On July 4, 2005, “Rough Trade” label released “Give Blood”, the debut Brakes studio album. It was recorded in January 2005, at Metropolis, and was produced by Iain Gore, Eamon Hamilton, Marc Beatty, Thomas White and Alex White.

Personnel:

• Eamon Hamilton- vocals, guitar
• Thomas White – electric guitar, percussion
• Marc Beatty – bass guitar, lapsteel
• Alex White – drums, piano
• Matt Eaton – backing vocals
• Liela Moss, Rose Elinor Dougall, Rebecca Stephens, Julia Clarke-Lowes – duet vocals
• Matt Paul, Fergus McHugh, Carlos Olmos – engineer assistnat
• Iain Gore – mixing
• Tim Young – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Eamon Hamilton, Marc Beatty, Thomas White and Alex White, except where noted.

1. Ring a Ding Ding
2. NY Pie
3. The Most Fun
4. Heard About Your Band
5. What’s in It for Me? – Eamon Hamilton, Farmer, Eaton, Gray
6. You’ll Always Have a Place to Stay
7. Cheney
8. I Can’t Stand to Stand Beside You
9. Pick Up the Phone
10. You’re So Pretty
11. Jackson – Jerry Leiber, Billy Edd Wheeler
12. All Night Disco Party
13. Hi How Are You
14. Comma Comma Comma Full Stop
15. Sometimes Always – William Reid
16. Fell in Love with a Girl