Dagger Beach

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Dagger Beach
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 11, 2013 (US)
Genre Indie rock
Length38:32
Label Tiny Telephone
Producer Ian Pellicci and John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice chronology
White Wilderness
(2011)
Dagger Beach
(2013)
Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs
(2013)
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Dagger Beach is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter John Vanderslice. It was self-released on June 11, 2013, financed by a Kickstarter campaign. [3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John Vanderslice except "Song For the Landlords of Tiny Telephone" written by Shawn Alpay and "interlude 2" by Rob Shelton.

  1. "Raw Wood" (3:18)
  2. "Harlequin Press" (3:27)
  3. "Song For Dana Lok" (2:21)
  4. "How The West Was Won" (3:48)
  5. "Interlude #1" (2:12)
  6. "Song For David Berman" (4:54)
  7. "Damage Control" (4:22)
  8. "Song For The Landlords Of Tiny Telephone" (1:32)
  9. "Gaslight" (2:45)
  10. "Sleep It Off" (2:43)
  11. "Sonogram" (2:25)
  12. "North Coast Rep" (4:05)
  13. "Interlude #2" (:47)

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References

  1. Schonfeld, Zach (June 18, 2013). "Album Review: John Vanderslice – Dagger Beach". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. Mapes, Jillian (June 19, 2013). "Album Review: Dagger Beach/Plays Diamond Dogs". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  3. Greenwald, David (February 22, 2013). "Q&A: John Vanderslice on Kickstarter Success, 'Dagger Beach' and Covering David Bowie". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2013.