Another Life (Mark Stoermer album)

Another Life
Studio album by Mark Stoermer
Released	November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01) (free download) January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24) (CD, vinyl and iTunes)
Recorded	2010–2011
Studio	Battle Born (Las Vegas) Home Studios (Las Vegas & San Francisco)
Genre	Alternative rock, alternative country, psychedelic rock, synthpop
Length	28:55
Label	St. August
Producer	Mark Stoermer, Joel Stein, Glenn Moule, Jason Hill
Mark Stoermer chronology
Another Life (2011) Dark Arts (2016)

Another Life is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and The Killers bassist Mark Stoermer, which was released on November 1, 2011 as a free download via markstoermer.com, ^[1] and on CD and vinyl on January 24, 2012. ^[2] It was also released on iTunes the same day along with two bonus tracks. The album was self-released on St. August Records. ^{[3] [ non-primary source needed ] [4] [5] [6]}

Stoermer recorded the album in early 2011 with the help of Glenn Moule and Joel Stein from Howling Bells and Jason Hill from Louis XIV. The album was mixed by Robert Root and mastered by Bob Ludwig.

Writing and recording

Originally Stoermer had no intentions of releasing the collection of songs to the public. The album was written and recorded over the span of two years, beginning with writing in hotel rooms and recording demos on a laptop. "As I was writing, I wasn't really sure where it was going. At first, I didn't even know I was making a record. I was just making demos and playing with ideas. . I worked on the songs off and on for about a year and a half. Some of the songs started to develop at the end of 2009, but some weren't written until the beginning of last year. At the end of the last Killers tour, I was writing in hotel rooms with a laptop and GarageBand. I'd hum little melodies and lyrical ideas into a Dictaphone. I spent a good deal of our break figuring out how to write and record these songs." ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Mark Stoermer. All tracks produced by Stoermer, Joel Stein, and Glenn Moule unless otherwise noted. ^{[8] [9]}

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Weary Soul"	Mark Stoermer, Jason Hill	3:37
2.	"Shadow in a Dream"		2:49
3.	"Everyone Loves the Girl"		2:29
4.	"Need a Hand"		2:30
5.	"Amber Bough"	Stoermer, Hill	2:21
6.	"The Way We Were Before"		2:31
7.	"The Haunts"		3:25
8.	"No Time"		2:34
9.	"There Is No Is"		3:18
10.	"Another Life"		2:59

Digital bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Agni"	2:33
12.	"King of the Mountain"	2:27

Personnel

Studios

• Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas) – recording
• Home Studios (Las Vegas & San Francisco) – recording

Musicians

• Mark Stoemer – vocals, acoustic guitar (all tracks); bass (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 8, 10); keyboard (tracks 1, 3, 6–9); percussion (tracks 1, 2, 9); harmonica (track 1); electric guitar (tracks 4, 7); Wurlitzer piano (track 4); piano (track 9); electronic drum programming (tracks 6, 9)
• Jason Hill – electric guitar, piano, percussion (track 1); synthesizer (track 1, 5)
• Glenn Moule – vocals (track 6); drums (track 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10); percussion (track 1, 3, 4, 6–10); tambourine (track 2)
• Joel Stein – vocals (track 8); acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8); lap steel guitar (tracks 3, 6, 7, 10); piano (tracks 6–8, 10); electric guitar (track 10)
• Alex Carapetis – drums (track 5)

Technical

• Mark Stoermer – production, additional engineering (all tracks)
• Jason Hill – production (track 1, 5); additional engineering
• Joel Stein – production (tracks 2–4, 6–10), additional engineering
• Glenn Moule – production (tracks 2–4, 6–10)
• Robert Root – engineering, mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering

Artwork

• Heather Hyte – photography

• Wyatt Boswell – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	November 1, 2011	Digital download	St. August
January 24, 2012	CD, vinyl, iTunes

References

1. Home / Mark Stoermer
2. Matthew Perpetua (January 24, 2012). "Killers Bassist Mark Stoermer Goes Country Rock with Solo Debut | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
3. "Mark Stoermer (@MarkStoermer) op Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
4. The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer gives away solo album as free download
5. "Killers Bassist Mark Stoermer Offers Free Download of Debut Solo Album". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
6. Mark Stoermer Releases Solo Album – News Article – AbsolutePunk.net
7. Mark Stoermer of The Killers Talks "Another Life". January 30, 2012.
8. "Welcome indielibertines.net". Indielibertines.net. Retrieved July 25, 2012.^{[ dead link ]}
9. "The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer gives away solo album as free download". NME. November 2, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2012.