I Never Even Asked for Light

by Lullaby for the Working Class

I Never Even Asked for Light cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 October 1997
  • Label: Bar/None Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:00
  • Community rating: 3.49/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Ted Stevens, Shane Aspegren, Chris Higgins, Andy Strain, Erin Hill, Ben McMahan, Nate Walcott, Jason Carper

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An incredibly lush and textured approach to indie folk featuring dense chamber instrumentation and a distinct Americana aesthetic. The album crafts a warm, deeply mellow slowcore atmosphere built upon acoustic picking and cryptic, poetic melancholia.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, acoustic, folk, male-vocals, lo-fi, DIY

Tracklist

  1. Untitled (2:15)
  2. Show Me How Robots Dance (3:38)
  3. Irish Wake (3:27)
  4. Jester's Siren (4:17)
  5. Hypnotist (Song for Daniel H.) (3:16)
  6. In Honor of My Stumbling (3:19)
  7. This is as Close as We Get (4:18)
  8. The Sunset & The Electric Bill (3:22)
  9. Bread Crumbs (4:00)
  10. Descent (2:47)
  11. The Man vs. The Tide (Part 1) (5:23)
  12. The Man vs. The Tide (Part 2) (1:56)
  13. The Man vs. The Tide (Part 3) (2:57)

Credits

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