Acoustic 07
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Acoustic 07 is a 2-disc compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

, released under V2 Records
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....

 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 on March 12, 2007. The collection is the seventh of V2 Records' popular Acoustic series.

Track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Lovestain", performed by José González
    José González
    José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...

  2. "Beautiful Child", performed by Rufus Wainwright
    Rufus Wainwright
    Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...

  3. "Honey Child What Can I Do", performed by Isobel Campbell
    Isobel Campbell
    Isobel Campbell is a Scottish singer, cellist and composer in the indie and rock genres.-History:Campbell was a member of Belle & Sebastian from their formation in Glasgow in 1996 until 2002, when she departed the band for personal reasons. She played cello and keyboards with the band, and sang...

  4. "Savages", performed by Paul Weller
  5. "Cold Hands (Warm Heart)", performed by Brendan Benson
    Brendan Benson
    Brendan Benson is an American musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs....

  6. "Oxygen", performed by Willy Mason
    Willy Mason
    Willy Mason is an American singer-songwriter.- Early life :He was born in New York, the son of Jemima James and Michael Mason, both folk singers. When Mason was five, he and his family moved from New York to West Tisbury, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard...

  7. "Trophy", performed by Bat For Lashes
    Bat for Lashes
    Natasha Khan , also known by her stage name Bat for Lashes, is an English musician. She sings and plays the piano, bass, guitar, harpsichord and the autoharp....

  8. "Lua
    Lua (song)
    "Lua" is a single by Bright Eyes released in October 2004. Originally appearing on the album, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, the song deals with two people as they struggle through depression, addiction, and an interminable night...

    ", performed by Bright Eyes
  9. "Young Folks
    Young Folks
    "Young Folks" is the first single from Peter Bjorn and John's third album, Writer's Block . The single features Victoria Bergsman of The Concretes as a guest vocalist.-Reception:...

    ", performed by Peter Bjorn and John
    Peter Bjorn and John
    Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén , Björn Yttling and John Eriksson .They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which...

  10. "Girl in the War", performed by Josh Ritter
    Josh Ritter
    Josh Ritter is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band. Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.- Early life :Josh...

  11. "This Could Be My Last Day", performed by Duke Special
    Duke Special
    Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic"...

  12. "You and I Are a Gang of Losers", performed by The Dears
    The Dears
    -History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...

  13. "Lighten Up", performed by Morcheeba
    Morcheeba
    Morcheeba are a British band, mixing influences from trip hop, rock, R&B, and pop.They have produced 7 albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten.-Biography:...

  14. "Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole", performed by Martha Wainwright
    Martha Wainwright
    Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...

  15. "Cruel", performed by Calexico
  16. "Put a Penny in the Slot", performed by Fionn Regan
    Fionn Regan
    Fionn Regan is an Irish singer-songwriter and artist from Bray, County Wicklow, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his Mercury-nominated debut album, The End of History...

  17. "Rear View Mirror", performed by Grandaddy
    Grandaddy
    Grandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...

  18. "Galileo (Someone Like You)", performed by Declan O'Rourke
    Declan O'Rourke
    Declan O'Rourke is a 33 year old platinum record singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland.-Career:At the age of 13, when living in Australia with his family, O'Rourke was given his first guitar by a priest in Kyabram who recognised his potential and love for music, hence the title of his debut album...

  19. "Steady Rollin'
    Steady Rollin'
    "Steady Rollin" is an iTunes single released by the San Francisco band, Two Gallants, and was the first European 7" single from What the Toll Tells.This single is the 92nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing for and Compact disc:...

    ", performed by Two Gallants
    Two Gallants (band)
    Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce in Dubliners.-History:Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California....



Disc 2
  1. "Naked as We Came", performed by Iron & Wine
    Iron & Wine
    Samuel Beam , better known by his stage and recording name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album...

  2. "Slow Build", performed by Duels
    Duels (band)
    Duels are an English indie band from Leeds formed in 2005. They have been described by The Guardian as "one of Britains most ambitious groups"...

  3. "When the Pain Dies Down", performed by Chris Stills
    Chris Stills
    Chris Stills is the son of American rock musician Stephen Stills and French singer-songwriter Véronique Sanson...

  4. "Let's Get Out of This Country", performed by Camera Obscura
    Camera Obscura (band)
    Camera Obscura are an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band formed in 1996 and have released four albums to date.-History:Camera Obscura were formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. Several other members performed with the band before David Skirving joined...

  5. "La Ballade du Georges", performed by Sébastien Tellier
    Sébastien Tellier
    Sébastien Tellier is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is currently signed to Record Makers, a French independent record label. He sings in English, French and Italian.-Biography:...

  6. "Wagon Wheel (These Days)", performed by Rosalie Deighton
  7. "Fancy Robots", performed by Justine Electra
    Justine Electra
    Justine Electra is a Melbourne musician/singer songwriter and tek-house DJ, who was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne. She is based in Berlin, Germany. Her recent debut Soft Rock was released to critical acclaim throughout Europe in 2006, and was released in the US on 23 March...

  8. "Silly Lily, Funny Bunny", performed by Maximilian Hecker
    Maximilian Hecker
    Maximilian Hecker is a German musician from Berlin, known for ethereal pop music, similar to Radiohead, Sigur Rós, Tom Baxter and Nick Drake. He himself describes his songs as »melancholy pop hymns«....

  9. "Last Love Song", performed by Juno Falls
    Juno Falls
    Juno Falls are a modern folk pop band comprising songwriter/frontman Myles O Reilly and his band, hailing from Dublin, Ireland. Fans include Brad Pitt...

  10. "Mansfield and Cyclops", performed by Espers
    Espers (band)
    Espers is a psych folk band from Philadelphia that is part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons but later expanded to a sextet including Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith...

  11. "Drunken Hands", performed by Christian Kjellvander
    Christian Kjellvander
    Christian Kjellvander is a Swedish singer-songwriter.- History :Before going solo, he played in the alt country band Loosegoats. They released three studio albums and one EP collection, before parting ways in 2001...

  12. "To Let Myself Go", performed by Ane Brun
    Ane Brun
    Ane Brun is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. Since 2003 she has recorded eight albums, four of which are studio albums, a live DVD and a collection of duets...

  13. "Heaven of My Heart", performed by Jim White
  14. "Heart of Glass
    Heart of Glass (song)
    "Heart of Glass" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie, written by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. Featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines, it was released as a single in January 1979 and topped the charts in several countries, including the US and UK.Rolling...

    ", performed by Nouvelle Vague
    Nouvelle Vague (band)
    Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...

     (originally by Blondie
    Blondie (band)
    Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...

    )
  15. "Up Close and Personal", performed by South
    South (U.K. band)
    South were a British rock band. The band consisted of Joel Cadbury, Brett Shaw, and Jamie McDonald. Each member was a multi-instrumentalist and they shared duties on guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards. Cadbury was responsible for the lead vocals.-Career:...

  16. "Steady as She Goes", performed by James Yorkston
    James Yorkston
    -Music career:A native of Fife, James Yorkston was an integral early member of the Fence Collective whose reach across contemporary music continues to lengthen: King Creosote, The Aliens, KT Tunstall, The Beta Band...

  17. "Breakdown", performed by Steven Lindsay
  18. "Been So Long", performed by Vetiver
    Vetiver (band)
    Vetiver are an American folk band headed by songwriter Andy Cabic.- History :Cabic was a member of the Greensboro, North Carolina indie rock band The Raymond Brake who released some records on the now defunct Simple Machines label. He formed Vetiver after moving to San Francisco. The band...

  19. "Save Me
    Save Me (Aimee Mann song)
    Save Me is a song written and performed by Aimee Mann for use in the film Magnolia. It appears on the Magnolia soundtrack, which was released on December 7, 1999. The song also appears on the European edition of the album, Bachelor No...

    ", performed by Aimee Mann
    Aimee Mann
    Aimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...

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