II (Espers album)
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II is the third album from the band Espers
. It was their first to be released on Drag City
. The song "Children of Stone" was later covered by Marianne Faithfull
on her 2008 album Easy Come, Easy Go
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Espers (band)
Espers is a psych folk band from Philadelphia that is part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons but later expanded to a sextet including Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith...
. It was their first to be released on Drag City
Drag City (record label)
Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
. The song "Children of Stone" was later covered by Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an award-winning English singer, songwriter and actress whose career has spanned five decades....
on her 2008 album Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go (Marianne Faithfull album)
Easy Come, Easy Go is a studio album of cover versions by English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull, which was released in the EU on 10 November 2008. The album is produced by Hal Willner and features guest appearances from a variety of musicians...
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Track listing
- "Dead Queen" – 8:13
- "Widow's Weed" – 6:51
- "Cruel Storm" – 5:17
- "Children of Stone" – 8:54
- "Mansfield and Cyclops" – 5:57
- "Dead King" – 8:02
- "Moon Occults the Sun" – 6:47