The Physics of Meaning

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The Physics of Meaning
Origin Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Genres Indie pop
Years active2005–2008
Labels Bu Hanan Records, Trekky Records
Associated acts Daniel Hart
Website http://www.thephysicsofmeaning.com
Past members Daniel Hart
Alex Laraza
Dylan Thurston
Wil Wright
Wylie Pamplin
Wendy Spitzer

The Physics of Meaning was an indie pop band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. [1] Its members included Daniel Hart and Alex Laraza, along with other live musicians and session members. They released two studio albums: the self-titled The Physics of Meaning on Bu Hanan Records in 2005, and Snake Charmer and Destiny at the Stroke of Midnight on Bu Hanan Records and Trekky Records in 2008. [1] [2] Hart is a classically trained violinist who lives in Dallas, Texas. [3] [4] He recorded and released an album under his own name in 2011 called The Orientalist. [5] He was a member of the touring and recording bands of Other Lives, St. Vincent, John Vanderslice, The Polyphonic Spree, and The Rosebuds. [6] [7] Hart now fronts the Dallas-based band Dark Rooms, who released their self-titled LP in May 2013. [8]

Contents

The Physics of Meaning track listing

  1. "Charles Wallace, Where Have You Gone?" – 3:18
  2. "Small Towns and Invisible People" – 3:31
  3. "Resurrection and Crucifixion" – 3:26
  4. "Bigger Cities, Thicker Doors" – 5:18
  5. "Manhattan Is an Island" – 4:26
  6. "Crystal Ball Is Cracking" – 4:30
  7. "The Inconceivable Nature of Vizzini" – 3:54
  8. "Oregon, My Only True Friend" – 3:40
  9. "Down at Columbia and Cameron" – 4:40
  10. "The Fountain of Youth Dries Up in an Election Year" – 4:31
  11. "A Slowly Tilting Planet" – 6:04

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