''II'' is the third album from the band
Espers. It was their first to be released on
Drag City. The song "Children of Stone" was later covered by
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) was an English singer and actress who achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her UK top 10 single " As Tears Go By". She became one of the leading female art ...
on her 2008 album ''
Easy Come, Easy Go''. The song 'Mansfield And Cyclops' was also included in
The Amorphous Androgynous' ''A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Vol 1 - Cosmic Space Music'' in the same year.
Track listing
#"Dead Queen" – 8:13
#"Widow's Weed" – 6:51
#"Cruel Storm" – 5:17
#"Children of Stone" – 8:54
#"Mansfield and Cyclops" – 5:57
#"Dead King" – 8:02
#"Moon Occults the Sun" – 6:47
References
2006 albums
Espers (band) albums
Drag City (record label) albums
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