The Meaning of 8

The Meaning of 8
Studio album by
Cloud Cult
ReleasedApril 10, 2007
GenreIndie pop
Cloud Cult chronology
Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus
(2005) 		The Meaning of 8
(2007) 		Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media(6.9/10) link
The Wheel's Still in Spin(not rated) link

The Meaning of 8 is the seventh studio album by the experimental indie rock band Cloud Cult.

Track listing

All songs written by Craig Minowa.

  1. "Chain Reaction" (download) – 4:28
  2. "Please Remain Calm" – 3:55
  3. "Chemicals Collide" – 3:16
  4. "Pretty Voice" (download) – 3:45
  5. "Brain Gateway" – 3:31
  6. "Take Your Medicine" (download) – 4:41
  7. "Your 8th Birthday" – 4:06
  8. "Dance for the Dead" – 3:48
  9. "Everywhere All at One Time" – 1:07
  10. "Purpose" (download) – 3:47
  11. "A Good God" – 2:34
  12. "The Shape of 8" – 1:30
  13. "The Girl Underground" – 2:47
  14. "2x2x2" – 4:16
  15. "Thanks" – 3:45
  16. "Alien Christ" – 3:39
  17. "The Deaf Girl's Song" – 3:43
  18. "Hope" – 4:09
  19. "Song of the Deaf Girl" – 1:28

B-Side

  1. "May Your Lives Be Long" - 4:18
  2. "Step Forward" - 3:22
  3. "818" - 3:21

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Sarah Young - cello, backup vocals
  • Dan Greenwood - drums, backup vocals
  • Matthew Freed - bass
  • Craig Minowa - keys, guitars, lead vocals, piano, glockenspiel, digital drums
  • Connie Minowa - back-up soprano vocals on "Thanks"
Additional musicians
  • Alex Galle-From - violin on "Chain Reaction", "Dance for the Dead" and "Deaf Girl's Song"
  • Jannet Greene - clarinet on "Pretty Voice" and "Chemicals Collide"
  • Zach Zins - trombone on "Pretty Voice" and "Hope"



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