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Another Life is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and The Killers bassist Mark Stoermer, which was released on November 1, 2011 as a free download via markstoermer.com,[1] and on CD and vinyl on January 24, 2012.[2] It was also released on iTunes the same day along with two bonus tracks. The album was self-released on St. August Records.[3][non-primary source needed][4][5][6]
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| Released | November 1, 2011 (free download) January 24, 2012 (CD, vinyl and iTunes) | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2011 at Battle Born Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada; Home Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada & San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, alternative country, psychedelic rock, synthpop | |||
| Length | 28:55 | |||
| Label | St. August | |||
| Producer | Mark Stoermer, Joel Stein, Glenn Moule, Jason Hill | |||
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Stoermer recorded the album in early 2011 with the help of Glenn Moule and Joel Stein from Howling Bells and Jason Hill from Louis XIV. The album was mixed by Robert Root and mastered by Bob Ludwig.
Writing and recording
editOriginally Stoermer had no intentions of releasing the collection of songs to the public. The album was written and recorded over the span of two years, beginning with writing in hotel rooms and recording demos on a laptop. "As I was writing, I wasn't really sure where it was going. At first, I didn't even know I was making a record. I was just making demos and playing with ideas. . I worked on the songs off and on for about a year and a half. Some of the songs started to develop at the end of 2009, but some weren't written until the beginning of last year. At the end of the last Killers tour, I was writing in hotel rooms with a laptop and GarageBand. I'd hum little melodies and lyrical ideas into a Dictaphone. I spent a good deal of our break figuring out how to write and record these songs."[7]
Track listing
editAll songs written and composed by Mark Stoermer
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Weary Soul" | Mark Stoermer, Jason Hill | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Shadow in a Dream" | Stoermer, Joel Stein, Glenn Moule | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Everyone Loves the Girl" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Need a Hand" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Amber Bough" | Stoermer, Hill | 2:21 |
| 6. | "The Way We Were Before" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 2:31 |
| 7. | "The Haunts" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 3:25 |
| 8. | "No Time" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 2:34 |
| 9. | "There Is No Is" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Another Life" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 2:59 |
Digital bonus tracks
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Agni" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 2:33 |
| 12. | "King of the Mountain" | Stoermer, Stein, Moule | 2:27 |
Personnel
editWeary Soul
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Percussion, Harmonica
Jason Hill – Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion
Glenn Moule – Drums Percussion
Shadow in a Dream
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Glen Moule – Tambourine
Everyone Loves The Girl
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboard
Joel Stein – Acoustic Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar
Glen Moule – Drums Percussion
Need a Hand
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Wurlitzer Piano
Glenn Moule – Drums, Percussion
Amber Bough
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Jason Hill – Synthesizer
Alex Carepetis – Drums
The Way We Were Before
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard, Electronic Drum Programming
Glen Moule – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Joel Stein – Lap Steel Guitar, Piano
The Haunts
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboard
Joel Stein – Lap Steel Guitar, Piano
Glenn Moule – Drums, Percussion
No Time
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Keyboard
Joel Stein – Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Glen Moule – Drums, Percussion
There Is No Is
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion, Electronic Drum Programming, Piano
Glen Moule – Percussion
Bird sound sample courtesy of Rhett Boswell, Wildlife Biologist
Another Life
Mark Stoermer – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Joel Stein – Electric Guitar, Piano, Lap Steel Guitar
Glenn Moule – Drums, Percussion
Weary Soul String and Horn transcription by Nadia Nasedkin
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All Songs by Mark Stoermer
Universal-Polygram Int. Publ., Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced By Mark Stoermer, Joel Stein and Glenn Moule except Weary Soul and Amber Bough produced by Jason Hill and Mark Stoermer
Engineered by Robert Root
Additional Engineering by Jason Hill, Joel Stein and Mark Stoermer
Mixed by Robert Root
Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Recorded at Battle Born, Ulysses and home studios in LV and SF
Front and Back photos by Heather Hyte
Inside Photo by Wyatt Boswell
References
edit- ^ Home / Mark Stoermer
- ^ Matthew Perpetua (January 24, 2012). "Killers Bassist Mark Stoermer Goes Country Rock with Solo Debut | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "Mark Stoermer (@MarkStoermer) op Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer gives away solo album as free download
- ^ "Killers Bassist Mark Stoermer Offers Free Download of Debut Solo Album". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ Mark Stoermer Releases Solo Album – News Article – AbsolutePunk.net
- ^ Mark Stoermer of The Killers Talks "Another Life". January 30, 2012.
- ^ "Welcome indielibertines.net". Indielibertines.net. Retrieved July 25, 2012. [dead link]
- ^ "The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer gives away solo album as free download". NME. November 2, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2012.