The Trials of Van Occupanther

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The Trials of Van Occupanther
Midlake-vanoccupanther.jpg
Studio album by
Midlake
ReleasedJuly 25, 2006
Recorded2005–06
Genre Progressive folk
Length44:51
Label Bella Union
Producer
  • Tim Smith
  • Midlake
Midlake chronology
Balloon Maker
(2005)		The Trials of Van Occupanther
(2006)		 The Courage of Others
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club A− [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)C [7]
NME 8/10 [8]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

The Trials of Van Occupanther is the second studio album by American rock band Midlake. It was released on July 25, 2006, on Bella Union.

Contents

It was reissued on its 10th anniversary in 2016 with new cover art, photographs, and two unreleased songs. [12]

The single, and first song on the album: “Roscoe” is one of the band's signature songs, and was listed in their top 100 as the 90th greatest song of the 2000s by Rolling Stone. [13]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Tim Smith.

No.TitleLength
1."Roscoe"4:49
2."Bandits"4:04
3."Head Home"5:45
4."Van Occupanther"3:15
5."Young Bride"4:56
6."Branches"5:02
7."In This Camp"5:46
8."We Gathered in Spring"3:33
9."It Covers the Hillsides"3:14
10."Chasing After Deer"2:42
11."You Never Arrived"1:45
EU edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Mornings Will be Kind" 
13."Marion" 
14."It Covers The Hillsides" (alt version) 
15."Paper Gown" 
Australasian edition bonus CD
No.TitleYearLength
1."Mornings Will Be Kind"20052:46
2."Paper Gown"20014:30
3."It Covers The Hillsides" (alt version)20063:08
4."Excited But Not Enough"20014:19
5."Golden Hour"20013:41
10 year anniversary bonus tracks [14]
No.TitleLength
12."The Fairest Way"2:59
13."Festival"5:17

Personnel

Additional musicians

Production notes

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References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for The Trials Of Van Occupanther by Midlake". Metacritic . Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "The Trials of Van Occupanther – Midlake". AllMusic . Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Murray, Noel (June 26, 2006). "Midlake: The Trials Of Van Occupanther". The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Endelman, Michael (July 28, 2006). "The Trials of Van Occupanther". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Simpson, Dave (June 9, 2006). "Midlake, The Trials of Van Occupanther". The Guardian . Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Midlake: The Trials of Van Occupanther". Mojo (152): 106. July 2006.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 2007). "Consumer Guide". MSN Music . Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Midlake: The Trials of Van Occupanther". NME . 2006. A bona fide classic, a record that unites Mercury Rev-styled psyche eccentricity with smooth rock'n'soul … its very existence makes the world seem a better place.
  9. ↑ Hogan, Marc (June 26, 2006). "Midlake: The Trials of Van Occupanther". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Midlake: The Trials of Van Occupanther". Q (239): 117. June 2006.
  11. ↑ "Midlake: The Trials of Van Occupanther". Uncut (110): 101. July 2006.
  12. ↑ Sodomsky, Sam (August 31, 2016). "Midlake Announce The Trials of Van Occupanther Reissue". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  13. ↑ "100 Best Songs of the 2000s". Rolling Stone . 17 June 2011.
  14. ↑ "Midlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther". Discogs. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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