Could We Survive
| Could We Survive | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007-2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 20:56 | |||
| Label | Lonely Astronaut Records | |||
| Producer | Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Matt Boynton, Jennifer Turner | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (5.4/10) [3] |
| PopMatters | (4/10) [4] |
Could We Survive is an EP from singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist
"When I make records, I tend to err on the side of them being too long," Arthur tells Billboard.com. "EPs keep me in a confined space. They're like poems. Plus, the EP is like the stepchild of a record -- people root for them. It's time to play with the form and the way things are done." Could We Survive, which begins with the anti-war track "Rages of Babylon," has a mix of "bigger production songs and some more lo-fi ones. I like putting those kinds of things together. On a sonic level, it's much more dynamic."[6]
The title track "Could We Survive" appeared in the House M.D. episode "Lucky Thirteen", which first aired on October 21, 2008. "Walk Away" also appeared in the Hung episode "Do It, Monkey!" and in the Lie to Me episode "Undercover".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rages of Babylon" | Arthur, Turner | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Morning Cup" | Arthur, Turner | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Shadows of Lies" | Arthur | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Could We Survive" | Arthur | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Walk Away" | Arthur | 3:16 |
| 6. | "King of the Pavement" | Arthur | 2:35 |
Notes
- Recorded and produced by Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Matt Boynton, and Jennifer Turner.
- Musicians: Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Jennifer Turner, and Hoss.
- Photography: Front cover by Joseph Arthur. Inside and back cover by Cerise Leang.
- Lonely Astronaut Records #LA003.
References
- AllMusic
- ^ Comfort Comes review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Joseph Arthur - NEWS Archived January 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Arthur's Armada: 4 EPs, New Album In 2008
