After Dark 2

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After Dark 2
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Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedMay 17, 2013 (2013-05-17)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length78:27
Label Italians Do It Better
Producer Johnny Jewel
After Dark chronology
After Dark
(2007)
After Dark 2
(2013)
After Dark 3
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 8/10 [3]
Paste 8.5/10 [4]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [5]
PopMatters 8/10 [6]

After Dark 2 is a compilation album featuring artists from the Italians Do It Better label. The album was released on May 17, 2013, and produced by Johnny Jewel. It is a sequel to the 2007 album After Dark . [7] Artists and bands featured on the album include Glass Candy, Desire, Chromatics, Mirage, Appaloosa, Symmetry, Twisted Wires, Farah, and Mike Simonetti.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Warm in the Winter"
Glass Candy 6:44
2."Tears from Heaven"V Desire 5:11
3."Let's Kiss"VMirage9:05
4."Fill the Blanks"
  • Anne-Laure Keib
  • Max Krefeld
  • V
Appaloosa 3:53
5."Looking for Love"V Chromatics 5:31
6."Heart of Darkness"
  • Nat Walker
  • V
Symmetry 3:57
7."Camera"
  • Adam Miller
  • V
Chromatics4:32
8."Half Lives"
  • Richard Durham
  • V
Twisted Wires4:38
9."The Possessed"
  • Ida No
  • V
Glass Candy5:49
10."Cherry"
  • Miller
  • V
Chromatics4:32
11."Beautiful Object"
  • Ida No
  • V
Glass Candy5:03
12."Into Eternity"
  • Farah Holly
  • V
Farah5:23
13."Intimate"
  • Keib
  • Krefeld
  • V
Appaloosa5:03
14."The Magician"
  • Mike Simonetti
  • V
Mike Simonetti3:59
15."Redheads Feel More Pain"
  • Ida No
  • V
Glass Candy5:07

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