Wandering As Water | ||||
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Released | 2003 | |||
Recorded | October 7, 2003 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, Acoustic rock, Folk, Alternative folk | |||
Length | 54:13 | |||
Label | Return to Sender | |||
Producer | Paul Q. Kolderie | |||
Chris Brokaw chronology | ||||
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Wandering As Water is Chris Brokaw's second solo album, the follow-up to 2002's Red Cities. Recorded by Paul Q. Kolderie on February 24, 2003, at Camp Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wandering As Water was released in mid-2003 by Return To Sender Records in Germany. The album was released in a digipak limited edition of 2,000 copies.
Reviewing Wandering As Water, Pitchfork called it "[o]ne of the most overlooked gems of the past year [2003]", [2] going on to assert that Brokaw's "acuity with control and complexity creates a subtle, unspoken poetry." [2] Allmusic stated that although "[t]he acoustic set-up works very well for Brokaw's worn voice, [...] some songs he chose actually suffer from being fleshed out." [1]
"Shoot Me First", "Recidivist", and "German Song" were written and first recorded by Brokaw's previous band, Come, whilst " Embryonic Journey" was composed by Jorma Kaukonen and originally performed by Jefferson Airplane. " Ba-Di-Da" was written by American folk singer-songwriter Fred Neil.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cranberries" | Chris Brokaw | 3:40 |
2. | "La Playa" | Chris Brokaw | 4:46 |
3. | "My Idea" | Chris Brokaw and Tom Morgan | 2:36 |
4. | "Calimoxcho" | Chris Brokaw | 2:26 |
5. | "My Confidante" | Chris Brokaw | 3:17 |
6. | "Ba-Di-Da" | Fred Neil | 3:15 |
7. | "Bath House" | Chris Brokaw | 2:02 |
8. | "Shoot Me First" | Come | 3:53 |
9. | "Sagamore Bridge" | Chris Brokaw | 4:09 |
10. | " Embryonic Journey" | Jorma Kaukonen | 2:01 |
11. | "Recidivist" | Come | 4:39 |
12. | "Dresden Promenade" | Chris Brokaw | 4:51 |
13. | "German Song" | Come | 5:32 |
14. | "Bricks" | Chris Brokaw | 3:16 |
15. | "The Fields" | Chris Brokaw | 3:47 |
Wandering As Water | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2003 | |||
Recorded | October 7, 2003 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, Acoustic rock, Folk, Alternative folk | |||
Length | 54:13 | |||
Label | Return to Sender | |||
Producer | Paul Q. Kolderie | |||
Chris Brokaw chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wandering As Water is Chris Brokaw's second solo album, the follow-up to 2002's Red Cities. Recorded by Paul Q. Kolderie on February 24, 2003, at Camp Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wandering As Water was released in mid-2003 by Return To Sender Records in Germany. The album was released in a digipak limited edition of 2,000 copies.
Reviewing Wandering As Water, Pitchfork called it "[o]ne of the most overlooked gems of the past year [2003]", [2] going on to assert that Brokaw's "acuity with control and complexity creates a subtle, unspoken poetry." [2] Allmusic stated that although "[t]he acoustic set-up works very well for Brokaw's worn voice, [...] some songs he chose actually suffer from being fleshed out." [1]
"Shoot Me First", "Recidivist", and "German Song" were written and first recorded by Brokaw's previous band, Come, whilst " Embryonic Journey" was composed by Jorma Kaukonen and originally performed by Jefferson Airplane. " Ba-Di-Da" was written by American folk singer-songwriter Fred Neil.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cranberries" | Chris Brokaw | 3:40 |
2. | "La Playa" | Chris Brokaw | 4:46 |
3. | "My Idea" | Chris Brokaw and Tom Morgan | 2:36 |
4. | "Calimoxcho" | Chris Brokaw | 2:26 |
5. | "My Confidante" | Chris Brokaw | 3:17 |
6. | "Ba-Di-Da" | Fred Neil | 3:15 |
7. | "Bath House" | Chris Brokaw | 2:02 |
8. | "Shoot Me First" | Come | 3:53 |
9. | "Sagamore Bridge" | Chris Brokaw | 4:09 |
10. | " Embryonic Journey" | Jorma Kaukonen | 2:01 |
11. | "Recidivist" | Come | 4:39 |
12. | "Dresden Promenade" | Chris Brokaw | 4:51 |
13. | "German Song" | Come | 5:32 |
14. | "Bricks" | Chris Brokaw | 3:16 |
15. | "The Fields" | Chris Brokaw | 3:47 |