- 1. Scarletts and Scoundrels 5.06 64 plays
- 2. Baton Rouge 3.53 225 plays
- 3. Full Circle 3.29 67 plays
- 4. Morning 3.02 25 plays
- 5. You Win 3.14 17 plays
- 6. Brother 2.17 22 plays
- 7. The Fire 5.16 20 plays
- 8. Evangeline Blues 3.33 94 plays
- 9. So Strange, These Days 3.08 12 plays
- 10. Lift Up Your Eyes 3.26 39 plays
- 11. My Town is Underwater 2.28 10 plays
- 12. (I'm Not) Gonna Waste Another Song on You 3.53 15 plays
Beautiful was the Night, The Shants' debut full length album, is a haunted love letter to singer Skip Allums’ home state of Louisiana. The album was recorded in Oakland at Rec Center and Tones On Tail Studios by Eliot Curtis, with some vocal harmonies from Brianna Lea Pruett & Quinn DeVeaux, violin by Howie Cockrill, and horns by Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Black Keys) as well as the Blue Bone Express. The album was funded in part by The Shants’ fans, via Kickstarter. Beautiful was the Night will be available September 27, 2011.
Release date: Sep 27, 2011
