''Year of Meteors'' is the fifth studio album by
Laura Veirs
Laura Pauline Veirs (born October 24, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter based out of Portland, Oregon. She is known for her folk/alternative country records and live performances as well as her collaboration with Neko Case and k.d. lang on ...
, released in 2005. On August 7, 2018, it was announced that this album, along with the rest of her releases through Nonesuch would be reissued for the first time in over ten years on both compact disc and vinyl by Veirs' own record label, Raven Marching Band.
Track listing
#"Fire Snakes" – 4:57
#"Galaxies" – 3:35
#"Secret Someones" – 5:16
#"Magnetized" – 2:37
#"Parisian Dream" – 3:05
#"Rialto" – 4:00
#"Through the Glow" – 2:42
#"Cool Water" – 2:52
#"Spelunking" – 3:06
#"Black Gold Blues" – 3:11
#"Where Gravity Is Dead" – 3:40
#"Lake Swimming" – 3:24
#*"Magnetized" (Demo version) (
hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes called a ghost track, secret track or unlisted track) is a song or a piece of audio that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, LP record, or other recorded medium, in such a way as t ...
) – 1:39
Personnel
The Tortured Souls
*Laura Veirs – vocals, guitar, keyboards
*Steve Moore - piano, organs, keyboards
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Karl Blau
Karl Blau is an American indie rock and country vocalist, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but originally from Anacortes, Washington. A member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective, he is know ...
- bass, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards
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Tucker Martine
Tucker Martine (born January 14, 1972) is an American record producer, musician and composer. In 2010, ''Paste'' Magazine included Martine in their list of the 10 Best Producers of the Decade.
Early life
Tucker Martine, the son of singer and son ...
- drums, beats, percussion
Special guests
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Eyvind Kang
Eyvindur Y. Kang (born 23 June 1971) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. His primary instrument is viola, but has also performed on violin, tuba, keyboards and others.
In addition to his solo work, Kang has worked extensively with ...
- viola on tracks 1,5,10
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Keith Lowe - upright bass on tracks 1, 6
References
2005 albums
Laura Veirs albums
Nonesuch Records albums
Albums produced by Tucker Martine
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