| Scribble Mural Comic Journal | ||||
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| Released | February 13, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | January – August 2006 | |||
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| Length | 54:03 | |||
| Label | Notenuf | |||
| Producer | A Sunny Day in Glasgow | |||
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Scribble Mural Comic Journal is the debut studio album by American indie rock band A Sunny Day in Glasgow. It was released on February 13, 2007 by Notenuf Records. [3] [4] Ruined Potential Records reissued the album on LP on August 5, 2008. [5]
Scribble Mural Comic Journal was recorded from January to August 2006 by A Sunny Day in Glasgow, at the time consisting of siblings Ben, Lauren and Robin Daniels. [6] It was recorded at Ben Daniels' apartment in West Philadelphia and the Daniels siblings' parents' houses in Abington. [6] The album also incorporates sounds recorded in the streets of London in 2005. [6]
The Scribble Mural Comic Journal tracks "The Best Summer Ever", "C'mon" and "A Mundane Phone Call to Jack Parsons" were first released as the opening three tracks on A Sunny Day in Glasgow's 2006 debut EP The Sunniest Day Ever. [7] [8]
Several outtakes from Scribble Mural Comic Journal were later released on the band's 2007 EP Tout New Age . [9]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10 [11] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [12] |
| The Skinny | [13] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+ [14] |
In 2018, Pitchfork ranked Scribble Mural Comic Journal at number 30 on its list of the best dream pop albums. [2]
All tracks are written by Ben Daniels.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wake Up Pretty" | 1:59 |
| 2. | "No. 6 Von Karman Street" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "A Mundane Phonecall to Jack Parsons" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Our Change into Rain Is No Change at All (Talkin' 'Bout Us)" | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Ghost in the Graveyard" | 5:59 |
| 6. | "5:15 Train" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Lists, Plans" | 4:54 |
| 8. | "C'mon" | 4:27 |
| 9. | "The Horn Song" | 1:28 |
| 10. | "Panic Attacks Are What Make Me 'Me'" | 5:15 |
| 11. | "Watery (Drowning Is Just Another Word for Being Buried Alive Under Water)" | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Things Only I Can See" | 5:05 |
| 13. | "The Best Summer Ever" | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 54:03 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Ghost in the Graveyard" (Ulrich Schnauss remix) | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Summerlong Silences" (Asobi Seksu remix) | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 63:02 | |
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
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