2 is the second album by L.A. band Darker My Love

Darker My Love

Darker My Love is an indie psychedelic rock band based in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of 5 members. Tim Presley, a former member of the band The Nerve Agents and also a visual artist responsible for much of the band's imagery, formed the band in 2004 and contributes vocals and guitar...

 and is the first to feature Will Canzoneri on both organ

Organ (music)

The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...

 and clavinet

Clavinet

A Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...

. It was released on 5 August 2008. The artwork for the album was done by lead guitarist/vocalist Tim Presley. Several of the songs on 2 were previously performed live in a different arrangement under various working titles, appearing on the set of live albums Darker My Love recorded during their Spaceland

Spaceland

Spaceland was an alternative rock/indie rock nightclub in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, that existed between 1995 and 2011. The club was formerly a gay disco called Dreams...

 residency in 2006. Bassist/vocalist Rob Barbato reportedly compulsively consumed two tablespoons of apple sauce between vocal takes on the song "Two Ways Out." The album was mixed by Tony Hoffer

Tony Hoffer

Tony Hoffer is an American producer, guitarist, and music mixer who is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums including The Kooks, The Thrills, Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes and Air...

.

Track listing

The band simultaneously released two different versions of the album on CD and double LP, with different track listings. The LP version also features the track "Pharoah Sanders' Tomb."

CD version

1. "Northern Soul"
2. "Blue Day"
3. "Two Ways Out"
4. "Pale Sun"
5. "White Composition"
6. "Add One To the Other One"
7. "Even In Your Lightest Day"
8. "All The Hurry and Wait"
9. "Waves"
10. "Talking Words"
11. "Immediate Undertaking"

LP version

1. "All the Hurry & Wait"
2. "Waves"
3. "Talking Words"
4. "Blue Day"
5. "White Composition"
6. "Add One To the Other One"
7. "Even In Your Lightest Day"
8. "Northern Soul"
9. "Pharoah Sanders' Tomb"
10. "Two Ways Out"
11. "Pale Sun"
12. "Immediate Undertaking"

External links

• Dangerbird Records web site