Straylight Run (album)
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Straylight Run is the self-titled debut album from American indie rock band Straylight Run
, released on October 12, 2004 by Victory Records
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Straylight Run
Straylight Run was an indie rock band based in Baldwin, New York. Two of the members, Nolan and Cooper, had been members of Taking Back Sunday and have now rejoined that band. Their final releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded by the full-length album entitled The Needles The...
, released on October 12, 2004 by Victory Records
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....
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Track listing
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Straylight Run was an indie rock band based in Baldwin, New York. Two of the members, Nolan and Cooper, had been members of Taking Back Sunday and have now rejoined that band. Their final releases are the EPs About Time and Un Mas Dos, preceded by the full-length album entitled The Needles The...
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- "The Perfect Ending" – 4:53
- "The Tension and the Terror" – 3:39
- "Existentialism on Prom Night" – 4:01
- "Another Word for Desperate" – 5:20
- "Mistakes We Knew We Were Making" – 3:39
- "Dignity and Money" – 3:34
- "Your Name Here (Sunrise Highway)" – 5:06
- "Tool Sheds and Hot Tubs" – 3:54
- "It's for the Best" – 4:21
- "Now It's Done" – 4:44
- "Sympathy for the Martyr" – 5:51
Personnel
- Shaun CooperShaun Cooper (bassist)Shaun Cooper is the bassist in the rock bands Taking Back Sunday, Straylight Run, and Destry.- Biography :Shaun "Sweet Cheeks" William Cooper was born November 12, 1980 in Baldwin, New York. Like his band mates, John Nolan and Michelle DaRosa, he attended Baldwin Senior High School, graduating in...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Laura Kirsch – backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- John Nolan – vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, glockenspielGlockenspielA glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. In this way, it is similar to the xylophone; however, the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, and making it a metallophone... - Linda Nolan – backing vocals
- Michelle NolanMichelle NolanMichelle DaRosa is an American musician, formerly of the band Straylight Run, for whom she was a vocalist, guitarist, and pianist.- Biography :...
– vocals, guitar, piano - Will NoonWill NoonWill Noon is the drummer of Straylight Run and the former drummer of Breaking Pangaea. He has performed as a studio musician with bands such as Cassino, Destry, and The Scarlet Ending as well as a touring musician for Fun...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Nate Ruess (The FormatThe FormatThe Format was an American indie rock band formed by Arizona natives Nate Ruess and Sam Means. The band announced a hiatus on February 4, 2008. Their style can be considered a mixture of indie, alternative, punk and folk music, with elements of 1960s and 1970s pop music...
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