Thick Jello is the debut album by singer-songwriter and producer Titanic Sinclair. It was released on December 5th, 2012,[1] partially intended to hold fans over until the band Mars Argo's later canceled second studio album would be released.[2]
Background[]
Sinclair began working on the album in late 2009, with a demo of his song "Weightless Egos" being featured in Computer Show episode "Over 9000 Years".[3] During this time, songs were being recorded for Mars Argo's canceled second studio album, with some of them being on the tracklist. Lyrics for the song "Throw Your Thoughts Away" were posted to his Tumblr page in March of that year, along with promotion for his self-titled EP in mid-2012. This song was featured as the closing track of the Mars Argo CD compilation album.
The second and third songs to be released from the album were "Blank Check" and "Limousine Machine", which were posted to Mars Argo's official SoundCloud page on November 10th, 2012.
The full album was surprise-released on December 5th, 2012, receiving promotion on Reddit,[4] but also from Argo through her official Facebook page.[5] A music video for "Limousine Machine" was released three days after the album.[6] The description on Bandcamp states that it was entirely written and recorded by Sinclair with a $25 mixing board and a computer, with the cover artwork being a behind-the-scenes photo of "Our First Date", photographed by Argo with a Polaroid camera.
Gallery[]
Main article: "Our First Date"
Tracklist[]
| Standard Edition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Shooting on Black" | Titanic Sinclair | Sinclair | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Anything at All" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Limousine Machine" (featuring Mars Argo) | Sinclair | Sinclair | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Blank Check" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 4:00 |
| 5. | "The Medicine Man" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 1:18 |
| 6. | "Catch Me If You Can" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 3:13 |
| 7. | "Throw Your Thoughts Away" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Weightless Egos" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Thick Jello" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 0:31 |
| 10. | "Into the Flames" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 3:27 |
| 11. | "732" | Sinclair | Sinclair | 2:12 |
Trivia[]
- In the comments of his original post to Reddit, Sinclair stated that "Limousine Machine" was his favorite song from the album.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Titanic Sinclair (December 5, 2012). "Thick Jello". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ↑ Following the mass-deletion of Argo's older Facebook posts in 2019, no screenshots/archives of this post are currently available. However, chat logs of fans discussing it remain online.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (December 4, 2009). "Over 9000 Years". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ↑ u/tsinclair (December 7, 2012). "I spent the past two years making a record in my bedroom on a $25 mixing board. It would mean a lot if you gave it a listen". Reddit. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ↑ Mars Argo (December 7, 2012). "Titanic Ulysses Sinclair's new album is still on the front page of Reddit.com". Facebook. Archived from the original. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (December 8, 2012). "Titanic Sinclair (feat. Mars Argo) - Limousine Machine". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ u/tsinclair (December 7, 2012). "Thank you! That one is my favorite for sure". Reddit. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2022.