Trees Outside the Academy
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| Studio album by Thurston Moore | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 Amherst, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 46:07 | |||
| Label | Ecstatic Peace | |||
| Producer | John Agnello and Thurston Moore | |||
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Trees Outside the Academy is an alternative rock album by American musician Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. It was released on 18 September 2007 and was Moore's first solo album since 1995's Psychic Hearts. It was released on Moore's own label, Ecstatic Peace. It was recorded with Sonic Youth's drummer Steve Shelley and violinist Samara Lubelski.
The recording took place at Dinosaur Jr guitarist J. Mascis' home studio. Mascis also contributed lead guitar for some tracks. It features the track "Thurston @ 13" which is, "Some weird cassette tape that Thurston found at his mom's of him at 13 years old in the early '70s performing some kind of odd sound-theatre."
The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, barely missing the Billboard 200.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks by Thurston Moore.
- "Frozen Gtr." - 4:07
- "The Shape Is in a Trance" - 4:41
- "Honest James" - 3:52
- "Silver>Blue" - 5:52
- "Fri/End" - 3:33
- "American Coffin" - 3:58
- "Wonderful Witches + Language Meanies" - 2:26
- "Off Work" - 4:14
- "Never Day" - 4:03
- "Free Noise Among Friends" - 0:36
- "Trees Outside the Academy" - 6:07
- "Thurston@13" - 2:38
[edit] Personnel
- Thurston Moore - acoustic & electric guitars, bass, vocals, piano on track 6
- Steve Shelley - drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 11
- Samara Lubelski - violin on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 11
- J Mascis - lead guitar on tracks 1, 2, 7 & 11
- Gown - electric guitar on track 1 & 9
- John Moloney - drums on track 7
- Christina Carter - vocals on tracks 1 & 3
- Leslie Keffer - noise on track 8
[edit] External links
- Thurston Moore to Drop 'Trees Outside the Academy' Spin
- Youth gone solo: Thurston readies Mascis-tastic solo LP Drowned in Sound
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