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- Date Released: March 4, 2002
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Saddle Creek
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As disparate as debut Novena on a Nocturn was, Black Out is even more courageous. The album employs moodier instrumentation, creating a melancholic disposition that's as discomfiting as it is winsome. Though the record can get quite intense -- and with the stark, dark lyrics of Tim Kasher, often delivered in an eerie baritone, things get quite profound and stay that way even after it's over -- it is definitely the mellowest drama that Kasher has been involved with to date. The '80s feel of the debut resurfaces, especially on the Americana-esque "Off the Beaten Path" and the discordantly memorable "Empty Bed," which suggests the Cure's Robert Smith singing along to a Fixx melody that U2 are playing. While this prominent vibe does rekindle a somewhat nostalgic musing, make no mistake: Black Out is a thoroughly modern invocation possessing a subdued, almost unspoken power that is even more so by being so consciously clear of clutter.
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Black Out |
1:35 |
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| 02. | |
The Beaten Path |
3:01 |
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| 03. | |
Some Bullshit Escape |
4:24 |
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| 04. | |
O'Rourke's, 1:20 A.M. |
5:23 |
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| 05. | |
Early Out the Gate |
4:10 |
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| 06. | |
The New Denial |
2:58 |
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| 07. | |
Black Out |
1:13 |
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| 08. | |
I Am an Island |
2:29 |
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| 09. | |
Drinking with the Girls |
5:04 |
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| 10. | |
After O'Rourke's, 2:10 A.M. |
2:54 |
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| 11. | |
Empty Bed |
4:32 |
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| 12. | |
Don't Make Love So Hard |
6:27 |
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| 13. | |
Off the Beaten Path |
4:58 |
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| 14. | |
Black Out |
1:11 |
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14 Total Tracks, 50:19 Total Length
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Credits
- Roger Lewis - Percussion // Mike Mogis - Bass // Mike Mogis - Keyboards // Mike Mogis - Producer // Mike Mogis - Engineer // Mike Mogis - Beats // Mike Heim - Accordion // The Good Life - Main Performer // The Good Life - Artwork // Tim Kasher - Guitar // Tim Kasher - Vocals // Tim Kasher - Sequencing // Tim Kasher - Sequencers // Jiha Lee - Organ // Jiha Lee - Synthesizer // Jiha Lee - Bass // Jiha Lee - Piano // Jiha Lee - Vocals (Background) // Jiha Lee - Fender Rhodes // Landon Hedges - Bass // Landon Hedges - Guitar // Landon Hedges - Vocals (Background) // Ryan Fox - Organ // Ryan Fox - Synthesizer // Ryan Fox - Bass // Ryan Fox - Guitar // Ryan Fox - Piano // Ryan Fox - Saxophone // Ryan Fox - Vibraphone // Doug Van Sloun - Mastering // Robb Nansel - Layout Design // Gretta Cohn - Cello // Katie Muth - Oboe
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