''Vagabond Skies'' is an EP by singer-songwriter
Joseph Arthur
Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through ...
, released June 10, 2008, and is the third in a series of four EPs released in anticipation of Arthur's seventh studio album, ''
Temporary People''. According to Arthur, this EP is "more stripped-down, more acoustic and slower...it's more of a late-night type of music."
The EP also marks the first studio recording of "She Paints Me Gold," a song Joseph has often played at his live shows since November 2004.
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music video
made for "She Paints Me Gold" features a sequential collection of still photographs, taken by Cerise Leang on New Year's Eve 2007, documenting one of Joseph's all-night paintings.
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music video
was also produced for "Second Sight," directed by Gabriel Judet-Weinshel, featuring video footage of Joseph lip-synching the song projected onto a billboard over Lafayette Street
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and Grand Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan
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Track listing
Notes
* Produced by Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, and Mike Napolitano.
* Musicians:
** Joseph Arthur: vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, keyboards, programming
** Mathias Schneeberger: electric guitar
** Kenny Siegal: acoustic guitar, piano
** Joan Wasser
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: violin, background vocals
** Greg Wieczorek: drums
** Ethan Eubanks: drums
** Rene Lopez: drums
** Cat Martino: background vocals on "She Paints Me Gold"
* Art direction and packaging design by Joseph Arthur.
* Photography by Danny Clinch.
* Lonely Astronaut Records
Lonely Astronaut Records is a record label founded by musician Joseph Arthur, his long-time professional partner Lauren Pattenaude, and Eric Gerber. The label was created in 2006. Thus far, the label has only its founder Joseph Arthur on the rost ...
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References
External links
Videos of "She Paints Me Gold" and "Second Sight" on Stereogum.com
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Joseph Arthur albums
2008 EPs
Lonely Astronaut Records EPs