Train Above the City is the ninth and penultimate album by English alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Felt

Felt (band)

Felt were a 1980s British alternative rock band led by Lawrence, whose surname was never listed in any credits or press; the band's name was inspired by Tom Verlaine's emphasis of the word "felt" in the Television song "Venus"...

, released in 1988. It does not feature frontman Lawrence

Lawrence Hayward

Lawrence Hayward , known simply as Lawrence, his surname never used in credits or press, is best known as the singer, songwriter and guitarist of British indie band Felt.-Felt:...

 in any musical capacity, though he was responsible for naming the tracks. The music - all instrumentals - is performed by keyboardist Martin Duffy

Martin Duffy (musician)

Martin Duffy is an English keyboardist who originally played in Felt and currently plays with Primal Scream.-Career:Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King's Norton, and growing up listening to Two Tone, punk,...

 and drummer/percussionist Gary Ainge; critic Tim Sendra described it as "mostly cocktail jazz played by vibes and piano with a splash of percussion."

Track listing

All songs written by Martin Duffy

Martin Duffy (musician)

Martin Duffy is an English keyboardist who originally played in Felt and currently plays with Primal Scream.-Career:Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King's Norton, and growing up listening to Two Tone, punk,...

and Gary Ainge.

1. "Train Above the City" – 3:07
2. "On Weegee's Sidewalk" – 3:41
3. "Run Chico Run" – 2:23
4. "Press Softly on the Brakes Holly" – 2:32
5. "Spectral Morning" – 3:45
6. "Teargardens" – 2:57
7. "Book of Swords" – 2:22
8. "Seahorses on Broadway" – 6:38