''Davy'' is Coconut Records' 2009 second release. The album is, as was ''
Nighttiming'', the product of
Jason Schwartzman
Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician.
Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film '' Rushmore'', and has gone on to appear in six other Anderson films: ''The Darjeeling Limited'' (20 ...
, who wrote all of the songs and performs the majority of the instruments.
The first official single for the album was "Microphone." The song was also used in the 2012 film
LOL, starring
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop ...
and subsequently featured on the soundtrack. A portion of "Any Fun" is in a teaser video on the Coconut Records MySpace page. The track listing and album art first appeared on the independent
online music store
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Amie Street.
Like ''Nighttiming,'' the CD pressing of ''Davy'' contains demo and alternate versions of the album's songs after the final track.
The songs "Wires" and "I Am Young" were featured on the
''Funny People'' original soundtrack.
Two
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing devi ...
s were made for this album; "Microphone" and "Any Fun."
Cover art
The album's artwork was inspired by the book cover of the
Penguin Books
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Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books, both novels and non-fiction works, as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems.
Born into the prominent Huxle ...]
's novel
Island
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Jason Schwartzman.
# "Microphone" – 2:53
# "Drummer" – 2:55
# "Any Fun" – 2:56
# "Saint Jerome" – 2:49
# "Courtyard" – 2:14
# "Wandering Around" – 2:41
# "The Summer" – 2:45
# "I Am Young" – 3:11
# "Wires" – 2:35
# "Is This Sound Okay?" – 3:07
Bonus track listing
#
(Silence)
# "Untitled"
# "Drummer (Alternate Version)"
# "Any Fun (Alternate Instrumental Version)"
# "Saint Jerome (Alternate Version)"
# "Courtyard (Alternate Version)"
# "Courtyard (Alternate Instrumental Version)"
# "Wandering Around (Alternate Version)"
# "Wandering Around (Alternate Version 2)"
# "The Summer (Alternate Version)"
# "I Am Young (Alternate Version)"
# "I Am Young (Alternate 'Let It Go' Version)"
# "Wires (Alternate Version)"
References
External links
Official siteCoconut Records at RhapsodyCoconut Records at MyspaceCoconut Records at Amiestreet.com
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Jason Schwartzman albums
2009 albums