Our Lives on Wednesdays

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Our Lives on Wednesdays
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 13, 2004
Genre Post-rock, electronica
Length53:56
Label City Centre Offices
Producer John Tejada, Takeshi Nishimoto
I'm Not a Gun chronology
Everything at Once
(2003)
Our Lives on Wednesdays
(2004)
We Think as Instruments
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Brainwashed (favorable) [2]

Our Lives on Wednesdays is the second studio album from the instrumental musical duo I'm Not a Gun. The album's title is based on the circumstances in which the album was recorded. The performers, John Tejada and Takeshi Nishimoto, met on Wednesdays over a five-year period to play music, and the album is the outcome of the sessions.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Walk Through Walls" – 4:44
  2. "Every Moment Is Ours" – 5:15
  3. "Slowly Discovering" – 5:13
  4. "Off in the Distance" – 4:50
  5. "Words Speak and Choose" – 4:55
  6. "Champion" – 5:00
  7. "Sundays Will Never Change" – 5:04
  8. "Scenes of Someone Else" – 5:21
  9. "Never Meant to Be" – 4:28
  10. "Stable Soundwaves" – 4:38

Personnel

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References

  1. "Music Review: I'm Not A Gun - Our Lives On Wednesdays". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  2. "Brainwashed". brainwashed.com.