Creatures of Light and Darkness

by Jackie Leven

Creatures of Light and Darkness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 2001
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:00:28
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Highlighting his rich, booming baritone and deeply poetic, narrative songwriting, the Scottish songwriter crafts an incredibly atmospheric folk-rock record. The album blends intricate acoustic guitar arrangements with subtle electronic textures and gothic country influences, exploring dark, romantic, and highly literate storytelling.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, storytelling, literary, acoustic, wry, male-vocals, atmospheric, melodic

Tracklist

  1. My Spanish Dad (5:43)
  2. Exit Wound (6:28)
  3. The Sexual Loneliness Of Jesus Christ (6:19)
  4. Hidden World Of She (5:03)
  5. Billy Ate My Pocket (7:25)
  6. Rainy Day Bergen Woman (9:13)
  7. Friendship Between Men & Women (5:41)
  8. Stopped By Woods On A Snowy Evening (3:27)
  9. Washing By Hand (5:30)
  10. Wrapped Up In Blue (5:39)

Credits

  • David Thomas - primary artist, melodeon, vocals, voice actor [epitaph]
  • Henry Priestman - clarinet
  • Steve Jackson - drums, percussion, bells [small bells]
  • Jo Shaw - electric guitar [low telecaster guitar]
  • Michael Cosgrave - keyboards, trumpet, french horn, accordion
  • Graham Preskett - mandolin, violin, mandola, harmonica, other [violin/voice]
  • Avril Jamieson - other [laughter]
  • Andy Diagram - trumpet

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