Songs and Other Things

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Songs and Other Things
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Studio album by
Released2006
Genre Post-punk
Label Thrill Jockey [1]
Tom Verlaine chronology
The Miller's Tale: A Tom Verlaine Anthology
(1996)
Songs and Other Things
(2006)
Around
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork 6.6/10 [4]

Songs and Other Things is an album by Tom Verlaine. [5] [6] It was engineered in and around New York City by Patrick A. Derivaz, Wayne Dorell, Fred Smith, Mario Salvati, and Larry 7.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Verlaine.

  1. "A Parade in Littleton"
  2. "Heavenly Charm"
  3. "Orbit"
  4. "Blue Light"
  5. "From Her Fingers"
  6. "Nice Actress"
  7. "A Stroll"
  8. "The Earth is in the Sky"
  9. "Lovebird Asylum Seeker"
  10. "Documentary"
  11. "Shingaling"
  12. "All Weirded Out"
  13. "The Day on You"
  14. "Peace Piece"

Personnel

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References

  1. "songs and other things". www.thrilljockey.com.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Simpson, Dave (April 20, 2006). "CD: Tom Verlaine, Songs and Other Things" via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Tom Verlaine: Songs and Other Things / Around". Pitchfork.
  5. Bernhard, Brendan (May 10, 2006). "This Is Not Earth Music". LA Weekly.
  6. "Tom Verlaine: Songs and Other Things". PopMatters. April 26, 2006.