Batten the Hatches is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs. Originally self-released in 2005 by Youngs, it was reissued with the bonus track "Drinking Song" two years later by the Nettwerk label.
The track "Fuck Was I" was used in the first episode of the second season of the Showtime series Weeds, to illustrate a scene in which main character Nancy Botwin, a part-time marijuana dealer, discovers that her new lover is in fact a DEA agent. This appearance reportedly led to sales of the album increasing from between five and ten per week to between twenty and thirty per day.
The album was listed as one of Guardian Unlimited'''s "Greatest Albums You've Never Heard" in a feature in November 2006.
Track listing All tracks written by Jenny Owen Youngs.''
"Porchrail" – 1:45
"From Here" – 2:16
"Fuck Was I" – 3:30
"Lightning Rod" – 3:27
"Voice on Tape" – 3:03
Featuring Regina Spektor
"P.S." – 1:52
"Bricks" – 5:00
"Drinking Song" – 3:38
"Woodcut" – 4:18
"Coyote" – 3:14
"Keys Out Lights On" – 5:00
"Woodcut (The Age of Rockets remix)" – 4:04
Remix by Andrew Futral
Personnel
Performance
Jenny Owen Youngs – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bass
Oscar Chabebe – tabla
Adam Christgau – drums
Ronen Ben Codor – harmonium
James Cucinotta – bass clarinet
Willie Farr Jr. – electric guitar
Andrew Futral – synthesizer
Hawk – viola
Chris Hembree – piano
Cicero Jones – French horn
Jordan McLean – flugelhorn
Tim Petrochko – violin
Patrick Petty – cello
Andrew Platt – bass instrument
Bess Rogers – flute, voice
Dan Romer – bass, electric guitar, keys, voice
Jon Samson – digital kittens
Bob Pycior – violin
Recording
Ronen Ben Codor – additional arrangements on track 11
Andrew Futral – remix (track 12, reissued version), additional arrangements on tracks 3 & 5 Jay Newland – mastering Dan Romer – production, engineering, arrangements, mixing