The Meadowlands

by The Wrens

The Meadowlands cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 9 September 2003
  • Label: Absolutely Kosher, Etch N Sketch, Lo-Max, [no label]
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:08
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Meadowlands' documents themes of middle-aged failure and romantic dissolution through meticulously crafted indie rock. Sparse acoustic passages give way to explosive power-pop hooks, capturing a palpable sense of exhaustion and emotional desperation.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, melodic, confessional, earnest, literate

Tracklist

  1. The House That Guilt Built (01:22)
  2. Happy (05:33)
  3. She Sends Kisses (05:57)
  4. This Boy Is Exhausted (04:17)
  5. Hopeless (05:08)
  6. Faster Gun (03:50)
  7. Thirteen Grand (04:09)
  8. Boys, You Won't (04:29)
  9. Ex-Girl Collection (04:39)
  10. Per Second Second (03:38)
  11. Everyone Chooses Sides (04:39)
  12. 13 Months in 6 Minutes (06:50)
  13. This Is Not What You Had Planned (01:37)

Credits

  • Lysa Hawke - design
  • Pedal Boy - mixed by, recorded by
  • Charles Mexico - performer
  • Greg Whelan - performer
  • Jerry MacDonald - performer
  • Sett - performer
  • The Wrens - producer

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