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{{See Wiktionary|the album Shiny}}
''For the video game company see [[Shiny Entertainment]].''
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Shiny
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[The Bang]]
| Cover = Shiny_Cover.jpg
| Released = September, 2005
| Recorded = 2004–2005
| Genre = [[Indie pop]]
| Length = 44:42
| Label = [[Chameleon Records South Africa]]
| Producer = [[Adrian Levi]]
| Reviews =
| Last album =
| This album = '''''Shiny'''''<br/>(2005)
| Next album = '''''Sirens'''''<br/>(2008)
}}
'''''Shiny''''' is the debut album from [[Johannesburg]]-based [[indie pop]] band [[The Bang]]. The album was released in September, 2005. The album's cover art was designed by [[Daniel Levi]], who has directed music videos for [[Interpol]] and [[Massive Attack]]. The title Shiny is a reference to [[Grant Lee Buffalo]]'s album [[Fuzzy (album)|Fuzzy]]
==Track listing==
# "Shiny" – 5:10
# "Benny Butler" – 4:44
# "Lazy Bones" – 3:56
# "Ballad Of The Lemon Man" – 4:00
# "Spring Song" – 3:35
# "Johnny's In Love With You" – 3:47
# "Summer Song" – 2:27
# "Bride Of Shiny" – 1:45
# "Fear Of Gravity" – 3:45
# "Talk To The Trees" – 4:51
# "Illusion" – 6:39
==Additional Performers==
* Joshua Gregg - Mandolin, Harmonica, Piano, Wurlitzer, Percussion
* Adrian Levi - Keyboards, Bass on "Shiny" and Illusion
* Jonathan Neaves - Drums on "Shiny"
* Dan Selsick - Tuba on "Talk to the Trees"
* Leonie Van Wyk - Violin
* Eriel Huang - Violin
* Willie Barend v/d Walt - Violin
* Maria Kolan - Violin
* Siobhan Lloyd-Jones - Violin
* Anna Cecilia Engelbrecht - Viola
* Amore Steyn - Viola
* Pierre du Toit - Cello
* Jacco Viljoen - Cello
* Cobus du Toit - Flute
* Sophia Welz - Bassoon
* Hendrik Coetzee - Oboe
==Additional Credits==
* "Bride Of Shiny" arranged and conducted by Dan Selsick
* Strings on "Lazy Bones" arranged by Joshua Gregg
* Strings on "Fear Of Gravity" arranged and conducted by Dan Selsick. Assistant: Hugh Davison
[[Category:2005 albums]]
[[Category:Debut albums]]
[[Category:Indie pop albums]]
[[Category:South African albums]]
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