''2'' is the second album by the Los Angeles band

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. Recorded primarily at

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in Los Angeles, with additional recording at Sage & Sound, The Boat, Sonora and

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, it is the first with Will Canzoneri on organ and clavinet. It was released on 5 August 2008. The artwork for the album was by the lead guitarist/vocalist Tim Presley. Several of the songs on ''2'' had previously been performed live in a different arrangement under various working titles, appearing on the set of live albums that Darker My Love recorded during their

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residency in 2006. The album, produced by Dave Cooley and mixed by

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, peaked at #41 on the heatseekers album chart.

Track listing

The band simultaneously released two different versions of the album, on CD and double LP, with different track listings. The LP version also has the track "Pharoah Sanders' Tomb".

CD version

LP version

Personnel

* Tim Presley – vocals/guitar * Rob Barbato – vocals/bass guitar * Jared Everett – guitar * Will Canzoneri – organ/clavinet *

Andy Granelli Andy Granelli (aka Andy Outbreak) is an American drummer. He first appeared with a band known as Model American in 1997 on their self-titled album. The same album later resurfaced in 2002 under the moniker ''MAPS'', which stood for "Model Americ ...

– drums * Orpheo McCord – percussion (on "Even in Your Lightest Day") * Stephanie O'Keefe – French horn * Bruce Otto – tenor and bass trombone *

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– strings **

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– violin ** Daphne Chen – violin ** Leah Katz – viola **

Richard Dodd Richard Dodd (born April 25, 1965) is an English cellist, recording artist and musician. He has appeared on numerous records beginning from The Three O'Clock's Album Sixteen Tambourines, and spanning different musical genres in Pop, with acts l ...

– cello * Timm Boatman – bells * Steven Rhodes – shaker (on "Northern Soul") Production and design * Produced by Dave Cooley * Mixed by

* Engineered by Steven Rhodes * Mastered by Alan Yoshida * Strings and brass on "All The Hurry & Wait" arranged by Will Canzoneri * Artwork by Tim Presley * Layout by Sara Cummings * A&R –

Jeff Castelaz Jeff Castelaz founded Cast Management and co-founded The Pablove Foundation. He also Co-Founded and was CEO of Los Angeles-based Dangerbird Records, and was the president of Elektra Records. Career beginnings Castelaz began working in music ...

and Peter Walker * Management – Dangerbird

References

External links

Dangerbird Records - Album release information

''2'' on Rdio

''2'' on Spotify
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