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Saturday, June 3, 2017

New Music Album Releases: June 2, 2017

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The week of June 2, 2017 features new music album releases from U2, Roger Waters, Halsey, TOPS, Bleachers, Luke Combs, Dua Lipa, Miss May I, Thea Gilmore, Flogging Molly, Why Don't We, North Mississippi Allstars and many more.

Find out more about all the new music album releases after the jump.





THE JOSHUA TREE (U2) - Deluxe Edition

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Artist:
U2

Genre:
Rock

Total Length:
2:06:43

Label:
Island Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: To mark 30 years since the release of U2's fifth studio album The Joshua Tree, an anniversary edition of the seminal record will be released by Island Records on June 2nd, 2017.

Alongside the 11-track album, the 2CD deluxe edition includes a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert.

Released to universal acclaim on March 9th, 1987 and featuring hit singles 'With Or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and 'Where The Streets Have No Name', The Joshua Tree went to #1 in the U.K, U.S., Ireland and around the world, selling in excess of 25 million albums, and catapulting Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr '… from heroes to superstars' (Rolling Stone). Time Magazine put U2 on its cover in April 1987, proclaiming them 'Rock's Hottest Ticket' and the 12 months that followed saw U2 create iconic moments including the traffic-stopping Grammy Award-winning 'Where The Streets Have No Name' video on the roof of a Los Angeles liquor store, and go on to win a BRIT Award and two Grammys - including Album of the Year - their first of 22 received to date; as well as a triumphant return home for four unforgettable shows in Belfast, Dublin and Cork in the summer of 1987.


TRACK LIST:

Disc 1

1. Where The Streets Have No Name (5:37)

2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (4:37)

3. With Or Without You (4:55)

4. Bullet The Blue Sky (4:31)

5. Running To Stand Still (4:17)

6. Red Hill Mining Town (4:52)

7. In God's Country (2:56)

8. Trip Through Your Wires (3:31)

9. One Tree Hill (5:22)

10. Exit (4:13)

11. Mothers Of The Disappeared (5:14)


Disc 2

1. Where The Streets Have No Name (Live) (6:30)

2. I Will Follow (Live) (3:58)

3. Trip Through Your Wires (Live) (3:46)

4. Medley: I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus (Live) (5:51)

5. MLK (Live) (2:02)

6. Bullet The Blue Sky (Live) (5:47)

7. Running To Stand Still (Live) (4:45)

8. In God's Country (Live) (2:49)

9. Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live) (4:13)

10. Medley: Exit / Gloria (Live) (4:40)

11. October (Live) (2:05)

12. New Year's Day (Live) (4:44)

13. Pride (In The Name Of Love) (Live) (4:53)

14. With Or Without You (Live) (5:28)

15. Party Girl (Live) (3:23)

16. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Live / Choir Version) (5:53)

17. "40" (Live) (5:51)




IS THIS THE LIFE WE REALLY WANT ? (Roger Waters)

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Artist:
Roger Waters

Genre:
Rock

Total Length:
54:11

Label:
Columbia Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: Roger Waters, the creative power and songwriting force behind Pink Floyd, presents Is This The Life We Really Want ?, his first rock album in 25 years. The album is produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Paul McCartney, Beck, U2, "From the Basement"), and includes 12 new Roger Waters musical compositions and studio performances.

Roger Waters' last studio album, 1992's Amused To Death, was a prescient study of popular culture, exploring the power of television in the era of the First Gulf War. This long-awaited follow-up, Is This The Life We Really Want ?, is an unflinching commentary on the modern world and uncertain times, and a natural successor to such classic Pink Floyd albums as Animals and The Wall.

Tracks on Is This The Life We Really Want ? include: "When We Were Young," "Déjà vu," "The Last Refugee," "Picture That," "Broken Bones," "The Life We Really Want," "A Bird In A Gale," "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," "Smell the Roses," "Wait For Her," "Oceans Apart," and "Part of Me Died." The lyrics for Wait for Her were written by Roger Waters and inspired by an English translation by an unknown author of "Lesson from the Kama Sutra (Wait for Her)," by Mahmoud Darwish.

The musicians on Is This The Life We Really Want? are: Roger Waters (vocals, acoustic, bass), Nigel Godrich (arrangement, sound collages, keyboards, guitar), Gus Seyffert (bass, guitar, keyboards), Jonathan Wilson (guitar, keyboards), Joey Waronker (drums), Roger Mannning (keyboards), Lee Pardini (keyboards) and Lucius (vocals) with Jessica Wolfe and Holly Proctor.


TRACK LIST:

1. When We Were Young [Explicit] (1:39)

2. Déjà Vu (4:27)

3. The Last Refugee (4:12)

4. Picture That [Explicit] (6:48)

5. Broken Bones [Explicit] (4:57)

6. Is This the Life We Really Want? [Explicit] (5:55)

7. Bird In A Gale (5:31)

8. The Most Beautiful Girl (6:09)

9. Smell the Roses (5:16)

10. Wait for Her (4:56)

11. Oceans Apart (1:07)

12. Part of Me Died (3:14)




HOPELESS FOUNTAIN KINGDOM (Halsey)

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Artist:
Halsey

Genre:
Alternative Rock

Total Length:
48:44

Label:
Astralwerks

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, iTunes


Product Description: GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-platinum alternative pop maverick Halsey returns with her anxiously awaited second full-length album, hopeless fountain kingdom [Astralwerks], which she executive produced alongside Benny Blanco, Greg Kurstin, Lido and Ricky Reed. Her brand new single, 'Now Or Never', is the first taste of what fans can expect from her new album, a track with a soulful refrain over dystopic, shuddering synths. The vocals segue from a delicate croon into an R&B-style bridge, highlighting her impressive range. hopeless fountain kingdom is set for release on June 2nd, 2017, and is available to preorder now.


TRACK LIST:

1. The Prologue (1:47)

2. 100 Letters (3:30)

3. Eyes Closed (3:22)

4. Heaven In Hiding [Explicit] (3:27)

5. Alone (3:25)

6. Now Or Never (3:34)

7. Sorry (3:40)

8. Good Mourning (1:07)

9. Lie [feat. Quavo] (2:29)

10. Walls Could Talk [Explicit] (1:41)

11. Bad At Love (3:01)

12. Don't Play [Explicit] (3:30)

13. Strangers [feat. Lauren Jauregui] (3:41)

14. Angel On Fire (3:14)

15. Devil In Me (4:09)

16. Hopeless [feat. Cashmere Cat] (3:07)




SUGAR AT THE GATE (TOPS)

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Artist:
TOPS

Genre:
Indie Pop

Total Length:
36:10

Label:
Arbutus Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: For Sugar At The Gate, their third and most ambitious album to date, Montreal's TOPS peaced out to LA. They lived and recorded at "Glamdale", a mini-mansion and former brothel located in the Jewel City, Glendale, CA. The unassuming record unfolds slowly, taking time to reveal itself. Like nearly everything TOPS does, multiple meanings overlap with the album's title referring to orgasm, but also to carrot chasing, gatekeeping, and the social contract. "Living in LA was living out a teenage fantasy," says vocalist-songwriter Jane Penny, "living with your band and practicing in the garage. It was also the first time we’ve ever had that much space to make music. I took the experience of living LA as a challenge to make music that I know is real to me, in the sense of it feeling true and containing true feelings, but also recordings of great songs, the real thing." Layers of sarcasm and sincerity seem to enfold the group like flower petals, yet TOPS' flawless musicianship and profound grasp of pop fundamentals are the surest sign that at the core, it's all as real as it sounds.


TRACK LIST:

1. Cloudy Skies

2. Further

3. Petals

4. Dayglow Bimbo

5. Marigold & Gray

6. Cutlass Cruiser

7. Hours Between

8. I Just Wanna Make You Real

9. Seconds Erase

10. Topless




GONE NOW (Bleachers)

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Artist:
Bleachers

Genre:
Alternative Rock

Total Length:
40:38

Label:
RCA Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: New studio album featuring Jack Antonoff and follow up to the 2014 album, "Strange Desire", which garnered the hits "I Wanna Get Better and "Rollercoaster".


TRACK LIST:

1. Dream Of Mickey Mantle (3:10)

2. Goodmorning (3:13)

3. Hate That You Know Me (3:05)

4. Don't Take The Money (3:35)

5. Everybody Lost Somebody (3:55)

6. All My Heroes (3:03)

7. Let's Get Married (3:06)

8. Goodbye (2:57)

9. I Miss Those Days (3:38)

10. Nothing Is U (2:31)

11. I'm Ready To Move On/Mickey Mantle Reprise (4:23)

12. Foreign Girls (4:02)




THIS ONE'S FOR YOU (Luke Combs)

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Artist:
Luke Combs

Genre:
Country

Total Length:
42:53

Label:
River House Artists / Columbia Nashville

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: With gritty, grizzled vocals, brazen songwriting talent and one hell of a live show, Luke Combs stormed onto country music landscape as a force to be reckoned with. Combs' debut smash radio single "Hurricane" is quickly becoming a staple anthem for country fans. After attending Appalachian State, Combs, a true road warrior, built his avid fan base, delivering over 200 rowdy, hold-nothing-back shows per year. The 27 year-old Asheville, North Carolina native will release his debut This One's For You on June 2.


TRACK LIST:

1. Out There (3:23)

2. Memories Are Made Of (3:36)

3. Lonely One (3:26)

4. Beer Can (3:30)

5. Hurricane (3:42)

6. One Number Away (3:41)

7. Don't Tempt Me (3:31)

8. When It Rains It Pours (4:00)

9. This One's for You (3:50)

10. Be Careful What You Wish For (2:55)

11. I Got Away with You (3:47)

12. Honky Tonk Highway (3:32)




DUA LIPA (Dua Lipa)

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Artist:
Dua Lipa

Genre:
Pop

Total Length:
60:10

Label:
Warner Bros.

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: Dua’s self-titled album debut, Dua Lipa, is set to release on June 2nd. The songs on Dua Lipa announce the arrival of a new force in pop—irresistible on the dance floor, thoughtful under closer inspection, constantly discovering creative possibilities.

“This whole album is me, who I am and how I want to be seen as an artist,” says Dua Lipa. “I want people to really get to know me, so the album is everything that has happened in my life so far, and every song tells a different story.”


TRACK LIST:

1. Genesis (3:25)

2. Lost In Your Light (feat. Miguel) (3:23)

3. Hotter Than Hell (3:08)

4. Be The One (3:22)

5. Idgaf [Explicit] (3:38)

6. Blow Your Mind (Mwah) [Explicit] (2:58)

7. Garden (3:47)

8. No Goodbyes (3:36)

9. Thinking 'Bout You (2:51)

10. New Rules (3:32)

11. Begging (3:14)

12. Homesick (3:50)

13. Dreams (3:40)

14. Room For 2 (3:28)

15. New Love (4:31)

16. Bad Together (3:58)

17. Last Dance (3:49)




SHADOWS INSIDE (Miss May I)

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Artist:
Miss May I

Genre:
Metal

Total Length:
34:25

Label:
Sharptone

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes

TRACK LIST:

1. Shadows Inside (3:56)

2. Under Fire (3:17)

3. Never Let Me Stay (3:20)

4. My Destruction (2:55)

5. Casualties (3:21)

6. Crawl (3:27)

7. Swallow Your Teeth (4:00)

8. Death Knows My Name (2:59)

9. Lost in the Grey (3:30)

10. My Sorrow (3:40)




LIFE IS GOOD (Flogging Molly)

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Artist:
Flogging Molly

Genre:
Rock

Total Length:
44:13

Label:
Concord Vanguard

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: Brand-new studio album from acclaimed Celtic punk-rock band Flogging Molly, featuring the single 'Reptiles (We Woke Up).' Produced by Grammy Award-winning Joe Chiccarelli (U2, White Stripes, Beck) and recorded in Dublin, Ireland, LIFE IS GOOD marks FLOGGING MOLLY'S first studio album in six years since 2011's highly acclaimed Speed of Darkness.


TRACK LIST:

1. There's Nothing Left Pt. 1 (2:23)

2. The Hand Of John L. Sullivan (4:00)

3. Welcome To Adamstown (3:04)

4. Reptiles (We Woke Up) (3:43)

5. The Days We've Yet To Meet (3:41)

6. Life Is Good (4:02)

7. The Last Serenade (Sailors And Fishermen) (4:23)

8. The Guns Of Jericho (4:15)

9. Crushed (Hostile Nations) (4:22)

10. Hope (3:27)

11. The Bride Wore Black (2:59)

12. Until We Meet Again (3:54)




THE COUNTERWEIGHT (Thea Gilmore)

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Artist:
Thea Gilmore

Genre:
Pop

Total Length:
62:37

Label:
Cooking Vinyl

Purchasing Links:
MP3, Vinyl, iTunes

TRACK LIST:

1. Fall Together (4:17)

2. Leatherette (3:16)

3. Interlude (0:21)

4. Reconcile (2:54)

5. Sounds Good to Me (3:23)

6. Rise (4:56)

7. Johnny Gets a Gun (2:59)

8. Another Damn Love Song (3:45)

9. Slow Fade to Black (4:22)

10. The Lucky Hum (4:12)

11. New (3:29)

12. Here's to You (2:51)

13. The War (4:34)

14. Shiver (4:05)

15. Debt (2:07)

16. There Was a Wedding (3:28)

17. Walkaway (3:18)

18. I Lift My Lamp (4:20)




CITY OF NO REPLY (Amber Coffman)

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Artist:
Amber Coffman

Genre:
Alternative Rock

Total Length:
45:51

Label:
Columbia Records

Purchasing Links:
MP3, Vinyl, iTunes

TRACK LIST:

1. All to Myself (5:39)

2. No Coffee (4:06)

3. Dark Night (3:43)

4. City of No Reply (3:51)

5. Miss You (4:39)

6. Do You Believe (3:43)

7. If You Want My Heart (3:41)

8. Nobody Knows (3:47)

9. Under the Sun (3:24)

10. Brand New (5:03)

11. Kindness (4:15)




WHY DON'T WE JUST - EP (Why Don't We)

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Artist:
Why Don't We

Genre:
Pop

Total Length:
14:50

Label:
Signature Entertainment

Purchasing Links:
MP3, iTunes

TRACK LIST:

1. Why Don't We Just (2:59)

2. All My Love (2:31)

3. I Depend On You (3:25)

4. Runner (3:00)

5. We The Party (2:55)




SOMERSAULT (Beach Fossils)

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Artist:
Beach Fossils

Genre:
Indie Rock

Total Length:
34:56

Label:
Bayonet Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: The long-awaited return of Brooklyn's Beach Fossils, Somersault showcases a band in bloom. Charting into new musical territory with a refined songwriting style, it's an album that captures flashes of life in New York grounded in personal experience. As the band's first release on Dustin Payseur's new label Bayonet Records, which he co-owns with wife Kate Garcia - the group made the most of their newfound independence, investing ample time in expanding its range both musically and lyrically. While Payseur handled the bulk of the songwriting duties in the past, Somersault is a true collaboration between the founding member and bandmates, Jack Doyle Smith and Tommy Davidson. Augmented with more complex instrumentation, including string arrangements, piano, harpsichord, flute, and sax, the new songs offer multi-layered pop guided by sharp, poignant, and honest lyrics. Orchestral pop gem "Saint Ivy" shines with plucked strings, buoyant basslines and a propulsive, wayward, guitar. "Tangerine", a driving, tightly wound melody, rushes forward and briefly leaves the ground due to the gossamer guest vocals of Slowdive's Rachel Goswell. The cloudy, wistful "Social Jetlag," bustling with samples of crowded streets, features the type of candid, off-the-cuff lyrics that make the entire effort immediately illuminating. Somersault evokes the laid-back mood of a warm, breezy city night, the air crackling with humidity and excitement. These songs pulse and pull, capturing a blend of promise and heartache. It's beautiful and layered, a refined, sweeping creation that threads together numerous styles, textures, and themes into a refreshing, singular vision.


TRACK LIST:

1. This Year (2:48)

2. Tangerine (3:14)

3. Saint Ivy (3:44)

4. May 1st (2:58)

5. Rise (1:41)

6. Sugar (3:24)

7. Closer Everywhere (3:16)

8. Social Jetlag (3:02)

9. Down the Line (2:38)

10. Be Nothing (5:01)

11. That's All for Now (3:10)




THE TRANSITION OF MALI (Mali Music)

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Artist:
Mali Music

Genre:
R&B, Soul

Total Length:
46:02

Label:
RCA Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, iTunes


Product Description: Grammy Award nominated Mali Music's highly-anticipated new album The Transition of Mali is his sophomore release following his major label debut, Mali Is. The lead single "Gonna Be Alright" is already being met with praise by many critics and the track truly gives fans a glimpse into Mali's mind.


TRACK LIST:

1. Bow Out (3:57)

2. Gonna Be Alright (3:20)

3. Loved By You feat. Jazmine Sullivan (4:18)

4. Cryin' (4:07)

5. Dolla (3:28)

6. Still (4:49)

7. Contradiction feat. Jhené Aiko (3:59)

8. My Life (4:41)

9. Sit Down For This (2:29)

10. Worth It (3:22)

11. I Will (3:29)

12. What You Done (4:03)




PRAYER FOR PEACE (North Mississippi Allstars)

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Artist:
North Mississippi Allstars

Genre:
Rock

Total Length:
42:36

Label:
Legacy Recordings

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes


Product Description: Prayer for Peace is North Mississippi Allstars 8th studio album and self-produced by the Dickinson Brothers. It was recorded across the country at 6 different studios: including the famous Royal Studios in Memphis with Boo Mitchell & their legendary father Jim Dickinson's Zebra Ranch in Hernando, MS. Special guests on the album include bassist Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers Band, Dead & Company), Graeme Lesh (Midnight North, The Terrapin Family Band), vocalist Sharisse Norman, bassist Dominic Davis (Jack White), and singer/fife player Shardé Thomas, daughter of Mississippi blues giant Otha Turner. North Missisippi Allstars is a 3 time Grammy nominated band for Best Contemporary Blues Album


TRACK LIST:

1. Prayer for Peace (3:40)

2. Need to be Free (4:28)

3. Miss Maybelle (2:40)

4. Run Red Rooster (2:20)

5. Stealin (2:54)

6. Deep Ellum (4:19)

7. Bird Without a Feather (4:34)

8. You Got to Move (2:03)

9. 61 Highway (3:05)

10. Long Haired Doney (4:39)

11. Bid You Goodnight (5:02)

12. P4P2017 (2:52)




WE SAY YES (Housefires)

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Artist:
Housefires

Genre:
Christian, Gospel

Total Length:
74:28

Label:
Housefires

Purchasing Links:
MP3, iTunes

TRACK LIST:

1. The Way (New Horizon) (7:05)

2. Give Thanks to God (5:53)

3. We Say Yes (7:22)

4. We Say Yes (Reprise) (3:25)

5. Lifter (8:48)

6. Jesus What a Savior (6:57)

7. Jesus What a Savior (Reprise) (5:13)

8. You Are My Peace (4:46)

9. You Are My Peace (Reprise) (3:25)

10. Pastures (6:26)

11. In You I Live (7:31)

12. Open Space (7:37)




A NOBLE & MELANCHOLY INSTRUMENT (Alec Frank-Gemmill & Alasdair Beatson)

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Artist:
Alec Frank-Gemmill,
Alasdair Beatson

Genre:
Classical

Total Length:
65:51

Label:
BIS

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, iTunes

TRACK LIST:

1. Horn Sonata in F Major, Op. 17: I. Allegro moderato (8:33)

2. Horn Sonata in F Major, Op. 17: II. Poco adagio, quasi andante (1:23)

3. Horn Sonata in F Major, Op. 17: III. Rondo: Allegro moderato (5:05)

4. Adagio & Allegro for Horn & Piano, Op. 70: Adagio (4:05)

5. Adagio & Allegro for Horn & Piano, Op. 70: Allegro (5:05)

6. Nocturne, Op. 7 (5:45)

7. Prelude, Theme and Variations (10:28)

8. Romance in E Major, Op. 67 (7:59)

9. Rêverie, Op. 24 (3:45)

10. Villanelle (6:53)

11. Hunter's Moon (6:50)




BRIAN ELIAS: ELECTRA MOURNS (Susan Bickley)

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Artist:
Susan Bickley

Genre:
Classical

Total Length:
65:56

Label:
NMC Recordings

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3


Product Description: In this new release, Brian Elias's large ensemble works are inspired by Greek Dance (Geranos), a 5th Century BC play by Sophocles (Electra Mourns). In contrast, the song cycles for solo voice (Meet me in the Green Glen) and solo voice and piano (Once did I breathe another's breath) are set to text by English poets. Bombay was Brian Eliass first home, until he was sent to school in England at the age of thirteen. By then he had already composed a fair amount- or rather improvised, as it was not until the need arose to make parts of school performances that Elias began properly writing his ideas down. In 1966 he entered the Royal College of Music, officially studying composition under Humphrey Searle and Bernard Stevens, though it was the experience of moonlighting with the composer Elizabeth Lutyens he found most stimulating. Under her influence, Elias produced his first pieces, which created a positive impression at their first hearing. Since then hes gone on to receive two British Composer Awards.


TRACK LIST:

1. Geranos: I. - (7:04)

2. Geranos: II. Adonidia (6:03)

3. Geranos: III. - (6:59)

4. Meet Me in the Green Glen: No. 1, Meet Me in the Green Glen (3:13)

5. Meet Me in the Green Glen: No. 2, Song (2:11)

6. Meet Me in the Green Glen: No. 3, Now Is Past (3:12)

7. Meet Me in the Green Glen: No. 4, Love's Pains (1:22)

8. Meet Me in the Green Glen: No. 5, Hesperus (3:01)

9. Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath: No. 1, Dost Ask My Dear (3:30)

10. Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath: No. 2, Dear, Let Us Two Each Other Spy (1:47)

11. Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath: No. 3, Now Sleep, Bind Fast the Flood of Air (3:44)

12. Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath: No. 4, Once Did My Thoughts Both Ebb and Flow (2:26)

13. Once Did I Breathe Another's Breath: No. 5, There Comes a Night (2:43)

14. Electra Mourns (Live) (18:41)








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