp.com/track/trip . dead .
9. Web site: YesAsia: Hello I Feel the Same . . January 21, 2015.
10. Web site: the innocence mission - Hello I Feel the Same [Vinyl] ]. . October 4, 2016.