The Last Beautiful Day
| The Last Beautiful Day | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | May – December 2003 | |||
| Studio | The Lonely Studio | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 35:58 | |||
| Label | Dot Dash, Arts & Crafts | |||
| Producer | Sally Seltmann | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Age | link |
| Allmusic | link |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10) link |
| Sputnik Music | link |
The Last Beautiful Day is the debut album by New Buffalo.
After their debut EP, About Last Night, New Buffalo received interest from the record label Heavenly Recordings, who funded sessions with producer Jake Davies in Los Angeles. However, these sessions were not completed, and New Buffalo's Sally Seltmann returned home to Melbourne. Instead, The Last Beautiful Day was recorded by Seltmann at the Lonely Studio, at her home in Yarraville with husband Darren Seltmann.
The album was released on the Dot Dash record label on 14 September 2004, and was distributed in Australia through Inertia. It was subsequently released by P-Vine Records in Japan on 6 June 2005 by Arts & Crafts Productions in Canada on 23 August 2005. The album was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Sally Seltmann of New Buffalo, with the exception of backing vocals from Beth Orton on the track "Inside", and drums from Jim White on the tracks "No Party", "Inside" and "While You're Away".