''Friends of Mine'' is the second solo

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musician Adam Green, released on July 22, 2003. It relies heavily on short violin-driven melodramatic pop songs and has a much more polished sound than ''

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'', Green's 2002 debut album. A sophomore studio album, the recording is noted for containing vocal stylings that are considered to be a departure from those of Green's previous work (including that of

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), showcasing a deeper 1960s-influenced spin sound feel to the recording.

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Green, except where noted. # "Bluebirds" – 2:08 # "Hard to Be a Girl" – 1:41 # "Jessica" – 2:37 # "Musical Ladders" – 2:20 # "The Prince's Bed" – 2:29 # "Bunnyranch" – 1:36 # "Friends of Mine" – 2:49 # "Frozen in Time" (Adam Green, Galen Pehrson) – 2:12 # "Broken Joystick" – 1:24 # "I Wanna Die" – 1:49 # "Salty Candy" – 1:39 # "No Legs" – 2:02 # "We're Not Supposed to Be Lovers" – 3:08 # "Secret Tongues" – 2:09 # "Bungee" – 2:53

Personnel

* Adam Green - voice, guitar *

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- strings arrangement, cello *Steven Mertens - bass, tambourine, drums, bongos, strings arrangement *Matt Romano - drums *

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- engineering *Dan Myers - mixing *David Gold - viola (2) *Antoine Silverman,

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- violin

References

2003 albums Adam Green (musician) albums Rough Trade Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub