Ordinary Life

by We Are the Union

Ordinary Life cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 4 June 2021
  • Label: Bad Time Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:20
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Ann Arbor band's fifth studio album was produced by Jon Graber and recorded in Joshua Tree, trailing the singles 'Morbid Obsessions', 'Boys Will Be Girls' and 'Make It Easy'. Across its songs, vocalist Reade Wolcott documents her coming out as a trans woman, giving the record its emotional core.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, punchy, infectious, personal, guitars

Tracklist

  1. Pasadena (2:42)
  2. Morbid Obsessions (3:02)
  3. Short Circuit (3:33)
  4. Broken Brain (2:40)
  5. Make it Easy (3:48)
  6. Boys Will Be Girls (3:25)
  7. Wasted (3:03)
  8. Big River (3:14)
  9. Ordinary Life (3:07)
  10. Everything Alone (3:00)
  11. December (3:42)

Credits

  • We Are the Union - primary artist, performer [songs performed by]
  • Nicole Oliva - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Kenny Schwartz - cowbell [rusty goat bell], drums, drums [additional drums], percussion [auxiliary percussion]
  • Brandon Benson - performer [we are the union is], bass
  • Brent Friedman - performer [we are the union is], drums
  • Ricky Weber - performer [we are the union is], guitar
  • Jeremy Hunter - performer [we are the union is], trombone
  • Justin Gray - artwork, layout, design
  • Alex Dobbert - mastered by
  • Rae Mystic - photography by [cover photo]

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