''Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue'' is the second studio album by

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, released on Robotic Empire in 2006. The album received high praise from

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, Lambgoat, and

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, the last of whom named it the #2 album of 2006. Shortly before the recording of the album, longtime collaborator and former maudlin of the Well member Sam Gutterman left to pursue outside projects, and was replaced by Tom Malone. It was the group's first and only release on the Robotic Empire label. The group embarked on a lengthy and highly successful tour after the album's release, which would be the last tour in which the band was mostly made up of former motW members, as Greg Massi left shortly after the tour to pursue solo projects, eventually forming the band Baliset. Ryan McGuire and Forbes Graham also left after the tour.

Track listing

All music written by Toby Driver. All lyrics written by Jason Byron except "Immortelle and Paper Caravelle" by Toby Driver.

Credits

Toby Driver Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, producer, label owner, and artist, best known for his work as the leader of the experimental bands Kayo Dot and maudlin of the Well. Driver creates the majority of the album artw ...

- guitar, piano, clarinet, percussion, and voice *Greg Massi - guitar, vocals, percussion *

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- violin and percussion *Forbes Graham - trumpet, euphonium, percussion, and voice *Ryan McGuire - bass and voice *John Carchia - guitar and voice *Tom Malone - drums and other percussion *Kyouhei Sada - guitar, keyboards, effects, and voice

References

2006 albums Kayo Dot albums Robotic Empire albums {{2000s-experimental-rock-album-stub