''Silencer'' is a 2006 acoustic album by American singer-songwriter

Blake Morgan Blake Morgan is an American musician, singer, music producer, record label owner, and activist based in New York City. After releasing the alternative rock solo album ''Anger's Candy'' (1997) on Phil Ramone's N2K Sony/Red label, he began produci ...

. It features Morgan on vocals and piano performing acoustic versions of both new and older material, dating back to 1996. A cover of "

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" by

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was also released as a digital bonus track.

Reception

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gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and said "These are darkly heartfelt, enigmatic and melodic songs that often bring to mind a mix of the yearning, expansive rock of the

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and the soulful AM pop of

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. Meditative and sanguine, these are afterglow torch songs for the alt rock set."

Track listing

#"Silver Lining" - 4:11 #"Danger To Wake You" - 3:37 #"Sick For You" - 3:23 #"It's Gone" - 4:55 #"Saccharine" - 4:39 #"Burn You Down" - 4:04 #"Craze" - 4:36 #"Out of Loss" - 4:15 #"Better Angeles" - 4:44 #"

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums ECR Music Group albums Albums produced by Blake Morgan