// 2007 Sigur Ros - Heim

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Heim contains live acoustic versions of songs already released.

The Heim cover is a 7-minute exposure of the stage at Gamla Borg where Sigur Ros performed an acoustic set for friends and family in April 2007.

Heim ["home"]

1. "Samskeyti" ["Attachment"], original version on ( ) - 5:23
2. "Starálfur" ["Staring Elf"], original version on Ágætis byrjun - 5:30
3. "Vaka" [The name of Orri's daughter], original version on ( ) - 5:21
4. "Ágætis Byrjun" ["An alright start"], original version on Ágætis byrjun - 6:38
5. "Heysátan" ["The Haystack"], original version on Takk... - 4:45
6. "Von" ["Hope"], original version on Von - 8:14

// 2008 Nada Surf - Lucky

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Lucky is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Nada Surf. Its was released February 4, 2008 in Europe; February 5, 2008 in the USA, Canada and Australia; and is expected to be released February 18, 2008 in the UK and Japan.

The band issued an official statement announcing this album on October 12, 2007. The song "See These Bones" premiered on the Anti-Hit List Podcast on October 20, 2007.^[1] Due to a misquotation of Matthew Caws, the album was first expected to be called Time for Plan A.

The original pressing includes a 4-song bonus.

Lucky has since leaked onto torrent and peer sharing sites, before its official release date.

1. "See These Bones"
2. "Whose Authority"
3. "Beautiful Beat"
4. "Here Goes Something"
5. "Weightless"
6. "Are You Lightning?"
7. "I Like What You Say"
8. "From Now On"
9. "Ice on the Wing"
10. "The Fox"
11. "The Film Did Not Go 'Round" (written by Greg Peterson)

Guest appearances

• Juliana Hatfield on "I Wanna Take You Home"
• John Roderick of The Long Winters on "Ice On The Wing"
• Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger on "See These Bones"
• Ed Harcourt, piano parts on "Weightless" and "Beautiful Beat"
• Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie on "See These Bones"
• Phil Wandscher of Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter
• Martin Wenk of Calexico, horns on Ice On The Wing"
• Coralie Clément, high vocals on "The Fox"
• Louie Lino, keyboards
• Joe McGinty
• Lianne Smith, vocals on "The Film Did Not Go Round"
• Jason Marquis, acoustic guitar on "The Film Did Not Go Round"

// 2008 Radiohead - Live at 93 Feet East London [Jan 16]

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// 15 Step
// Bodysnatchers
// Nude
// Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
// All I Need
// Faust Arp
// Reckoner
// House Of Cards
// Jigsaw Falling Into Place
// Videotape
// Up On The Ladder
// You And Whose Army?
// The National Anthem
// My Iron Lung
// The Bends

// 2008 Ringo Starr - Liverpool 8

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Liverpool 8 is the fourteenth studio album by Ringo Starr. It was released worldwide on January 14, 2008 (January 15, 2008 in the United States) and marks Starr's return to EMI for the first time since leaving the label in 1975, following the end of The Beatles' recording contract with the company.^[1] Although technically Starr did make a brief re-appearance on EMI in the mid-1990s, as when his 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses and his 1983 album Old Wave (both originally released on Boardwalk Records) were issued on CD, they appeared on Capitol's The Right Stuff label. Liverpool 8 was released by EMI Music worldwide, Capitol Records in the United States, and Parlophone in the United Kingdom.

The album was originally slated for a June 2007 release, and began as another production by the collaborative team of Mark Hudson and Starr (the two had previously co-produced Vertical Man, I Wanna Be Santa Claus, VH1 Storytellers, Ringo Rama, and Choose Love). However, the release date was pushed back to the beginning of 2008 when Hudson was replaced by Dave Stewart after a falling out with Starr. The album's production credits read, "Produced by Ringo Starr and Mark Hudson; Re-Produced by Ringo Starr and David Stewart." All of the songs but one were written with the Roundheads, although Stewart also has several co-writing credits. Starr's attorney Bruce Grakal told journalist Peter Palmiere that the partnership between Hudson and Starr was over and they would never work together again. This happened after Hudson dropped out of Starr's 2006 tour as musical director to do the TV show The One: Making A Music Star. According to Palmiere, Hudson now claims that the split was over Starr's insistence on using synthesized sounds, for which Stewart is known, whereas Hudson wanted real guitars, pianos, strings etc.[1] However, about the parting with Hudson, Starr said (in response to Palmiere's report), "The separation between Mark Hudson and myself was a question of trust and friendship and had nothing to do with synthesizers."

The album was released on CD, MP3, and USB Wristband. It was available as a free audio stream at www.vh1classic.com before its release date. "Liverpool 8" was released on CD and digital download as the first single from the album on January 7, 2008. Liverpool 8 entered the UK Album Chart at #91, and reached a peak of #94 on the Billboard 200.

The album has a 61 percent "generally favorable" rating from Metacritic.^[2] Billboard gave a positive review, calling it "full of nostalgia for the good ol' days".^[3] All Music Guide stated that "it's nothing too flashy and it has no one tune that calls attention to itself".^[4] The Times gave a particluarly critical review, stating that "it’s hard not to boggle at Liverpool’s susceptibility to flattery" and "Just because it was fun to make, it doesn’t follow that you might enjoy listening to it."

All songs by Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr/Steve Dudas, except where noted.

1. "Liverpool 8" (Richard Starkey/Dave Stewart) - 4:49
2. "Think About You" - 3:40
3. "For Love" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson) - 3:49
4. "Now That She's Gone Away" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr) - 3:02
5. "Gone Are the Days" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Dave Stewart) - 2:49
6. "Give It a Try" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Steve Dudas) - 3:26
7. "Tuff Love" - 4:33
8. "Harry's Song" - 4:00
9. "Pasodobles" (Richard Starkey/Mark Hudson/Gary Burr/Steve Dudas/Dean Grakal) - 4:17
10. "If It's Love That You Want" - 3:06
11. "Love Is" - 3:52
12. "R U Ready?" - 3:59

// 2008 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

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Vampire Weekend came to public attention via a variety of blogs, first on the African music audioblog "Benn loxo du taccu" and then six months later on Stereogum, leading many to cite them as another example of the "blog band" phenomenon. The band is influenced by both African popular music and Western Classical Music. They describe their genre of music as "Upper West Side Soweto", performing such songs as "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," which references Congolese soukous music. This song was #67 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. The band made a television appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman on February 1, 2008.

The members of the band met while attending Columbia University with their good friend Jennifer Wall.

The debut album from New Yorkers Vampire Weekend was released on January 29, 2008 through XL Recordings. The first single "Mansard Roof" was released on October 28, 2007. The album reached number 22 in the UK chart on its debut and reached #99 in Australia

1. "Mansard Roof" – 2:08
2. "Oxford Comma" – 3:16
3. "A-Punk" - 2:18
4. "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" - 3:35
5. "M79" - 4:16
6. "Campus" - 2:57
7. "Bryn" - 2:13
8. "One (Blake's Got a New Face)" - 3:13
9. "I Stand Corrected" - 2:40
10. "Walcott" - 3:42
11. "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" - 4:03

// 2004 Sufjan Stevens - A Sun Came! (Reissue)

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A Sun Came is a folk rock music album by Sufjan Stevens, released in 2000. It was reissued on Asthmatic Kitty Records 4 years later.

Among Stevens back catalog, A Sun Came is notable for being recorded on 4 track. As noted in the All Music Guide review of the album, the album explores many types of ethnic music from throughout the globe, ranging from Celtic, Indian, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Far Eastern and American folk music.

Stevens himself has described the album's sound as incorporating "traditional pop music, medieval instrumentation with Middle Eastern inflections, tape loops, digital samples, literary vocals, manic percussion, woodwinds, sitar, amp distortion and Arabic chants".

Like many Stevens albums that would follow, features a multitude of instruments ranging from banjo, sitar, oboe and xylophone. All in all the album features Stevens playing fourteen instruments

"Joy! Joy! Joy!" was recorded for the 2001 re-release and "You Are the Rake," a reworking of "Rake," was recorded for the 2004 re-release.

"Belly Button" and "Satan's Saxophone" feature high pitched field recordings with absurdist humor reminiscent of the calender dated tracks off Beck's Stereopathetic Soulmanure (1994).

1. "We Are What You Say" - 5:20
2. "A Winner Needs a Wand" - 5:24
3. "Rake" 2:48
4. "Siamese Twins" 0:15
5. "Demetrius" - 6:01
6. "Dumb I Sound" - 5:49
7. "Wordsworth's Ridge (For Fran Frike)" - 4:54
8. "Belly Button" - 0:09
9. "Rice Pudding" 2:24
10. "Loverless Bed (Without Remission)" - 6:17
11. "Godzuki" - 0:36
12. "Super Sexy Woman" - 2:42
13. "The Oracle Said Wander" - 5:39
14. "Happy Birthday" - 2:45
15. "Jason" - 6:10
16. "Kill" - 4:26
17. "Ya Leil" - 5:38
18. "A Sun Came" - 2:11
19. "Satan's Saxophones" - 2:31
20. "Joy! Joy! Joy!" (Reissue Bonus Track) - 3:23
21. "You Are the Rake" (Reissue Bonus Track) - 3:02

// 2004 Les Savy Fab - Inches

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Inches is an album by Les Savy Fav. Initial pressings of the CD came with a DVD featuring live performances, music videos and photos.

The album is a collection of singles from 1995-2004, containing many songs that were previously available on vinyl only. Among the tracks is "The Sweat Descends" which later became a single and was placed on several Best of 2004 rankings. "Meet Me in the Dollar Bin" is a song about one-hit wonders and bands that fall out of style. The song "Reformat" is recorded in two versions: a live version from a concert with fans providing extra vocals and a six-minute 'radio play' about a submarine captain who is executed by guillotine in a football stadium.

1. "Meet Me in the Dollar Bin" - 4:21
2. "Hold On to Your Genre" - 5:16
3. "We'll Make a Lover of You" - 3:43
4. "Fading Vibes" - 3:58
5. "The Sweat Descends" - 4:15
6. "Knowing How the World Works" - 4:49
7. "Hello Halo, Goodbye Glands" - 3:53
8. "Obsessed With The Excess" - 4:05
9. "One Way Widow" - 3:18
10. "Yawn. Yawn, Yawn" - 2:56
11. "No Sleeves" - 4:14
12. "Reprobates Resume" - 3:23
13. "Reformat (Live)" - 6:10
14. "Reformat (Dramatic Reading)" - 2:55
15. "Bringing Us Down" - 3:04
16. "Our Coastal Hymn" - 4:20
17. "Blackouts on Thursday" - 3:27
18. "Rodeo" - 2:20

// 1995 Tower of Song (Songs of Leonard Cohen)

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Tower of Song is a tribute album to Leonard Cohen, released in 1995 on A&M Records. It takes its name of a song by Cohen, that has been covered by Marianne Faithfull, Robert Forster, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Martha Wainwright and Dax Riggs.

The album was savaged by many music critics, who pointed out that the album's glossy mainstream pop approach badly distorted the context of Cohen's music.

1. "Everybody Knows" – Don Henley
2. "Coming Back to You" – Trisha Yearwood
3. "Sisters of Mercy" – Sting with The Chieftains
4. "Hallelujah" – Bono
5. "Famous Blue Raincoat" – Tori Amos
6. "Ain't No Cure For Love" – Aaron Neville
7. "I'm Your Man" – Elton John
8. "Bird on a Wire" – Willie Nelson
9. "Suzanne" – Peter Gabriel
10. "Light as the Breeze" – Billy Joel
11. "If It Be Your Will" – Jann Arden
12. "Story of Isaac" – Suzanne Vega
13. "Coming Back to You" – Martin Gore

// 1980 Talking Heads - Remain In Light

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Featuring funky African polyrhythms, the album became an influential post punk, world music and New Wave recording. Remain in Light uniquely blended African-American, continental African and white American musical forms; Rolling Stone magazine's Ken Tucker noted at the time that there had rarely been "a larger gap between what black and white audiences were listening to." In a review of the album, fellow Rolling Stone writer Gavin Edwards commented that "the Talking Heads had already mastered minimalist funk, but here they built jams around thick, slurred rhythms." Many fans and critics of Remain in Light have said that the album is an extended groove whose whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Apart from the music, the lyrical themes explored on the album reflect what Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians writer Robert Walser considers a postmodern character, in that "....[they] depict disorientation, ironic distance and distrust of centering narratives." As a result of its polyrhythmic architecture and collaborative, funk-driven songs, Remain in Light compelled Talking Heads to include seven additional musicians, including guitarist Adrian Belew and Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell, on their concert tour in support of the album.

The final track on the album, "The Overload", was Talking Heads' attempt to emulate the sound of the band Joy Division. This is in spite of the fact that no one in the band had actually heard the music of Joy Division. Rather, it was based on an idea of what Joy Division might sound like.

// 1971 Chico Buarque - Construção

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Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born June 19, 1944 in Rio de Janeiro), popularly known as Chico Buarque is a Brazilian singer, composer, dramatist and writer. He is best known for his music, which often comments on Brazil's social, economic and cultural reality.

Chico Buarque came from a privileged, intellectual family background: his father Sérgio Buarque de Holanda was a well-known historian and sociologist. A studious child with a precocious interest in music and writing, Chico was impressed by bossa nova, specifically the work of João Gilberto.

Construção is the Fifth Album of Chico Buarque. Dramatic Record that Represented a Break in his Career. He Evoked the Dehumanization Caused by Work, Marriage, Routine and the System.

// 1969 King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

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In the Court of the Crimson King (an observation by King Crimson) is the 1969 debut album by the British progressive rock group King Crimson. The album reached No.3 on the British charts. It continues to be a classic and has been a tremendous influence on other artists. The album is certified gold in the United States.

The album generally considered by many the launching point of progressive rock where blues-oriented rock is completely abandoned in favour of more jazz and European symphonic elements incorporated. The Who's Pete Townshend was quoted as calling the album "an uncanny masterpiece".

The album was remastered and re-released on vinyl and CD several times during the 1980s and 1990s. The original master tapes were finally located in a Virgin Records storage vault in 2003, leading to a much improved remastered version released in 2004.

// 2008 Hot Chip - Made In The Dark

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Made in the Dark is the third studio album from British electronic indie pop band Hot Chip. Containing thirteen songs, the album is scheduled for release in February 2008.

The band have said the album will have a rockier sound than previous records, along with the usual electronic elements.

The first single from the album is "Shake a Fist", which was released on 12" vinyl single at the beginning of October 2007. ^[3]

Tracklisting

1. "Out at the Pictures"
2. "Shake a Fist"
3. "Ready for the Floor"
4. "Bendable Poseable"
5. "We’re Looking for a Lot of Love"
6. "Touch Too Much"
7. "Made in the Dark"
8. "One Pure Thought"
9. "Hold On"
10. "Wrestlers"
11. "Don't Dance"
12. "Whistle for Will"
13. "In the Privacy of Our Love"

// 2007 Andrew Bird - Soldier On EP

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Soldier On is an EP by American singer-song writer Andrew Bird. For sale through his european tour in late 2007

1. "The Trees Were Mistaken
2. "Sic of Elephants"
3. "The Water Jet Cilice"
4. "Plasticities-Remix"
5. "Heretics-Early Version"
6. "Sectionate City"
7. "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm"
8. "Oh Sister- Bob Dylan Cover"

// 2006 The Divine Comedy - Victory For The Comic Muse

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Victory for the Comic Muse is a 2006 studio album by Neil Hannon, under band name The Divine Comedy. It is the second album since the departure of the rest of the band, after 2004's Absent Friends, and the ninth album released under that banner. The title is a reference to the group's 1990 debut Fanfare for the Comic Muse.

On the 28^th February 2007, Victory for the Comic Muse won the Choice Music Prize at a ceremony that took place in Dublin's Vicar St. venue. The Choice Music Prize is Ireland's equivalent to the Mercury Music Prize. The judging panel was made up of 12 representatives from the Irish music industry. The prize consisted of a trophy as well as a cheque for €10,000. The Divine Comedy's victory was unexpected as the album had received some lukewarm reviews and there was strong competition from the likes of The Immediate, Duke Special and Snow Patrol.

The album is fairly unique in the Divine Comedy catalogue - and in the catalogue of most recent popular music - in that Hannon's original aim with the album was to record it entirely in two weeks, with the minimum of overdubbing. As such, almost all of the music on the album - much to the chagrin of the classical players involved on almost every track, and the Divine Comedy band itself - was recorded in live takes. At first, they attempted to use no click tracks or headphones, but eventually they did. The band would record their part, the orchestra would overdub theirs, and then Hannon would record his vocals. No further overdubbing took place unless absolutely necessary, in a fairly hurried style of recording, and in stark contrast to the modern recording technique of stacking up tracks.

During the recording, Hannon's vocals had to be recorded even more hurriedly than planned because for most of the two weeks he was suffering from a cold that got progressively worse before finally clearing up.

1. "To Die A Virgin" – 3:39
2. "Mother Dear" – 3:47
3. "Diva Lady" – 4:17
4. "A Lady Of A Certain Age" – 5:47
5. "The Light Of Day" – 4:24
6. "Threesome" – 1:10
7. "Party Fears Two" – 4:02
8. "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World" – 3:58
9. "The Plough" – 5:14
10. "Count Grassi's Passage Over Piedmont" – 3:32
11. "Snowball In Negative" – 4:40

All songs (apart from "Party Fears Two", written by The Associates members Billy Mackenzie and Alan Rankine) were composed by Neil Hannon.

• Dougie Payne, bassist with Travis, features on several tracks.
• The song 'The Light Of Day' has a very offbeat feel, which is due not to a strange time signature but due to most of the song being in five-bar phrases, rather than the standard four or eight.
• A special edition version of the album, officially available only on the first day of release, came with second DVD disc and an additional cardboard sleeve.

// 2002 Eels - Souljacker / Rotten World Blues EP

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souljacker is a 2001 album by the band Eels.

Unlike some of Everett's other albums, most notably Electro-Shock Blues, Souljacker is mostly based on stories of outsiders rather than on Everett's own life. Characters were inspired from various sources, including circus freaks ("Dog Faced Boy") and a recording engineer with an abusive past ("Bus Stop Boxer"). German director Wim Wenders called "Woman Driving, Man Sleeping" his favorite Eels song. Wenders directed the video for the album's lead (and only) single, "Souljacker part I", which was released in the UK on 10 September 2001 and reached #30 in the singles chart. The second track on the album, "That's Not Really Funny", was used as the theme tune to all three series of the BBC's animated comedy, Monkey Dust (2003-2005). 'World Of Shit' was also used to soundtrack a one-off sketch on an episode in the second series.

1. "Dog Faced Boy" (Mark Everett/John Parish) – 3:17
2. "That's Not Really Funny" (Mark Everett/John Parish) – 3:19
3. "Fresh Feeling" (Mark Everett/Kelly Logsdon) – 3:37
4. "Woman Driving, Man Sleeping" (Mark Everett/John Parish) – 3:30
5. "Souljacker part I" (Mark Everett/Butch Norton/Adam Siegel) – 3:15
6. "Friendly Ghost" (Mark Everett) – 3:22
7. "Teenage Witch" (Mark Everett/John Parish) – 4:44
8. "Bus Stop Boxer" (Mark Everett/John Parish) – 3:42
9. "Jungle Telegraph" (Mark Everett) – 3:39
10. "World of Shit" (Mark Everett/John Parish) – 3:29
11. "Souljacker part II" (Mark Everett) – 1:58
12. "What Is This Note?" (Mark Everett/John Parish) – 2:28

Rotten World Blues EP

1. "I Write The B-Sides" – 3:55
2. "Hidden Track" – 4:25
3. "Jehovah's Witness" – 3:39
4. "Rotten World Blues" – 2:44

// 1998 Lemonheads - The Atlantic Years (Best Of) US Version

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The Best of the Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years is a best of album by alternative rock band The Lemonheads. The American release is considered "criminally brief at 12 tracks" ^[1] by some critics, with the international version adding 7 extra tracks.

All songs by Evan Dando unless otherwise stated.

1. "Confetti"
2. "Rudderless"
3. "Into Your Arms" (Robyn St. Clare)
4. "It's a Shame About Ray" (Words by Dando/Tom Morgan, music by Dando)
5. "Mrs. Robinson" (Paul Simon)
6. "My Drug Buddy"
7. "It's About Time" (Dando/Morgan)
8. "Big Gay Heart" (Dando/Morgan)
9. "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" (Dando/Eugene Kelly)
10. "The Great Big No" (Dando/Morgan)
11. "It's All True"
12. "Ride With Me (Acoustic)"

// 1997 The Divine Comedy - A Short Album About Love

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A Short Album About Love is the fifth album by The Divine Comedy, released in 1997.

• All songs written by Neil Hannon.

1. "In Pursuit Of Happiness" – 3:31
2. "Everybody Knows (Except You)" – 3:48
3. "Someone" – 5:58
4. "If..." – 4:25
5. "If I Were You (I'd Be Through With Me)" – 4:41
6. "Timewatching" – 4:42
7. "I'm All You Need" – 4:51

"Everybody Knows (Except You)" was released as a single on three separate CDs, each one featuring an extra three live tracks.

The middle eight of "In Pursuit Of Happiness" was subsequently adopted as the theme for the TV series Tomorrow's World (even though the song itself is rather pessimistic and was thus at odds with the mood of the programme itself). The original version was used for one season of the show, with a specially-recorded version being substituted thereafter.

// 2001 The Gerbils - Battle of Electricity

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The Gerbils were an indie rock band that formed in Athens, GA in 1998. Part of the Elephant Six Collective, the band released two albums and toured nationwide during their tenure.

The band consisted of Scott Spillane, John D'Azzo and Will Westbrook, college roommates in Ruston, LA. Along with sometimes-cellist Penny Burbank, they released a couple singles on a variety of record labels from 1996-1998 before recording an album (which included the four previously-released songs) in 1998 on Hidden Agenda Records.

Spillane's Neutral Milk Hotel bandmate Jeremy Barnes eventually joined as drummer, which drove the somewhat twee pop sound of the band's first album towards a more energetic hard rock. The members of the band decided to unofficially call it quits with a farewell show in 1999 in Athens. While D'Azzo pursued interests in California, Spillane and Westbrook (with the help of members of Of Montreal, Elf Power, and Neutral Milk Hotel) finished mixing the album that was completed with Chris Bishop prior to their separation. Once The Battle of Electricity was finished, the Gerbils did a national tour with Elf Power before again separating. Once again, the band has reformed, playing regularly and becoming fully active.

Guitarist Will Westbrook died on Monday, December 11th, 2006 due to an undisclosed illness.

The Battle of Electricity is the second album.

All tracks by John D'Azzo/Scott Spillane except where noted.

1. "Are You Underwater" (John D'Azzo/J. Kirk Pleasant) – 4:29
2. "(i)" – :48
3. "The Air we Share" – 3:57
4. "Lucky Girl" – 5:21
5. "(ii)" – 1:14
6. "Fail to Mention" – 3:31
7. "(iii)" – :27
8. "Metroid From the Sun Strikes a Dead Weirdo" – 2:30
9. "(iv)" – :47
10. "A Song of Love" – 2:52
11. "(v)" – 1:49
12. "The White Sky" – 2:57
13. "(vi)" – :24
14. "(vii)" – 1:48
15. "Snorkel" – 3:10
16. "The Battle of Electricity" – 3:13
17. "Share Again" – 3:46
18. "(viii)" – 1:32

// 2005 Colin Meloy - Sings Morrisey

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Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey was the first solo project released by Portland musician Colin Meloy of The Decemberists. The album was released in January, 2005 and was available exclusively on Meloy's first solo tour. Copies of it were later made available to raise money to benefit The Decemberists after their trailer with all their instruments was stolen in 2005.

The album is his first in a series of EPs where he covers the songs of his influences. This particular EP contains six cover versions of songs by Morrissey.

Tracks written by Morrissey and Stephen Street except as noted.

1. "I Know Very Well How I Got My Name" – 2:16
2. "Pregnant for the Last Time" (Morrissey, Mark E. Nevin) – 2:31
3. "Jack the Ripper" (Morrissey, Boz Boorer) – 3:45
4. "I've Changed My Plea to Guilty" (Morrissey, Nevin) – 3:07
5. "Sister I'm a Poet" – 2:55
6. "Everyday Is Like Sunday" – 3:15

1971 Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson

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Histoire de Melody Nelson is a 1971 concept album by controversial French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. The Lolita-esque pseudo-autobiographical plot involves the middle-aged Gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his 26-horsepower 1910 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost into teenage nymphet Melody Nelson's bicycle, and the subsequent seduction and romance that ensues. Histoire de Melody Nelson is considered by many critics and fans to be Gainsbourg's most influential and accomplished album.

At just under twenty-eight minutes, the short running time and the stylistic consistency and similarity throughout the album gives it qualities more in line with an EP or an extended musical piece with a number of movements. Histoire de Melody Nelson‘s mix of freewheeling guitar, funk style bass guitar, near spoken word vocal delivery, and lush, deep orchestrated string and choral arrangements by Jean-Claude Vannier[1] have proven to be highly influential amongst later francophone and anglophone musical performers including the French band Air, David Holmes, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Portishead, and Beck, whose 2002 track "Paper Tiger" from Sea Change is extremely close to the distinctive Histoire de Melody Nelson sound.

After the release of the album, a music video was made for each song, and released all together as "Melody" a short musical.

Jean-Claude Vannier performed the album live at London's Barbican on October 21st 2006 with guest vocalists Jarvis Cocker, Badly Drawn Boy, The Bad Seeds’ Mick Harvey and lead singer from Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys. Vannier performed the album in its entirety alongside Vannier's solo album L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches.

Publicity for the Barbican concert revealed that the musicians used for the album were Dougie Wright, Big Jim Sullivan, Herbie Flowers and Vic Flick who all joined Vannier for the concert.

1. "Melody" – 7:32
2. "Ballade de Melody Nelson" – 2:00
3. "Valse de Melody" – 1:31
4. "Ah ! Melody" – 1:47
5. "L'hôtel particulier" – 4:05
6. "En Melody" – 3:25
7. "Cargo Culte" – 7:37