''The Restless Stranger'' is the first album by
American Music Club
American Music Club was an American, San Francisco-based indie rock band, led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. Formed in 1983, the band released seven albums before splitting up in 1995. They reformed in 2003 and released two further albums.
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, released in 1985. It is considered to be the first
slowcore
Slowcore is a subgenre of alternative rock and indie rock. The music of slowcore artists is generally characterized by bleak lyrics, downbeat melodies, slower tempos and minimalist arrangements. Slowcore is often used interchangeably with the ...
album to be released.
Track listing
All songs written by
Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel (born January 30, 1959) is an American musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.
Biography
Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohi ...
. Tracks 13-15 are bonus tracks on the CD reissue.
#"Room Above the Club" - 3:50
#"$1,000,000 Song" - 3:56
#"Away Down the Street" - 4:21
#"Yvonne Gets Dumped" - 3:16
#"Mr. Lucky" - 2:42
#"Point of Desire" - 4:32
#"Goodbye Reprise #54" - 3:54
#"Tell Yourself" - 4:03
#"When Your Love Is Gone" - 4:19
#"Heavenly Smile" - 1:58
#"Broken Glass" - 4:23
#"Hold on to Your Love" - 2:21
#"Restless Stranger" - 4:04
#"How Low? " - 4:23
#"I'm in Heaven Now" - 3:51
Personnel
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Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel (born January 30, 1959) is an American musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club.
Biography
Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohi ...
- vocals
* Dan Pearson - bass
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Vudi
Vudi is the nickname of Mark Pankler (born 22 September 1952, Chicago), guitarist with San Francisco based indie rock band American Music Club. He is also the vocalist and guitarist in San Francisco based indie rock band Clovis de Floret.
He al ...
- guitar
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Matt Norelli
Matt may refer to:
*Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt
*In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance)
*Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...
- drums
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Brad Johnson - Keyboards
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Bobby Neel Adams - photography
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Restless Stranger, The
1985 debut albums
American Music Club albums