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On the Train Ride Home is the third studio album by Australian band The Paper Kites, released on April 18, 2018 through Nettwerk and Wonderlick Entertainment. The album was produced by Tom Iansek and the lead vocalist of the band Sam Bentley.

Background
Guitarist Dave Prowys said in a interview that when Sam Bentley was writing the lyrics for On the Train Ride Home and On the Corner Where You Live, he was inspired by old noir films and Frank Sinatra albums.

Sam Bentley referred to the album genre regarding On the Corner Where You Live: "We had all these almost acoustic tracks that couldn’t seem to find a place on the full band record so it just made sense to us to release them as a separate record".

He also referred to the album artwork: "He came across Gina’s work and showed it to us and we all loved it", adding that "the idea of the artwork is two people who could be linked or maybe not – it’s up to the listener to decide. It’s painting a picture of part of a story for two people".

On April 16, 2018, The Paper Kites released a trailer for, in order to promote the album.

Critical reception
The AU Review's Tim Byrnes compared the album with the next release On the Corner Where You Live saying that "the two albums are like Ying and Yang – two different sides that make up a whole [...] The two sound very different: the former is acoustic and spare like their earlier work, while the latter is fuller and with an 80s dream pop influence".

Personnel
Credits adapted from On the Train Ride Home notes.

The Paper Kites


 * Sam Bentley: lead vocals
 * Christina Lacy: vocals
 * David Powys: guitars
 * Josh Bentley: drums
 * Sam Rasmussen: bass

Design


 * Jefferton James – artwork
 * Gina Higgins – album cover, painting

Production


 * Sam Bentley – production, arrangements, recording assistance, layout
 * Tom Iansek – production, engineering
 * Jack Opaluch – engineering assistance
 * Gregg Donovan – management
 * Greg Calbi – mastering
 * Matt Redlich – mixing
 * Gabe Wolf – recording assistance
 * Greg Giorgio – recording assistance
 * Samuel Rasmussen – recording assistance



Recording


 * Recorded at La Frette Studios, Melodium Studio and Studio Polydor
 * Mixed at La Frette Studios and Melodium Studio
 * Mastered at Translab
 * Produced at La Frette Studios and Melodium Studio