Interiors (Ativin album)

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Interiors
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ReleasedJanuary 22, 2002
Genre Instrumental rock, ambient
Length37:55
Label Secretly Canadian
Ativin chronology
Summing the Approach
(1999)
Interiors
(2002)
Night Mute
(2004)
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Interiors is the fourth release and second full-length album from Bloomington, Indiana-based instrumental rock group, Ativin. This album strayed from Ativin's typical instrument line-up of guitar, baritone guitar and drums by adding strings on certain tracks, sometimes very prominently.

Track listing

  1. "Interiors" – 3:41
  2. "Rub out the Woods" – 3:45
  3. "Scissors" – 2:51
  4. "Underwater" – 3:29
  5. "Two Knives as Crutches" – 1:59
  6. "A Single Crease" – 1:46
  7. "End of Tape" – 2:48
  8. "When the Sky Turns Clear" – 7:20
  9. "Near North" – 2:57
  10. "Dead Horses" – 4:50
  11. "Under Blankets" – 2:30

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References

  1. Morris, Kurt. "Interiors - Ativin". AllMusic . RhythmOne . Retrieved November 29, 2018.