Ex-Maniac

Ex-Maniac
Studio album by
Babybird
Released1 March 2010
GenreIndie rock
LabelUnison[1]
ProducerBruce Witkin, Ryan Dorn
Babybird chronology
Between My Ears There Is Nothing But Music
(2006) 		Ex-Maniac
(2010) 		The Pleasures of Self Destruction
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
BBC Online(Mixed)[2]
Sunday Times[3]
The Times[4]

Ex-Maniac is the fifth studio album by the rock band Babybird, released by Unison Records in 2010. The album features Johnny Depp, who is said to be a "long time fan" of the band, playing guitar on "Unloveable" [sic], the first single from the album.[6][7] Depp also directed the video for the single.[8]

The album was produced by Bruce Witkin and Ryan Dorn, who were introduced to Stephen Jones, Babybird's frontman, by Depp.[6][9] The album also features the actor Stephen Graham.[10] The video's plot is an interpretation of the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Babybird, Ex-Maniac (Unison Music) ****". York Press. 12 March 2010.
  2. ^ Hocknell, Tom. "Babybird Ex-Maniac Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  3. ^ Edwards, Mark (28 February 2010). "Babybird: Ex-Maniac". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  4. ^ Burgess, Kaya (27 February 2010). "Babybird: Ex-Maniac". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  5. ^ Ex-Maniac (Review) at AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Johnny Depp makes 'cameo appearance' on new Babybird album". NME. London. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  7. ^ "No Johnny Depp as Babybird plays London comeback gig". NME. London. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Babybird and Johnny Depp continue collaboration". monstersandcritics.com. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
    - Michaels, Sean (2 October 2009). "Johnny Depp to appear on new Babybird album". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  9. ^ "Johnny Depp Works With Babybird". MTV. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  10. ^ Murray, Robin (25 September 2009). "Johnny Depp Directing Babybird?". Clash Music. London. Retrieved 15 November 2009.