Friends of Mine (Adam Green album)

Friends of Mine
Studio album by
Adam Green
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003 (U.S.)
June 23, 2003 (EU)
RecordedDumbo Studios, New York City, New York
GenreAnti-folk, baroque pop
Length32:50
LabelRough Trade
ProducerDan Myers
Adam Green chronology
Garfield
(2002) 		Friends of Mine
(2003) 		Gemstones
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Drowned in Sound10/10[3]
The Independent[4]
Mojo[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

Friends of Mine is the second solo album by anti-folk musician Adam Green, released on July 22, 2003. It relies heavily on short violin-driven melodramatic pop songs and has a much more polished sound than Garfield, Green's 2002 debut album. A sophomore studio album, the recording is noted for containing vocal stylings that are considered to be a departure from those of Green's previous work (including that of The Moldy Peaches), showcasing a deeper 1960s-influenced spin sound feel to the recording.

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Green, except where noted.

  1. "Bluebirds" – 2:08
  2. "Hard to Be a Girl" – 1:41
  3. "Jessica" – 2:37
  4. "Musical Ladders" – 2:20
  5. "The Prince's Bed" – 2:29
  6. "Bunnyranch" – 1:36
  7. "Friends of Mine" – 2:49
  8. "Frozen in Time" (Adam Green, Galen Pehrson) – 2:12
  9. "Broken Joystick" – 1:24
  10. "I Wanna Die" – 1:49
  11. "Salty Candy" – 1:39
  12. "No Legs" – 2:02
  13. "We're Not Supposed to Be Lovers" – 3:08
  14. "Secret Tongues" – 2:09
  15. "Bungee" – 2:53

Personnel

  • Adam Green - voice, guitar
  • Jane Scarpantoni - strings arrangement, cello
  • Steven Mertens - bass, tambourine, drums, bongos, strings arrangement
  • Matt Romano - drums
  • Greg Calbi - engineering
  • Dan Myers - mixing
  • David Gold - viola (2)
  • Antoine Silverman, Joan Wasser - violin

References

  1. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Friends of Mine – Adam Green". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Sisario, Ben. "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Blender. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. ^ [redacted] (July 11, 2003). "Album Review: Adam Green – Friends Of Mine". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Gill, Andy (June 27, 2003). "Album: Adam Green". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 30, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Mojo (118): 108. September 2003.
  6. ^ Hoard, Christian (August 7, 2003). "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
  7. ^ Hoard, Christian (2004). "The Moldy Peaches". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 551–52. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved September 14, 2014.



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