A Prayer for Every Hour

Last updated
A Prayer for Every Hour
APrayerForEveryHour.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 1995
Genre Alternative rock/Indie rock/Gospel
Label Tooth & Nail Records (original release)
Secretly Canadian (2002 reissue)
Fire Records (UK) (2013 reissue)
Producer Daniel C. Smith
Danielson Famile chronology
A Prayer for Every Hour
(1995)
Tell Another Joke at the Ol' Choppin' Block
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [2]

A Prayer for Every Hour is the debut full-length album from New Jersey indie rock band Danielson Famile.

Track listing

  1. "Nice of Me"
  2. "Feeling Tank"
  3. "Ugly Tree"
  4. "Like a Vacuum"
  5. "Need a Beard"
  6. "Pepcid 20mg"
  7. "Birds"
  8. "1,000 Push-ups"
  9. "God Bless"
  10. "Guilt Scout"
  11. "What to Wear"
  12. "Do a Good Turn Daily"
  13. "Burn in Hart"
  14. "Hot Air"
  15. "Be Your Wildman"
  16. "Pray 1,995 Prayers"
  17. "Headz in the Cloudz"
  18. "Soul"
  19. "Heimlich Remover"
  20. "Naive Child"
  21. "Tell Me Oh You"
  22. "In the Malls Not of Them"
  23. "No Foundation"
  24. "Pretty"

Related Research Articles

Danielson

Danielson is an American rock band from Clarksboro, New Jersey, that plays indie pop gospel music. The group consists of frontman Daniel Smith and a number of various artists with whom he collaborates. Smith has also released solo work as Brother Danielson.

Mary, Mother of Grace

Mary, Mother of Grace is a Roman Catholic prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Unwed Sailor

Unwed Sailor is an American, mostly instrumental band, formed in 1998 by Johnathon Ford, with recordings that range from instrumental rock to ambient drones. The band's touring and recording lineups have largely been in rotation over the years, with the core member being bassist Ford. Unwed Sailor has consistently toured throughout the United States and Europe since its inception in 1998.

Clarksboro, New Jersey Place in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States

Clarksboro is an unincorporated community and historic area located in the existing municipality of East Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.

<i>Tell Another Joke at the Ol Choppin Block</i> 1997 studio album by Danielson Famile

Tell Another Joke at the Ol' Choppin' Block is the second full-length album from New Jersey indie rock band Danielson Famile.

<i>Tri-Danielson!!! (Alpha)</i> 1998 studio album by Danielson Famile

Tri-Danielson!!! (Alpha) is the third full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson Famile.

<i>Tri-Danielson!!! (Omega)</i> 1998 studio album by Danielson Famile

Tri-Danielson!!! (Omega) is the fourth full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson Famile. When the CD was placed in a standard CD player, the "first" track would actually read "14" and the rest of the album followed suit.

<i>Fetch the Compass Kids</i> 2001 studio album by Danielson Famile

Fetch the Compass Kids is the fifth full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson Famile. A portion of the album was recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago at his Electrical Audio studios.

<i>Ships</i> (album) 2006 studio album by Danielson

Ships is the seventh full-length album by New Jersey indie rock band Danielson. The album was a massive collaboration among Daniel Smith and various other musicians.

In Christian liturgical worship, preces are short petitions that are said or sung as versicles and responses by the officiant and congregation respectively. This form of prayer is one of the oldest in Christianity, finding its source in the pre-Christian Hebrew prayers of the Psalms in Temple Worship.

The Impossible Shapes are an independent rock band from Bloomington, Indiana. Since forming in 1998, the band has released eight albums in North America and Europe, sharing the stage with acts such as Wilco, Guided By Voices, Interpol, Danielson Famile, and Jens Lekman, among others, while garnering acclaim in publications such as Spin, Magnet, and Skyscraper magazines.

Thanksgiving after Communion is a spiritual practice among Christians who believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Communion bread, maintaining themselves in prayer for some time to thank God and especially listening in their hearts for guidance from their Divine guest. This practice was and is highly recommended by saints, theologians, and Doctors of the Church.

"Deus, in adiutorium meum intende", with the response "Domine, ad adiuvandum me festina" are the first verse of Psalm 70 : "Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O LORD."; Hebrew: לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃ אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָֽׁה׃‎ ’Ĕlōhîm lə-haṣṣîlênî Yahweh lə-‘ezrāṯî ḥūšāh. In this form they are a traditional Latin Christian prayer.

<i>Better than the Beatles</i> 2001 compilation album by Various Artists

Better Than The Beatles: A Tribute to The Shaggs is a tribute album consisting of cover versions of songs by The Shaggs. Material from both of their albums, Philosophy of the World and Shaggs' Own Thing, was included; two songs, "Philosophy of the World" and "You're Something Special to Me," appear twice on the album, recorded by different artists. The title comes from a quote from a headline by Lester Bangs that stated that the band was "better than The Beatles".

<i>1941</i> (EP) 2001 EP by Soul-Junk

1941 is a 2001 EP release from Soul-Junk. It was released as part of a 3-inch disc series by Absalom Recordings. Its sound is unusual even for Soul-Junk, consisting of purely instrumental electronic music blended with low-fi, jazz, and hip-hop. It is most similar to their album 1956. The song "Rubbernecker" is a remix of the song by the Danielson Famile.

<i>Welcome to The Welcome Wagon</i> 2008 studio album by The Welcome Wagon

Welcome to The Welcome Wagon is a folk rock music album by The Welcome Wagon, released in 2008. It was produced by Sufjan Stevens, who also arranged the songs, contributed background vocals and played the banjo and occasionally the piano.

The Horns of Happiness are an independent rock band formerly of Bloomington, Indiana now residents of Oakland/Los Angeles, CA. Since forming in 2004, the band has released one full-length album, one soundtrack, and two EPs on Secretly Canadian while touring extensively through the US, sharing the stage with acts such as Man Man, Silver Jews, Old Time Relijun, Danielson Famile, Joanna Newsom, and The Dirty Projectors, among others, while garnering acclaim in publications such as Magnet, Dusted and Skyscraper magazines.

<i>Danielson: A Family Movie</i>

Danielson: A Family Movie is a 2006 documentary film about the Christian indie pop band Danielson. It was directed, filmed, produced, and edited by JL Aronson.

Christian Wargo

Christian Wargo is a guitarist and vocalist for the bands Fleet Foxes, Crystal Skulls and Poor Moon. He is a former member of Danielson Famile and David Bazan's Pedro the Lion.

On August 29, 2020, Aaron Danielson, an American supporter of the far-right group Patriot Prayer, was shot dead after participating in "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally", a caravan of more than 100 cars and trucks that drove through Portland, Oregon, displaying banners and signs supporting President Donald Trump and clashing with participants in the local George Floyd protests.

References

  1. Pruett, Jon. "Danielson Famile – A Prayer for Every Hour". AllMusic.
  2. Bowers, William (June 26, 2002). "Danielson Famile: A Prayer for Every Hour". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 9, 2019.