Just Backward of Square is the debut album

Album

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 by English

England

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 band Lowgold

Lowgold

Lowgold are an English indie rock band formed in 1997 in St Albans, comprising vocalist and rhythm guitarist Darren Ford, lead guitarist Dan Symons and bassist Miles Willey....

, released in 2001.

The album was produced by former Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...

 associate Tony Lash

Tony Lash

Anthony Carr "Tony" Lash is an American musician and music producer, most notable as a founding member of Heatmiser as the band's drummer. He played with Elliott Smith, in the high school band. Lash played the flute; Smith, the clarinet....

, mixed by Dave Eringa

Dave Eringa

Dave Eringa is an English record producer from Essex who has engineered, mixed, produced, and played on albums by such bands as Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Idlewild, 3 Colours Red, South and Johnny Boy...

 and reached 33 in the UK album charts. The band's debut release "The 108 EP" was lifted from the album, as well as four singles, including a re-recording of "Beauty Dies Young".

Track listing

All songs written by Darren Lee Ford except Golden Ratio by Miles Willey.

1. "Golden Ratio"
2. "Beauty Dies Young"
3. "Mercury"
4. "Out of Reach"
5. "Back Here Again"
6. "Counterfeit"
7. "Never Alone"
8. "In Amber"
9. "Open the Airwaves"
10. "Less I Offer"
11. "Into the Void"

UK singles

1. "The 108 E.P" (24 July 2000)
2. "Beauty Dies Young" (18 September 2000) – UK #67
3. "Mercury" (29 January 2001) – UK #48
4. "Counterfeit" (30 April 2001) – UK #52
5. "Beauty Dies Young" (Re-Recording) (27 August 2001) – UK #40

Personnel

• Tony Lash
  Tony Lash
  Anthony Carr "Tony" Lash is an American musician and music producer, most notable as a founding member of Heatmiser as the band's drummer. He played with Elliott Smith, in the high school band. Lash played the flute; Smith, the clarinet....
  
  – producer, drums
• Darren Ford – guitar, vocals, drums
• Dan Symons – guitar
• Miles Willey – bass guitar
• Simon Scott – drums on Counterfeit