Tapestry of Webs

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Tapestry of Webs
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010 (2010-02-23)
Recordedlate summer / early fall 2009
Genre Post-punk, Art Rock
Length46:01
Label Suicide Squeeze Records
Producer Steve Fisk
Past Lives chronology
Strange Symmetry EP
(2008)
Tapestry of Webs
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk (85%) [1]
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Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [4]
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Tapestry of Webs is the debut studio album by Past Lives. It was released on February 23, 2010. [6] The album was recorded during the late summer and early fall of 2009. Initial tracking took place at Avast! Studios, with vocals and various overdubs at Steve Fisk's house. The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Steve Fisk. Mastering was done by Ed Brooks at RFI Mastering.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Paralyzer" − 4:00
  2. "Falling Spikes" − 2:40
  3. "Past Lives" − 4:04
  4. "Don’t Let the Ashes Fill Your Eyes" − 3:26
  5. "Deep in the Valley" − 3:56
  6. "K Hole" − 4:32
  7. "Hex Takes Hold" − 3:52
  8. "Vanishing Twin" − 4:14
  9. "Hospital White" − 2:52
  10. "At Rest" − 2:17
  11. "Aerosol Bouquet" − 4:06
  12. "There is a Light So Bright it Blinds" − 6:09

Personnel

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