''Lookaftering'' is the second studio album by

Vashti Bunyan Vashti Bunyan (born Jennifer Vashti Bunyan, 1945) is an English singer-songwriter. Beginning her career in the mid-1960s, she released her debut album, ''Just Another Diamond Day'', in 1970. The album sold very few copies and Bunyan, discourage ...

. It was released via FatCat Records on October 17, 2005. It is the follow-up to 1970's '' Just Another Diamond Day''.

Reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Lookaftering'' received an average score of 85% based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Thom Jurek of

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gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a gorgeously considered, stunningly and sensitively crafted album by an artist who is truly outside of all fashion, all time, and even space." He added, "Without the technological trappings, this album, timeless and spaceless as it is, could have been made 300 years ago, but that it was made in the 21st century blesses you even more." '' Pitchfork'' placed it at number 44 on its list of the "Top 50 Albums of 2005". ''

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'' placed it at number 50 on its list of the "Best 50 Albums of 2005".

Track listing

Personnel

– acoustic guitar, vocals *

Max Richter Max Richter (; ; born 22 March 1966) is a German-born British composer and pianist. He works within postminimalist and contemporary classical styles. Richter is classically trained, having graduated in composition from the University of Edinbur ...

– piano, glockenspiel, Hammond organ, Mellotron, vibraphone, Fender Rhodes, wineglasses * Kevin Barker – electric guitar * Devendra Banhart – acoustic guitar * Marcelo DeOliviera – acoustic guitar * Rebecca Wood – oboe, cor anglais * Robert Kirby – French horn, trumpet *

Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Francisc ...

– harp *

Adam Pierce Mice Parade is an American shoegaze band from New York City, led by percussionist Adam Pierce. ''Mice Parade'' is an anagram of Pierce's name. Biography Adam Pierce started Mice Parade as a solo project while he also played in groups including ...

– dulcimer *

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– harmonium, autoharp * Fiona Brice – strings * Ian Burdge – strings * Gillon Cameron – strings * John Mercalfe – strings * Frances Dewar – strings

References

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* {{Authority control 2005 albums Vashti Bunyan albums FatCat Records albums