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}} ''Familiar Stranger'' is the fourth solo studio album by Australian indie pop artist, Kevin Mitchell, which was released on 15 March 2013 under his stage name, Bob Evans. It peaked at No. 31 on the ARIA Albums Chart. ''Familiar Stranger'' was produced by Dean Reid for EMI and provided two singles, "Don't Wanna Grow Up Anymore" (October 2012) and "Go" (February 2013). == Background == ''Familiar Stranger'' is the fourth solo album released on 15 March 2013 by Bob Evans, which is the stage name of Mitchell. Mitchell is also the founding mainstay vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Jebediah, an Australian alternative rock group. They had issued their fifth studio album, ''Kosciuszko'', on 15 April 2011. By mid-2012, following touring as a member of Jedediah in support of ''Kosciuzko'', Mitchell had commenced work for his fourth Bob Evans album, ''Familiar Stranger''.〔 Mitchell wrote about 40 tracks to select from, for the album. With his wife, Kristen, he had become a parent for the first time; he explained to Kathy McCabe of ''Herald Sun'' newspaper: "I was very determined not to overdo that side of things. There is a song there, but you wouldn't necessarily know it's about my baby."〔 In the same interview, her stated: "This time, for the first time, I put the songs in order before we started recording and kept that order in mind because I wanted to make a soundtrack to the movie in my brain."〔 In August 2012 Mitchell entered the recording studio for that album. On 15 October 2012 Mitchell appeared on national radio station, Triple J, on ''Breakfast with Tom and Alex'', to showcase "Don't Wanna Grow Up Anymore".〔 He revealed that Joey Waronker (of Atoms for Peace, Beck's backing band) had played drums on the album.〔 Dean Reid (Marina and the Diamonds, Mystery Jets) produced the album, which was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Richmond, where Jebediah had made their first two albums.〔 Reid also contributed guitar, keyboards and programming.〔 A music video for the lead single, "Don't Wanna Grow Up Anymore", was released on 26 October and premiered on the Channel V programme, ''WTF''. It was directed by Darcy Prendergast for his Melbourne-based company, Oh Yeah Wow. Prendergast took footage of Mitchell during the recording process. Prendergast has been involved with projects for other artists, including Eskimo Joe and British India.〔〔〔 Mitchell explained to McCabe that the video was inspired by one made for the Smashing Pumpkins song "1979".〔 Mitchell revealed in an interview with Denham Sadler of Tone Deaf, in January 2013, that ''Familiar Stranger'' is a progression beyond what can be heard in his previous work: "I don't sit and listen to alt-country and folk music all day anymore… if I had made another record with the same sort of musical pallet as the last two I would have been forcing it."〔 Mitchell further explained that Goldfrapp, Santigold, Wilco and Spoon were some of his musical interests during its development.〔 On 25 January he announced that a limited number of vinyl copies would be released, "I love vinyl. I love smelling it the first time its unsheathed from its wrapper. I love the sound the needle makes as it goes around and around."〔 Triple J announcer, Richard Kingsmill, previewed ''Familiar Stranger'' on 3 February.〔 Filming of the album's second music video, for the second single, "Go", occurred on 4 February 2013.〔 The track features backing vocals from Scarlett Stevens of the Perth indie band, San Cisco.〔〔 Its music video was presented on the BobEvansMusic's YouTube channel on 7 February. It includes a cameo appearance by Tim Rogers, who portrays the cool nemesis of Mitchell's goofy and unlucky character.〔 Some filming occurred at Altona Beach in the western Melbourne suburb of that name〔 with Prendergast's Oh Yeah Wow company again.〔 Mitchell revealed:
Following the "Go" music video, Mitchell released a video parody, "Bob Evans' Big Pre-album interview", to promote ''Familiar Stranger''.〔 He explained in a radio interview on 18 February 2013 that, while the previous two albums are "Nashville-sounding", for ''Familiar Stranger'' he sought to "make a record that sounded like an awesome version of my garage." Mitchell also used a guest singer, Dune (pseudonym for Jade McRae).〔 Mitchell stated that the album was about his "recent run ins with the universe, taking away and giving back."〔 For further promotion, a live version of a track, "Wonderful You", was aired on the Bob Evans YouTube channel in early March.〔 On 13 March 2013, two days prior to its physical release, it was streamed on the ''FasterLouder'' website—in an accompanying article, Tom Mann reported:
Also in March, during an interview for ''Drive'' on ABC Radio National, Mitchell described how fellow Jebediah members "kind of put up with him (Evans ); they tolerate him. Ahh ... You know, I think they understand why he's around, and why he needs to do what he does ... but sometimes I think they look at him with a sort of sense of bemusement."〔 In reference to Jebediah members' extraneous musical activities, Mitchell explained that "they 'moonlight' in other local Perth outfits."〔 He explained in an ''AU review'' interview with Chloe Webb that his fourth solo album was intended as a complete departure from previous work as Bob Evans and that, while the previous two albums had a more organic feel due to the recording environment, ''Familiar Stranger'' embraced a "more synthetic background."〔 He affirmed: "I feel I have both feet firmly planted with that new direction and I’m really satisfied with that feeling."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Familiar Stranger (Bob Evans album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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