2 (Darker My Love album)

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2008 studio album by Darker My Love

Studio album by

Darker My Love

Released| 5 August 2008
Recorded| 2007
Studio| Sunset Sound Recorders
Label| Dangerbird Records
Producer| Dave Cooley
Darker My Love chronology
| Darker My Love
(2006)  | 2
(2008)  | Alive As You Are
(2010)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic|  [1]
The Independent|  [2]
Culturedeluxe| (8/10) [3]
Drowned In Sound| (6/10) [4]
Los Angeles Times| (?) [5]
Pitchfork Media| (4.4/10.0) [6]
This Is Fake DIY| (7/10) [7]

2 is the second album by the Los Angeles band Darker My Love. Recorded primarily at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, with additional recording at Sage & Sound, The Boat, Sonora and Westbeach Recorders, it is the first with Will Canzoneri on organ and clavinet. It was released on 5 August 2008. The artwork for the album was by the lead guitarist/vocalist Tim Presley. Several of the songs on 2 had previously been performed live in a different arrangement under various working titles, appearing on the set of live albums that Darker My Love recorded during their Spaceland residency in 2006.

The album, produced by Dave Cooley and mixed by Tony Hoffer, peaked at #41 on the heatseekers album chart.

## Track listing

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The band simultaneously released two different versions of the album, on CD and double LP, with different track listings. The LP version also has the track "Pharoah Sanders' Tomb".

### CD version

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Northern Soul"| Barbato| 4:17
2.| "Blue Day"| Presley/Barbato| 3:19
3.| "Two Ways Out"| Barbato| 3:34
4.| "Pale Sun"| Barbato| 2:56
5.| "White Composition"| Presley/Barbato| 3:27
6.| "Add One To the Other One"| Presley/DML| 3:39
7.| "Even In Your Lightest Day"| Presley/Barbato| 2:15
8.| "All The Hurry & Wait"| Presley| 4:39
9.| "Waves"| Presley/DML| 2:52
10.| "Talking Words"| Presley| 3:09
11.| "Immediate Undertaking"| Presley| 6:39

### LP version

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Side ANo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "All the Hurry & Wait"| Presley| 4:17
2.| "Waves"| Presley/DML| 3:19
3.| "Talking Words"| Presley| 3:34

Side BNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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4.| "Blue Day"| Presley/Barbato| 2:56
5.| "White Composition"| Presley/Barbato| 3:27
6.| "Add One To the Other One"| Presley/DML| 3:39

Side CNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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7.| "Even In Your Lightest Day"| Presley/Barbato| 2:15
8.| "Northern Soul"| Barbato| 4:39
9.| "Pharoah Sanders' Tomb"| Presley/Barbato| 2:52

Side DNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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10.| "Two Ways Out"| Barbato| 6:39
11.| "Pale Sun"| Barbato| 3:09
12.| "Immediate Undertaking"| Presley| 4:45

## Personnel

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* Tim Presley – vocals/guitar
* Rob Barbato – vocals/bass guitar
* Jared Everett – guitar
* Will Canzoneri – organ/clavinet
* Andy Granelli – drums
* Orpheo McCord – percussion (on "Even in Your Lightest Day")
* Stephanie O'Keefe – French horn
* Bruce Otto – tenor and bass trombone
* The Section Quartet – strings
* Eric Gorfain – violin
* Daphne Chen – violin
* Leah Katz – viola
* Richard Dodd – cello
* Timm Boatman – bells
* Steven Rhodes – shaker (on "Northern Soul")

Production and design

* Produced by Dave Cooley
* Mixed by Tony Hoffer
* Engineered by Steven Rhodes
* Mastered by Alan Yoshida
* Strings and brass on "All The Hurry & Wait" arranged by Will Canzoneri
* Artwork by Tim Presley
* Layout by Sara Cummings
* A&R – Jeff Castelaz and Peter Walker
* Management – Dangerbird

## References

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1. ^ "2 - Darker My Love". AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
2. ^ "Album: Darker My Love, 2 (Dangerbird/Strange Addiction) - Reviews, Music". The Independent. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
3. ^ "Culturedeluxe - Album Review - Darker My Love - 2". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
4. ^ Takru, Radhika (August 3, 2009). "Darker My Love - 2 / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
5. ^ "Your guides through L.A.'s Darker side", Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
6. ^ Moerder, Adam (August 28, 2008). "Darker My Love: 2 - Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
7. ^ Routledge, Laura (August 3, 2009). "Darker My Love: 2". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

## External links

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* Dangerbird Records - Album release information
* 2 on Rdio
* 2 on Spotify
* 2 \- "Two Ways Out" music video on YouTube
* 2 \- "Talking Words" live on YouTube
* 2 \- "Blue Day" Amoeba Green Room Session on YouTube
* 2 \- "Northern Soul" live on YouTube

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