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Friends of Mine is the second solo album by anti-folk musician Adam Green, released on July 22, 2003. It relies heavily on short violin-driven melodramatic pop songs and has a much more polished sound than Garfield, Green's 2002 debut album. A sophomore studio album, the recording is noted for containing vocal stylings that are considered to be a departure from those of Green's previous work (including that of The Moldy Peaches), showcasing a deeper 1960s-influenced spin sound feel to the recording.
Friends of Mine | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 22, 2003 (U.S.) June 23, 2003 (EU) | |||
Recorded | Dumbo Studios, New York City, New York | |||
Genre | Anti-folk, baroque pop | |||
Length | 32:50 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | Dan Myers | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Blender | [2] |
Drowned in Sound | 10/10[3] |
The Independent | [4] |
Mojo | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Adam Green, except where noted.
- "Bluebirds" – 2:08
- "Hard to Be a Girl" – 1:41
- "Jessica" – 2:37
- "Musical Ladders" – 2:20
- "The Prince's Bed" – 2:29
- "Bunnyranch" – 1:36
- "Friends of Mine" – 2:49
- "Frozen in Time" (Adam Green, Galen Pehrson) – 2:12
- "Broken Joystick" – 1:24
- "I Wanna Die" – 1:49
- "Salty Candy" – 1:39
- "No Legs" – 2:02
- "We're Not Supposed to Be Lovers" – 3:08
- "Secret Tongues" – 2:09
- "Bungee" – 2:53
Personnel
edit- Adam Green - voice, guitar
- Jane Scarpantoni - strings arrangement, cello
- Steven Mertens - bass, tambourine, drums, bongos, strings arrangement
- Matt Romano - drums
- Greg Calbi - engineering
- Dan Myers - mixing
- David Gold - viola (2)
- Antoine Silverman, Joan Wasser - violin
References
edit- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Friends of Mine – Adam Green". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Sisario, Ben. "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Blender. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ [redacted] (July 11, 2003). "Album Review: Adam Green – Friends Of Mine". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Gill, Andy (June 27, 2003). "Album: Adam Green". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 30, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Mojo (118): 108. September 2003.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (August 7, 2003). "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (2004). "The Moldy Peaches". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 551–52. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved September 14, 2014.