The Place We Ran From

The Place We Ran From
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2010 (2010-06-05)
RecordedJanuary 5–12, 2010, at Type Foundry, Portland, Oregon, United States; with Tom Smith, Betsey Lee, and Esme Lee recorded in the Santa Monica Mountains and Zooey Deschanel recorded at East West, Hollywood, California, United States
GenreIndie folk, alternative country, alternative rock
Length45:29
LabelMom + Pop Music, Fiction Records/Polydor Records
ProducerJacknife Lee
Tired Pony chronology
The Place We Ran From
(2010)
The Ghost of the Mountain
(2013)
Singles from The Place We Ran From
  1. "Dead American Writers"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Get on the Road"
    Released: 2010 (promo)

The Place We Ran From is the debut album by the alternative rock/alt country supergroup Tired Pony, released on July 5, 2010, through Polydor/Fiction in the United Kingdom and on July 28, 2010, in the United States by Mom and Pop. The album grew from what was initially a solo project for Snow Patrol songwriter Gary Lightbody which rapidly became a collaboration with members of Belle and Sebastian, R.E.M., and producer Jacknife Lee joining as well as contributions from actress and singer Zooey Deschanel, guitarist M. Ward, and Tom Smith of the indie rock group Editors.[1] The tracks were recorded over the course of one week in January 2010, in Portland, Oregon.[2] The album was recorded over the course of one week in January 2010 and charted in over a half dozen countries.

  1. ^ "Snow Patrol and REM join forces". BBC News. BBC. May 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Gary Lightbody : Diary : tired pony". Snow Patrol. March 10, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2011.