Family (Think About Life album)

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Family
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 2009
RecordedFriendship Cove, Montreal, Quebec
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Label Alien8 Recordings
Think About Life chronology
Think About Life
(2006)
Family
(2009)

Family is the second album by Think About Life, released on May 26, 2009.

Contents

In a favourable review, critic Ben Rayner singled out the songs "Johanna" ("think digital-age Sly & The Family Stone") and "Sofa-bed", "which sounds like TV on the Radio with a clearer sense of melody." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Johanna"
  2. "Havin' My Baby"
  3. "Sweet Sixteen"
  4. "Young Hearts"
  5. "Wizzzard"
  6. "Set You On Fire"
  7. "Sofa-bed"
  8. "The Veldt"
  9. "Nueva Nueva"
  10. "Life Of Crime"

Personnel

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References

  1. Rayner, Ben (June 14, 2009). "Ben Rayner's Reasons to Live", Toronto Star , p. E6.