A Way Away is the fifth album from Finnish pop rock

Pop rock

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 band Indica

Indica (Finnish band)

Indica is a Finnish pop rock group founded in 2001. Jani Jalonen of Sony Music became interested in the group, and a recording contract was signed 2003. Indica's first album, Ikuinen virta was released in 2004. It has since sold platinum in Finland....

. This is the band's first English

English language

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 album and it contains English versions of songs from previous albums. The album is released in many editions such as CD, CD + DVD, Deluxe Edition, Diary Edition and Suitcase Edition. The album was produced by Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Holopainen

Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish composer known best for symphonic metal music. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music....

 from Nightwish

Nightwish

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Track listing

All music is composed by Jonsu

Jonsu

Johanna Salomaa in Espoo, Finland, better known by her stage name Jonsu, is a Finnish musician and lead singer of the Finnish band Indica. Jonsu became involved in music at an early age and frequently plays both the violin and guitar during performances.-References:...

. All lyrics are by Jonsu and Rory Winston

Turn left at Gilgamesh

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, except for "Precious Dark", which are by Tuomas Holopainen.

#	Title	Original title	Music	Lyrics	Length
1	"Islands of Light"	"Vuorien taa Tuuliset tienoot Tuuliset Tienoot is the second album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2005. It spent a total of 27 weeks in the Finnish Top 40, peaking at number 12 in February 2006.-Track listing:#Vuorien Taa - 3:16#Pidä Kädestä - 3:49... "	Jonsu Jonsu Johanna Salomaa in Espoo, Finland, better known by her stage name Jonsu, is a Finnish musician and lead singer of the Finnish band Indica. Jonsu became involved in music at an early age and frequently plays both the violin and guitar during performances.-References:...	Jonsu; Rory Winston Turn left at Gilgamesh Turn left at Gilgamesh is a play by , in which civilization develops solely through a series of misunderstandings.Winston's first full-length effort, Turn Left at Gilgamesh centers around 3 characters whose every effort to be understood furthers their sense of alienation...	3:02
2	"Precious Dark"	"Pidä kädestä Tuuliset tienoot Tuuliset Tienoot is the second album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2005. It spent a total of 27 weeks in the Finnish Top 40, peaking at number 12 in February 2006.-Track listing:#Vuorien Taa - 3:16#Pidä Kädestä - 3:49... "	Jonsu	Tuomas Holopainen Tuomas Holopainen Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish composer known best for symphonic metal music. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music....	3:49
3	"Children of Frost"	"Hiljainen maa Valoissa Valoissa is the fourth album of the Finnish band Indica and was released in 2008. It was produced by Tuomas Holopainen.- Track listing :# "Elä" - 3:24# "Pahinta tänään" - 3:24# "10 h myöhässä" - 3:40... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	5:20
4	"Lilja's Lament"	"Rannalla Tuuliset tienoot Tuuliset Tienoot is the second album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2005. It spent a total of 27 weeks in the Finnish Top 40, peaking at number 12 in February 2006.-Track listing:#Vuorien Taa - 3:16#Pidä Kädestä - 3:49... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	5:54
5	"In Passing"	"Valoissa Valoissa Valoissa is the fourth album of the Finnish band Indica and was released in 2008. It was produced by Tuomas Holopainen.- Track listing :# "Elä" - 3:24# "Pahinta tänään" - 3:24# "10 h myöhässä" - 3:40... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	3:43
6	"Scissor Paper Rock"	"Ikuinen virta Ikuinen virta Ikuinen Virta is the first album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2004. It spent a total of 29 weeks in the Finnish Top 40, peaking at number 4 in January 2005.-Track list:#Saalistaja - 3:29#Scarlett - 3:29... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	4:28
7	"A Way Away"	"Nukkuu kedolla Kadonnut puutarha Kadunnut puutarha is the third album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2007.-Track listing:#"Viimeinen jyvä" - 2:45#"Linnansa vanki" - 3:35#"Ikävänkantaja" - 4:08#"Ulkona" - 4:05#"Nukkuu kedolla" - 4:25#"Noita" - 4:09... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	5:04
8	"As If"	"Elä Valoissa Valoissa is the fourth album of the Finnish band Indica and was released in 2008. It was produced by Tuomas Holopainen.- Track listing :# "Elä" - 3:24# "Pahinta tänään" - 3:24# "10 h myöhässä" - 3:40... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	3:27
9	"Straight and Arrow"	"Pahinta tänään Valoissa Valoissa is the fourth album of the Finnish band Indica and was released in 2008. It was produced by Tuomas Holopainen.- Track listing :# "Elä" - 3:24# "Pahinta tänään" - 3:24# "10 h myöhässä" - 3:40... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	3:30
10	"Outside In" (bonus track)	"Ulkona Kadonnut puutarha Kadunnut puutarha is the third album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2007.-Track listing:#"Viimeinen jyvä" - 2:45#"Linnansa vanki" - 3:35#"Ikävänkantaja" - 4:08#"Ulkona" - 4:05#"Nukkuu kedolla" - 4:25#"Noita" - 4:09... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	3:50
11	"Nursery Crimes" (bonus track)	"Noita Kadonnut puutarha Kadunnut puutarha is the third album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2007.-Track listing:#"Viimeinen jyvä" - 2:45#"Linnansa vanki" - 3:35#"Ikävänkantaja" - 4:08#"Ulkona" - 4:05#"Nukkuu kedolla" - 4:25#"Noita" - 4:09... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	3:59
12	"Eerie Eden"	"Vettä vasten Ikuinen virta Ikuinen Virta is the first album by Finnish pop rock band Indica, released in 2004. It spent a total of 29 weeks in the Finnish Top 40, peaking at number 4 in January 2005.-Track list:#Saalistaja - 3:29#Scarlett - 3:29... "	Jonsu	Jonsu; Winston	7:53

Music videos

Indica has released four music videos for their first English album A Way Away.

1. "Straight and Arrow" (Winter 2009)
2. "In Passing" (March 2010)
3. "Islands of Light" (June 2010)
4. "Precious Dark" (August 2010)

Editions of A Way Away

Indica has released A Way Away in various editions through Nuclear Blast.

CD format

The standard CD album edition includes ten tracks from the track list:

1. "Islands of Light"
2. "Precious Dark"
3. "Children of Frost"
4. "Lilja's Lament"
5. "In Passing"
6. "Scissor Paper Rock"
7. "A Way Away"
8. "As If"
9. "Straight and Arrow"
10. "Eerie Eden"

Vinyl format

Indica has also released A Way Away in vinyl format, which is limited to 1000 copies worldwide. This edition features two vinyls: one beige and one dark red. This edition includes eleven tracks out of twelve.

Beige vinyl, side A:

1. "Islands of Light"
2. "Precious Dark"
3. "Children of Frost"

Beige vinyl, side B:

1. "Lilja's Lament"
2. "In Passing"
3. "Scissor Paper Rock"

Dark red, vinyl side A:

1. "A Way Away"
2. "As If"
3. "Straight and Arrow"

Dark red, vinyl side B:

1. "Nursery Crimes"
2. "Eerie Eden"

Diary and Suitcase editions

The Diary edition of A Way Away features a digipak CD with eleven tracks and also the A Way Away DVD. This edition also includes a 20 cm x 20 cm Indica diary book titled "Sneak a Peek at My Diary", and a Rebella Pen.

The Suitcase edition of A Way Away is similar to the Diary edition of the album. Its digipak CD features the same eleven tracks as on the Diary edition and also includes a DVD and a "Sneak a Peek at My Diary" book. This edition, however, also includes five photo cards, a lanyard, and a Khol Kajal eyeliner pen. The Suitcase edition is limited to 1000 copies.

The track listing on both Diary and Suitcase editions of the CD album is as follows:

1. "Islands of Light"
2. "Precious Dark"
3. "Children of Frost"
4. "Lilja's Lament"
5. "In Passing"
6. "Scissor Paper Rock"
7. "A Way Away"
8. "As If"
9. "Straight and Arrow"
10. "Eerie Eden"
11. "Outside In"

Japanese version

The Japanese version was released by Victor Entertainment and features all twelve tracks, including "Outside In" and "Nursery Crimes".

The track listing in the Japanese version of the CD album is as follows:

1. "Islands of Light"
2. "Precious Dark"
3. "Children of Frost"
4. "Lilja's Lament"
5. "In Passing"
6. "Scissor Paper Rock"
7. "A Way Away"
8. "As If"
9. "Straight and Arrow"
10. "Eerie Eden"
11. "Outside In"
12. "Nursery Crimes"

This version was released by Victor Entertainment.

DVD

The DVD

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 for A Way Away was released alongside the album. It is included in Diary and Suitcase editions of the album. It features three music videos from A Way Away as well as other videos including live warm-up videos, acoustic recordings, and outtakes. The DVD also features the first version of "In Passing".

The contents of the DVD are as follows:

• "Welcome - An Introduction by Indica"
• "Islands of Light" (music video)
• "In Passing" (music video)
• "Straight and Arrow" (music video)
• "Scissor, Paper, Rock" (live warm-up show)
• "Straight and Arrow" (live warm-up show)
• "In Passing" (first version)
• "Studio Report"
• "Photo Session"
• "On the Road"
• "Outtakes"

Personnel

• Johanna "Jonsu
  Jonsu
  Johanna Salomaa in Espoo, Finland, better known by her stage name Jonsu, is a Finnish musician and lead singer of the Finnish band Indica. Jonsu became involved in music at an early age and frequently plays both the violin and guitar during performances.-References:...
  
  " Salomaa – vocals
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  , violin
  Violin
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  , guitar
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  s, keyboard
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• Heini Säisä – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Sirkku Karvonen – keyboards, melodica
  Melodica
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  , clarinet
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  , harpischord, grand piano
  Piano
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  , backing vocals
• Jenny Julia – guitars, backing vocals
• Laura Häkkänen – drums
• Tuomas Holopainen
  Tuomas Holopainen
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   - producer
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Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart	8
German Albums Chart	20
Swiss Albums Chart	32
Greek Albums Chart	45
Austrian Albums Chart	52
French Albums Chart	185

External links

• Official Website
• Indica's Myspace
• Indica's Facebook page