History from Below (album)

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The band began streaming "White Table" on its website on May 6.

"Devil Knows You're Dead" was featured in the series finale of Friday Night Lights on July 15, 2011,<ref>Friday Night Lights Series-Finale Recap: Full Hearts – Vulture</ref> and "Salt in the Wound" was featured on the television show Grey's Anatomy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Track listing

1. "9/11" – 3:16
2. "Bushwick Blues" – 3:42
3. "Salt in the Wound" – 5:51
4. "White Table" – 5:07
5. "Ransom Man" – 4:28
6. "Devil Knows You’re Dead" – 3:58
7. "Golden State" – 3:16
8. "Scarecrow" – 4:07
9. "Vivian" – 4:29
10. "St. Francis" – 4:23
11. "Ballad of Vitaly" – 8:05

The last song on the album, "Ballad of Vitaly," was inspired by the story of Vitaly Kaloyev.

Personnel

• Matthew Vasquez – lead vocals, guitars, drums, keyboards, percussion, harmonica
• Kelly Winrich – vocals, keyboards, guitars, drums, percussion, dronebox, horn arrangements
• Jonathan Jameson – vocals, bass guitar, drums, percussion
• Brandon Young – vocals, drums, percussion

Additional musicians:

• Bo Koster – additional keyboards, percussion
• Elijah Thomson – vocals
• Carl Broemel – pedal steel on Devil Knows You're Dead
• Blake Mills – guitar on Devil Knows You're Dead
• Brett Wagner – horn section on St. Francis
• Additional horn arrangements on St. Francis by Brett Wagner