Some Disenchanted Evening

by The Verlaines

Some Disenchanted Evening cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1990
  • Label: Flying Nun
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 39:26
  • Community rating: 3.39/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Graeme Downes leads the New Zealand indie-pop stalwarts through a sophisticated, classically influenced evolution of the signature Dunedin Sound. The inclusion of horns and strings elevates his literate, highly complex songwriting far beyond standard jangle pop constraints.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, existential, alcohol, jangly, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. Jesus What a Jerk (2:36)
  2. The Funniest Thing (3:14)
  3. Whatever You Run Into (3:18)
  4. Faithfully Yours (3:43)
  5. Damn Shame (5:02)
  6. This Train (4:20)
  7. Down the Road (3:13)
  8. We're All Gonna Die (3:06)
  9. Anniversary (4:00)
  10. Come Sunday (4:21)
  11. It Was (2:28)

Credits

  • The Verlaines - primary artist
  • Jan Hellriegel - backing vocals
  • Sarah Macnab - backing vocals
  • Mike Stoodley - bass
  • Donald Nicholls - clarinet
  • Robbie Yeats - drums
  • Graeme Downes - guitar, oboe, piano, vocals, xylophone, written-by

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