Nuclear Daydream
| Nuclear Daydream | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 19, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005-2006, Berlin and Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:00 64:56 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Lonely Astronaut Records | |||
| Producer | Joseph Arthur | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2009 reissue cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 6.6/10 link |
| Q |   [1] |
Nuclear Daydream is the fifth full-length album by
The Lonely Astronauts
.
The album was released to positive reviews.
Allmusic said of the album: "Without it ever deliberately going for the jugular, Nuclear Daydream is nevertheless an album that is difficult to shake out of your ears; moreover, it's one that only grows stronger with every repeated play."[2]
Joseph discussed the making of Nuclear Daydream in an interview with Newsday:[3]
He said the album came together quickly and has a warm, welcoming feel. "I kind of made it that way on purpose," he said. "I was kind of like, 'Let's make something really user-friendly,' not in any sort of sellout way, but just like when I was picking out the songs I was looking for a certain style of song and I thought, 'Let's make a record out of this.' It's the first time I just put the thing together in my head, like I was making a mixtape for a friend."
Nuclear Daydream was reissued in Europe by Fargo Records on October 6, 2009 on CD (in a mini-LP sleeve with lyrics booklet) and double heavyweight vinyl (in a gatefold sleeve). The new edition includes six previously unreleased bonus tracks that were recorded during the album's sessions.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joseph Arthur
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Too Much to Hide" | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Black Lexus" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Enough to Get Away" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Slide Away" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Electrical Storm" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "You Are Free" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Automatic Situation" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "When I Was Running Out of Time" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Don't Tell Your Eyes" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Don't Give Up on People" | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Woman" | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Nuclear Daydream" | 4:20 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Can't Let You Stay" | 3:54 |
| 14. | "Moon in the Skull (Long Way Down)" | 4:03 |
| 15. | "Flashing Lights and Cockfights" | 3:35 |
| 16. | "My Eyes Follow You" | 3:07 |
| 17. | "I Love You" | 3:39 |
| 18. | "Hard to See" | 2:39 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | September 19, 2006 | Lonely Astronaut Records | CD | LA001 |
| United Kingdom | September 3, 2007 | 14th Floor Records | CD | 5051442 3238 2 5 |
| France | October 6, 2009 | Fargo Records | Digital download | |
| CD (reissue) | FR21187 | |||
| November 2, 2009 | Double 12" vinyl | FR21188 |
Singles
- "Enough to Get Away" (August 27, 2007)
Album credits
- All songs written and produced by Joseph Arthur.
- Additional production on "Too Much to Hide" by David Kosten.
- Additional production on "Electrical Storm" and "When I Was Running Out of Time" by Mark Bihler.
- Additional production on "Nuclear Daydream" by Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann.
- "Too Much to Hide"
- Joseph Arthur: guitars, bass, synth and vocals
- Brian Geltner: drums
- Mixed by Joseph Arthur, Matt Boynton and David Kosten
- Additional mixing and synth by David Kosten
- Recorded by Matt Boynton and Dawn Landes
- "Black Lexus"
- Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
- Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
- "Enough to Get Away"
- Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
- Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur, Mike Napolitano and Mathias Schneeberger
- "Slide Away"
- Joseph Arthur: electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, synth, lead and background vocals
- Kenny Siegal: lead guitar and background vocals
- Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
- Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
- "Electrical Storm"
- Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass, theremin and vocals
- Mark Bihler: Russian synths
- Gary Go: piano
- Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
- Recorded by Vitaliano Zurlo
- "You Are Free"
- Joseph Arthur: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, synth, percussion, lead and background vocals
- Rene Lopez: drums
- Joan Wasser: violin
- Kenny Siegal: background vocals
- Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
- Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
- "Automatic Situation"
- Joseph Arthur: electric piano, bass, synth, lead and background vocals
- Sean Porres, a.k.a. "Y": background vocals and sha energy
- Hoss: drums
- Recorded by Mathias Schneeberger and "Y"
- "When I Was Running Out of Time"
- Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitars and vocals
- Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
- Recorded by Mark Bihler and Vitaliano Zurlo
- "Don't Tell Your Eyes (Jesus Loves You More Than You Know)"
- Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, drums, piano and vocals
- Mark Bihler: drum machine and hohner rhythm
- Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
- Recorded by Mark Bihler and Vitaliano Zurlo
- "Don't Give Up on People"
- Joseph Arthur: piano, bass, drums, synth and vocals
- Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur
- Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
- "Woman"
- Joseph Arthur: guitar, drums and vocals
- Recorded by Joseph Arthur
- Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
- "Nuclear Daydream"
- Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
- Gary Go: piano and synth
- Recorded by Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann
- Mixed by Joseph Arthur, Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann
- "Can't Let You Stay"
- Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar and vocals
- "Moon in the Skull (Long Way Down)"
- Joseph Arthur: guitars, synthesizer, percussion and vocals
- Greg Wieczorek: drums
- "Flashing Lights and Cockfights"
- Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
- Gary Go: piano
- "My Eyes Follow You"
- Joseph Arthur: bass, synthesizer, percussion and vocals
- Greg Wieczorek: drums
- "I Love You"
- Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
- "Hard to See"
- Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
- Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering, Inc.
- Artwork by Davies.
- Photographs by Cerise Leang.
- Design by Davies and Cerise Leang.
- Layout by Cerise Leang, Konsol and Lauren Pattenaude.
References
- ^ David Smyth Q, October 2007, Issue 255.
- ^ allmusic ((( Nuclear Daydream > Overview )))
- ^ Portrait of the busy artist -- Newsday.com
- ^ NUCLEAR DAYDREAM TO BE RE-RELEASED IN EUROPE OCTOBER 6TH Archived 2008-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
