Ashes Grammar | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 15, 2009 | |||
Recorded | September – December 2008 | |||
Studio | Downtown Performing Arts Center ( Lambertville, New Jersey) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 63:08 | |||
Label | Mis Ojos Discos | |||
A Sunny Day in Glasgow chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ashes Grammar | ||||
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Ashes Grammar is the second studio album by American indie rock band A Sunny Day in Glasgow. It was released on September 15, 2009, by Mis Ojos Discos. [4]
Following a successful European tour, A Sunny Day in Glasgow's Ben Daniels began preparations for the recording of the band's next album. [5] He rented a large dance studio space within the Downtown Performing Arts Center in Lambertville, which became the primary location for recording. [5] [6] He and bandmate Josh Meakim then began experimenting with sounds and setting up microphones in the space. [5] Prior to the start of formal work on the album, however, three members of A Sunny Day in Glasgow departed the band under varying circumstances: Brice Hickey, who had "very seriously" broken his legs in an accident while loading equipment into his car on the day that recording was set to begin; Lauren Daniels, who left in order to care for Hickey, her then-boyfriend; and Robin Daniels, who wished to pursue her graduate studies. [7] The band was subsequently reduced to Ben Daniels and Josh Meakim. [7] Annie Fredrickson was later invited to join A Sunny Day in Glasgow on the recommendation of a fan of the band who was familiar to Ben Daniels "from shows", after Daniels asked the fan whether he knew any vocalists. [8] The trio of Daniels, Meakim and Fredrickson helmed the album's recording. [9]
Ashes Grammar was recorded from September to December 2008. [6] The expansiveness of the dance studio space allowed Ben Daniels the freedom to experiment with different acoustics. [8] He has cited Alvin Lucier's I Am Sitting in a Room as an influence on the recording process. [7] [8] As Lauren and Robin Daniels, the lead singers on earlier A Sunny Day in Glasgow recordings, had left the band, vocal duties on Ashes Grammar were shared by Fredrickson and Meakim. [5] Fredrickson's friend Beverly Science performed additional vocals on the album. [5] Mich White, who was previously a touring bassist for A Sunny Day in Glasgow, also "contributed ideas" from his home in Austin. [5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10 [10] |
Metacritic | 77/100 [11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [13] |
NME | 5/10 [14] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [15] |
PopMatters | 6/10 [16] |
The Skinny | [17] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | 4.5/5 [18] |
In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Ashes Grammar at number 35 on its list of the best shoegaze albums of all time. [2]
All tracks are written by Ben Daniels, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Magna for Annie, Josh, and Robin" | 0:10 | |
2. | "Secrets at the Prom" | 0:42 | |
3. | "Slaughter Killing Carnage (The Meaning of Words)" | 2:12 | |
4. | "Failure" |
| 3:30 |
5. | "Curse Words" |
| 1:43 |
6. | "Close Chorus" | 6:24 | |
7. | "Shy" | 5:43 | |
8. | "Lights" | 0:22 | |
9. | "Passionate Introverts (Dinosaurs)" |
| 4:31 |
10. | "West Philly Vocoder" | 2:05 | |
11. | "Evil, with Evil, Against Evil" | 2:30 | |
12. | "The White Witch" |
| 3:51 |
13. | "Nitetime Rainbows" |
| 5:31 |
14. | "Canalfish" |
| 1:30 |
15. | "Loudly" |
| 1:51 |
16. | "Blood White" | 4:20 | |
17. | "Ashes Grammar" | 1:11 | |
18. | "Ashes Maths" | 3:23 | |
19. | "Miss My Friends" | 1:30 | |
20. | "Starting at a Disadvantage" | 4:41 | |
21. | "Life's Great" | 0:41 | |
22. | "Headphone Space" | 4:47 | |
Total length: | 63:08 |
Notes
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
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Ashes Grammar | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 15, 2009 | |||
Recorded | September – December 2008 | |||
Studio | Downtown Performing Arts Center ( Lambertville, New Jersey) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 63:08 | |||
Label | Mis Ojos Discos | |||
A Sunny Day in Glasgow chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ashes Grammar | ||||
|
Ashes Grammar is the second studio album by American indie rock band A Sunny Day in Glasgow. It was released on September 15, 2009, by Mis Ojos Discos. [4]
Following a successful European tour, A Sunny Day in Glasgow's Ben Daniels began preparations for the recording of the band's next album. [5] He rented a large dance studio space within the Downtown Performing Arts Center in Lambertville, which became the primary location for recording. [5] [6] He and bandmate Josh Meakim then began experimenting with sounds and setting up microphones in the space. [5] Prior to the start of formal work on the album, however, three members of A Sunny Day in Glasgow departed the band under varying circumstances: Brice Hickey, who had "very seriously" broken his legs in an accident while loading equipment into his car on the day that recording was set to begin; Lauren Daniels, who left in order to care for Hickey, her then-boyfriend; and Robin Daniels, who wished to pursue her graduate studies. [7] The band was subsequently reduced to Ben Daniels and Josh Meakim. [7] Annie Fredrickson was later invited to join A Sunny Day in Glasgow on the recommendation of a fan of the band who was familiar to Ben Daniels "from shows", after Daniels asked the fan whether he knew any vocalists. [8] The trio of Daniels, Meakim and Fredrickson helmed the album's recording. [9]
Ashes Grammar was recorded from September to December 2008. [6] The expansiveness of the dance studio space allowed Ben Daniels the freedom to experiment with different acoustics. [8] He has cited Alvin Lucier's I Am Sitting in a Room as an influence on the recording process. [7] [8] As Lauren and Robin Daniels, the lead singers on earlier A Sunny Day in Glasgow recordings, had left the band, vocal duties on Ashes Grammar were shared by Fredrickson and Meakim. [5] Fredrickson's friend Beverly Science performed additional vocals on the album. [5] Mich White, who was previously a touring bassist for A Sunny Day in Glasgow, also "contributed ideas" from his home in Austin. [5]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10 [10] |
Metacritic | 77/100 [11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [13] |
NME | 5/10 [14] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10 [15] |
PopMatters | 6/10 [16] |
The Skinny | [17] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | 4.5/5 [18] |
In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Ashes Grammar at number 35 on its list of the best shoegaze albums of all time. [2]
All tracks are written by Ben Daniels, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Magna for Annie, Josh, and Robin" | 0:10 | |
2. | "Secrets at the Prom" | 0:42 | |
3. | "Slaughter Killing Carnage (The Meaning of Words)" | 2:12 | |
4. | "Failure" |
| 3:30 |
5. | "Curse Words" |
| 1:43 |
6. | "Close Chorus" | 6:24 | |
7. | "Shy" | 5:43 | |
8. | "Lights" | 0:22 | |
9. | "Passionate Introverts (Dinosaurs)" |
| 4:31 |
10. | "West Philly Vocoder" | 2:05 | |
11. | "Evil, with Evil, Against Evil" | 2:30 | |
12. | "The White Witch" |
| 3:51 |
13. | "Nitetime Rainbows" |
| 5:31 |
14. | "Canalfish" |
| 1:30 |
15. | "Loudly" |
| 1:51 |
16. | "Blood White" | 4:20 | |
17. | "Ashes Grammar" | 1:11 | |
18. | "Ashes Maths" | 3:23 | |
19. | "Miss My Friends" | 1:30 | |
20. | "Starting at a Disadvantage" | 4:41 | |
21. | "Life's Great" | 0:41 | |
22. | "Headphone Space" | 4:47 | |
Total length: | 63:08 |
Notes
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Additional musicians
{{
cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
link)