''Year of the Crow'' is the third full-length LP from
reggae rock
Reggae rock is a subgenre of reggae fusion and rock music that primarily uses the genres reggae, rock, and ska. Typical lyrics of reggae rock songs incorporate love, personal awareness, and life challenges while incorporating music and beat el ...
band
State Radio
State Radio is a Boston-based rock trio comprising singer and primary songwriter Chad Stokes Urmston (also a member of Dispatch), bassist Chuck Fay, and, formerly, drummer Michael Najarian. The band's songs focus on social and political issues ...
, headlined by former
Dispatch guitarist/vocalist,
Chad Urmston
Chad (Chadwick) Stokes Urmston (born February 26, 1976) is an American musician and a human rights activist. He is the frontman for the Boston-area bands Dispatch and State Radio, and released solo music under the name Chadwick Stokes.
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Originally it was set to be released on September 18, 2007, but due to manufacturing problems the release date was pushed back to September 25. The album was released in stores February 5, 2008.
Tracks
#"Guantanamo" - 3:03
#"Unfortunates" - 2:21
#"The Story of Benjamin Darling Part 1" - 3:57
#"CIA" - 3:38
#"Gang of Thieves" - 3:12
#"Fight No More" - 5:50
#"Barn Storming" - 3:35
#"Rash of Robberies" - 6:43
#"Omar Bay" - 4:14
#"As With Gladness" - 3:44
#"Wicker Plane" - 4:05
#"Sudan" - 3:52
#"Fall of the American Empire" - 10:26
''"Fall of the American Empire" contains the hidden track "Sybil II"'' @ 8:40
Personnel
State Radio
*Chetro - guitars, vocals, trombone
*Chuck - bass, organ, piano, vocals
*Mad Dog - drums, percussion, vocals
Guest Artists
*Beth Porter - cello
*Tchad Blake - sundries
References
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State Radio albums
Albums produced by Tchad Blake
2007 albums