Songs from the Vanished Frontier

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Songs from the Vanished Frontier
Songs-from-the-vanished-frontier.jpg
Studio album by
Yellowbirds
ReleasedMay 28, 2013 (2013-05-28)
Genre Rock, alt rock, neo-psychadelia
Length34:28
Label Royal Potato Family Records
Yellowbirds chronology
The Color
(2011)
Songs from the Vanished Frontier
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rolling Stone (positive) [2]

Songs from the Vanished Frontier is the second studio album by Yellowbirds, the project of Brooklyn-based musician Sam Cohen. Released on by May 5, 2013, it was well received by critics, with Allmusic giving it 4/5 stars. [1] Eric Danton of Rolling Stone gave it a positive review, writing that "the new songs have a hazy summertime feel on arrangements that surround Cohen's reverb-soaked vocals with jangling guitars, propulsive basslines and lush string charts." [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Cohen.

No.TitleLength
1."Stop Tonight"4:08
2."Mean Maybe"3:01
3."Love Stories"2:43
4."Young Men of Promise"2:29
5."The Ceiling"5:03
6."The Vanished Frontier"3:54
7."Julian"3:05
8."For Girls Who Love to Sing"4:21
9."What's Out There"5:48
Total length:34:28

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Thomas, Fred. "Songs from the Vanished Frontier". Allmusic.
  2. 1 2 Danton, Eric (May 28, 2013). "Yellowbirds Return With Clear Direction on 'Songs From the Vanished Frontier'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2014-12-06.