Identikit is the second and final album by American rock band Burning Airlines, released in 2001. In 2012, the German label Arctic Rodeo Recordings reissued the album as a marbled colour vinyl LP with enclosed CD in an edition of 700 copies (200 on white/blue, 250 on gold/white, 250 on red/black), with an added cover version of Sweet's "Action."
Background and recording The drum and bass parts on Identikit were recorded live. The album was recorded in two sessions, one at a studio in Baltimore with engineer John Agnello and one recorded by Burning Airlines frontman J. Robbins at Inner Ear Studios.
Robbins has stated that the album's title, a reference to the investigative tool, was chosen because of "the suggestion that you could just put together a whole identity out of ready-made items."
Track listing All songs written by J. Robbins, except where noted.
"Outside the Aviary" – 1:50 "Morricone Dancehall" – 2:52 "A Lexicon" – 3:28 "A Song with No Words" – 3:56 "All Sincerity" – 2:40 "The Surgeon's House" – 3:59 "The Deluxe War Baby" – 3:32 "Everything Here Is New" – 3:18 "Paper Crowns" – 2:46 "Blind Trial" – 2:25 "Identikit" – 3:17 "Election-Night Special" - 2:05 "Tastykake" – 4:14 "Earthbound" – 2:09 "Dear Hilary" (Scott Ritcher) – 2:31 "Action" - 3:33 (Andy Scott, Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Mick Tucker) (2012 reissue)
Personnel J.Robbins – vocals, guitars, noises Mike Harbin – bass guitar, sounds, "good judgement" Peter Moffett – drums, percussion, idiophone, membranophones, backing vocals, "things that go plunk, plink, And ting-a-ling"
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