Album of the Year

by The Good Life

Album of the Year cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 August 2004
  • Label: Saddle Creek
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:30
  • Community rating: 3.13/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating outside of his main project Cursive, Tim Kasher crafts a devastatingly sad, twelve-track conceptual chronicle of a deteriorating relationship. 'Album of the Year' pairs intricate indie-folk arrangements with remarkably honest, alcohol-soaked lyricism, capturing a profound sense of autumnal longing and emotional exhaustion.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, alcohol, breakup

Tracklist

  1. Album Of The Year (05:10)
  2. Night And Day (03:29)
  3. Under A Honeymoon (04:52)
  4. You're No Fool (03:50)
  5. Notes In His Pockets (03:42)
  6. You're Not You (05:38)
  7. October Leaves (04:57)
  8. Lovers Need Lawyers (02:40)
  9. Inmates (09:39)
  10. Needy (03:52)
  11. A New Friend (03:29)
  12. Two Years This Month (02:12)

Credits

  • The Good Life - primary artist
  • Stefanie Drootin - bass, organ, electric piano
  • Roger Lewis - drums, djembe, congas, tambourine
  • Ryan Fox - guitar [slide, 12-string, electric, synth lead backward], piano, noises [feedback]
  • Tim Kasher - vocals, guitar, accordion, organ, arranged by
  • Michael Opoku - djembe, talking drum
  • Seth Stauffer - tambourine, djembe, djembe, goblet drum [doumbek], djembe, congas, goblet drum [doumbek]
  • Dan McCarthy - double bass [stand up bass]

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