Year of Meteors
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Year of Meteors is a 2005 album by Laura Veirs
, not to be confused with Walt Whitman
poem "Year of Meteors" (1859).
With special guests:
Laura Veirs
Laura Pauline Veirs is an American singer-songwriter.Veirs was raised in Colorado, studied geology and Mandarin Chinese at Carleton College, worked as a translator for a geological expedition in China, and now lives in Portland, Oregon.While growing up, she heard folk-country, classical, and pop...
, not to be confused with Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
poem "Year of Meteors" (1859).
Track listing
- "Fire Snakes" – 4:57
- "Galaxies" – 3:35
- "Secret Someones" – 5:16
- "Magnetized" – 2:37
- "Parisian Dream" – 3:05
- "Rialto" – 4:00
- "Through the Glow" – 2:42
- "Cool Water" – 2:52
- "Spelunking" – 3:06
- "Black Gold Blues" – 3:11
- "Where Gravity is Dead" – 3:40
- "Lake Swimming" – 3:24
- "Magnetized (Demo version)" (hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
) – 1:39
- "Magnetized (Demo version)" (hidden track
Credits
The Tortured Souls:- Laura Veirs – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Steve MooreSteve MooreSteven Dean Moore is a former Canadian professional ice hockey center, best known for receiving what turned out to be a career-ending injury as a result of an illegal hit by then Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi....
- piano, organs, keyboards - Karl BlauKarl BlauKarl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat....
- bass, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards - Tucker MartineTucker MartineTucker Martine is an American, Grammy nominated record producer, musician and composer who has worked with artists such as My Morning Jacket, Mudhoney, Bill Frisell, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, R.E.M., Laura Veirs, Spoon, and Tift Merritt...
- drums, beats, percussion
With special guests:
- Eyvind KangEyvind KangEyvindur Kang , only child of Charles Shin-Chul Kang and Kristjana Gunnars, is an American composer, violinist, tuba, and erhu player...
- viola on tracks 1,5,10 - Keith Lowe - upright bass on tracks 1, 6