Discography

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Ghost Palace
2025-03-07
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Tracklist:
Celebrities in Cemeteries
My Home Planet
Brazil Nuts and Blue Curaçao
Luna FM
What Does it Do and How Does it Work
Bottle of Chianti, Cheese and Charcuterie Board
Summer Olympics
Duck vs. Decorated Shed
Birds of Australia
Strange Paradise
Ghost Palace
Ghost Palace was made by Mathias Kom, Ariel Sharratt, Jake Nicoll and Maria Peddle, with special guests: Carlie Howell - double bass (tracks 6 & 9)
Steven Lambke - electric guitar (4 & 11)
Amy Nicoll - oboe (5), vocals (9)
José Contreras - organ (5), vocals (1)
Additional vocals: Pamela MacKenzie, Jenina MacGillivray, Orson Welles, the capcom and crew of the Apollo 10 mission, and a selection of some of the greatest birds of Australia, including the Laughing Kookaburra, Willie Wagtail, Australian Magpie, Eastern Rosella, and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.
All songs by Mathias Kom, with Ariel Sharratt and Jake Nicoll (tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 9), Maria Peddle (2, 3, 7, 8, 9), Steven Lambke (4, 11), and Carlie Howell (6). All songs © 2021/2024 SOCAN / All rights reserved.
We recorded most of this at the Souris Show Hall and the Fairfield Social Club in Epekwitk / PEI in 2023 and 2024, with additional recording at Vessel Studios in Tottenham Hale, Studio J in St. John’s, and José’s studio in Toronto. Carlie and Steve recorded their bass and guitar parts at their own homes in Iris and the Bickerton Autonomous Zone, respectively. ‘Celebrities in Cemeteries’ and ‘What Does It Do and How Does It Work’ were mixed by José; everything else was mixed by Jake. The album was mastered by Norman Nitzsche at Mokik in Berlin. Ariel Sharratt made the album art with her hands.

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Hardly Working
2024-03-29
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Tracklist:
Polyester Polo
Casual Friday
Save Me
That Job
Yes Chef
Working Hardly
"Polyester Polo" and "That Job" written by Ariel Sharratt.
"Casual Friday" and "Yes Chef" written by Mathias Kom.
"Save Me" and "Working Hardly" written by Shotgun Jimmie.
Recorded in February 2024 between Fairfield, PEI and Brandon, Manitoba. Hardly Working was released on cassette for the "Never Work" tour in April, 2024.
The songs above are "Side A" and are available digitally. Side B exists only on cassette.

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Garbage Island
2022-06-20
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Tracklist:
No Peace
Nigel the Gannet
Birdwatching
Dirty Microphones
Last Normal Day
Empty World
Minor Characters
All I Need
Swan Boat
Bird Queen of Garbage Island
Speechlessness
The End of the End of the World
Recorded in St. John’s, Newfoundland at Studio J, in Baden, Ontario at the Weber Farm Cabin and the Scamper, and in Fairfield, PEI at the Fairfield Social Club. Produced by Jake Nicoll with Ariel Sharratt & Mathias Kom. Mixed by Jake Nicoll in The Scamper. Mastered by Norman Nitzsche at Calyx in Berlin. Artwork and layout by Emmie Tsumura. All songs written by Mathias Kom except where noted by Mathias Kom with Ariel Sharratt, Jake Nicoll, Darren Browne, and Jud Haynes. © 2021 / SOCAN / All rights reserved.
Mathias Kom: lyrics, guitars, double bass, ukulele, tin whistle, tin can, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
Jake Nicoll: drums, percussion, wine glasses, harmonium, hammered dulcimer, piano, Wurlitzer, flute, bass, steel drum, typewriter, scotch tape, bells, vocals
Ariel Sharratt: drums, tenor sax, bass clarinet, synthesizers, drum programming, packing tape, vocals
Darren Browne: bass on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11; bouzouki on 9
Jud Haynes: bass on track 6
Mara Pellerin: vocals, French horn, trumpet
Steve Sharratt: vocals, lap steel
Krista Power: vocals
Kelly McMichael: vocals
Jenina MacGillivray: vocals
Simon Read: vocals
Charlie Glasspool vocals
Jesse Sharratt: whistling

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Never Work
2020-05-01
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Tracklist:
Never Work
Monitors
Everything for Everyone
Rise Up Alexa
The Rich Stuff
Two Jeffs
The Robots vs. Mrs Patel
Talkin' Gig Economy Blues
I Don't Mind Failing
All songs written by Mathias Kom except "Rise Up Alexa" by Mathias Kom with Ariel Sharratt and "I Don't Mind Failing" by Malvina Reynolds.
Recorded by Ariel Sharratt and Mathias Kom in Fairfield, Prince Edward Island, with additional recording and mixing by Jake Nicoll at Studio J in St. John's Newfoundland. Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market in Montreal. Album art by Ariel Sharratt. Photography by Jesse Sharratt.

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Revival Beach
2017-09-29
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Tracklist:
Friend Army
Race to Revival Beach
Nurse & Patient
Canadian Wine
The Troll
Arrival at Revival Beach
The River (Never Freezes Anymore)
The Babysitter
Mr. Sensible
Survival at Revival Beach
Minor Changes
The Last Night
Supermoon
Performed by Darren Browne, Mathias Kom, and Ariel Sharratt, with special guests Claire Dugué (hurdy gurdy), Mike "Cowbell" Collins (cowbell), and Al Harle (tape delays, solina)
Recorded and mixed by Al Harle at Big Jelly Studios in Ramsgate UK, June 2017. Produced by Al Harle and The Burning Hell. Mastered by John Winfield.
Cover painting "Revival Beach" by Shary Boyle.
Layout and design by Ariel Sharratt.
All songs written by Mathias Kom, © SOCAN 2017, and arranged by The Burning Hell, except "Race to Revival Beach" by Ariel Sharratt, and "Survival at Revival Beach" by Darren Browne. "Arrival at Revival Beach" by Darren Browne and Mathias Kom.

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Public Library
2016-04-01
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Tracklist:
The Stranger
The Road
Fuck the Government, I Love You
Men Without Hats
Good Times
Give Up
Two Kings
Nonfiction
The players:
Mathias Kom - vocals, guitar, trombone, bass harmonica
Ariel Sharratt - vocals, saxophone, clarinet
Darren Browne - vocals, lead guitar
Jake Nicoll - vocals, drums, pump organ, synths, piano
Nick Ferrio - vocals, bass guitar
Credits:
Recorded by Al Harle with Mike Collins
at Big Jelly Studios, Ramsgate,
except „Fuck The Government, I Love You“,
recorded by Norman Nietzsche at Butterama, Berlin
featuring trombone by Sebastian Maschat
Mixed by Jeff McMurrich at 6 Nassau, Toronto
Mastered by Bo Kondren at Calyx, Berlin
Photo by Sears Portrait Studio, St. John’s
Illustrations and layout by Jud Haynes.

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People
2013-04-16
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Tracklist:
Grown-Ups
Holidaymakers
Amateur Rappers
Realists
Sentimentalists
Barbarians
Wallflowers
Travel Writers
Industrialists
Recorded in Berlin in June 2012 by Norman Nitzsche and Ramin Bijan at Studio Line. Mixed by Norman Nitzsche at Villa Qrella. Mastered by Bo Kondren at Calyx.
credits
released April 16, 2013
Mathias Kom - lead vocals, guitar & ukulele
Ariel Sharratt - clarinet, vocals
Nick Ferrio - bass, vocals
Darren Browne - guitar, vocals
Jake Nicoll - percussion, keys, vocals
Stanley Brinks - sax, vocals
Clemence Freschard - zafzafa, vocals

Flux Capacitor
2011-05-01
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Tracklist:
My Name is Mathias
Nostalgia
Like An Anvil
Bedtime Stories
Report Card
Let Things Slip Away
Pirates
Kings of the Animal Kingdom
One Works Days, One Works Nights
Stroke of Genius
Early Bird
Stroke of Genius (Reprise)
Flux Capacitor was recorded in Newfoundland in the late winter of 2011 by James Anderson, at Henge Studios in St. John’s, the Church of the Ascension in Chance Cove, and the Anderson A-Frame in Bellevue Beach. Additional recording was done at 6 Nassau in Toronto by James Anderson. The whole thing was produced by James Anderson and Mathias Kom, and mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal. Cover art by Gabe Foreman, layout and design by Leigh Kotsilidis. Played by: Mathias Kom, Ariel Sharratt, Alison Corbett, Natasha Hartery, Darren ‘Boobie’ Browne, Jake Nicoll, John Duff, Katie Baggs, and James Anderson, with special guests Penelope, Obediah and Elwood Anderson. Knowing nods and winks to Geoff Berner, the Inbreds and Construction & Destruction. All songs written by Mathias Kom copyright 2011 except ‘One Works Days, One Works Nights’ written by David Trenaman and used by kind permission. All songs SOCAN, all rights reserved, all dogs go to heaven.

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Baby
2009-01-01
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Tracklist:
Old World
Dancer/Romancer
Everybody Needs A Body (To Be Somebody)
The Things That People Make, Pt. 2
Mosquito
Grave Situation, Pt. 3
Precious Island
Animal Hides
The Berlin Conference
When The World Ends
Everything Will Probably Be OK
All songs by Mathias Kom. All rights reserved. Copyright 2009 SOCAN.
Recorded by Dave Trenaman and Colleen Collins at the Quarantine, Jon Wood and Brian Barr in Vancouver, and Andy Magoffin at the House of Miracles. Featuring Mathias Kom, Jill Staveley, Nick Ferrio, Mike Duguay, Jenny Gleeson, Jenny Mitchell, Darcy McCord, Jay Swinnerton, Aliya Dalfen, Adam DeMarsh, Dave Hartley, Steve McNabb and Charlie Glasspool. Guest vocals by Wax Mannequin and Otis Mr. Bones Magoffin. Cover art by Gabe Foreman, layout and design by Leigh Kotsilidis.

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Happy Birthday
2008-01-03
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Tracklist:
Remote Control
Dinosaurs
Municipal Monarchs
General Electric vs. The Imperial Moth
Everything You Believe is a Lie
Grave Situation Pt. 1
I Guess I'll Be Seeing You
Happy Birthday to the End of the World
Grave Situation, Pt. 2
In The Palms of Your Hands
The Second Cigarette
What Do You Get for the Man Who Has Nothing?
Goodby Ukulele
All songs by Mathias Kom. Copyright 2007 SOCAN. All rights reserved. And all that jazz. Recorded in 2007 by Andy Magoffiin at the House of Miracles.
Featuring Mathias Kom, Darcy McCord, Jill Staveley, Jenny Gleeson, Adam Demarsh, Jenny Mitchell, Mary Jane McCallum, Nick Ferrio, Mike Duguay, Steve McNabb. Art by Gabe Foreman, layout and design by Leigh Kotsilidis.

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Tick Tock
2007-01-04
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Tracklist:
I Love the Things That People Make
Dance Dance Dance
Working on You
All the Stars and Parking Lots
Bretton Woods
Different Things
Little Seagull
Close Your Eyes and Open Your Mouth
Shangri-La
Municipal Monarchs
It Happens in Florida
Last Will and Testament
99 Months
All songs by Mathias Kom copyright 2006. SOCAN. All rights reserved. Recorded in 2006 in Jill's bedroom. Featuring Mathias Kom, Jill Staveley, Mike Duguay, Charlie Glasspool, Rob McGuinness, JP Contois, Ian Osborn and Johnny Chartrand. Artwork by Gabe Foreman, layout and design by Leigh Kotsilidis.