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| Tourist in My Own Backyard | ||||
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| Released | 28 April 2014 | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock, acoustic pop | |||
| Length | 38:26 | |||
| Label | George Martin Publishing | |||
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Tourist in My Own Backyard is the second solo album from English folk singer-songwriter Dan Clews. It was released on 28 April 2014.
Three music videos were commissioned for Tourist in My Own Backyard: "Take One Away", [1] "That's Enough for Me", [2] and the lead single, "Edge of the World". [3]
The video for "Take One Away" was directed by Zac Moss. Clews would later compose and perform the soundtrack to Exile, a short 2013 horror film directed by Moss. [4] [5] [6] The soundtrack, inspired by the work of drone metal bands such as Earth and Sunn O))), would be a departure from Clews's singer-songwriter background.
All tracks are written by Dan Clews.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Take One Away" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Broken People" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Bring You Round" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "My Angels Keep Me Safe" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "I Still Feel" | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Pixie Poem" | 2:59 |
| 7. | "That's Enough for Me" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Edge of the World" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Same Old Roots" | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Only Love" | 3:57 |
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