After Dark 2

2013 compilation album by various artists

After Dark 2

Compilation album by

various artists

Released| May 17, 2013 (2013-05-17)
Recorded| 2012
Genre|

* Synth-pop
* disco
* Italo disco
* synthwave

Length| 78:27
Label| Italians Do It Better
Producer| Johnny Jewel
After Dark chronology
| After Dark
(2007)  | After Dark 2
(2013)  | After Dark 3
(2020)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 83/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
NME| 8/10[3]
Paste| 8.5/10[4]
Pitchfork| 8.3/10[5]
PopMatters| 8/10[6]

After Dark 2 is a compilation album featuring artists from the Italians Do It Better label. The album was released on May 17, 2013, and produced by Johnny Jewel. It is a sequel to the 2007 album After Dark.[7] Artists and bands featured on the album include Glass Candy, Desire, Chromatics, Mirage, Appaloosa, Symmetry, Twisted Wires, Farah, and Mike Simonetti.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Performer(s)| Length

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1.| "Warm in the Winter"|

* Ida No
* John David V

| Glass Candy| 6:44
2.| "Tears from Heaven"| V| Desire| 5:11
3.| "Let's Kiss"| V| Mirage| 9:05
4.| "Fill the Blanks"|

* Anne-Laure Keib
* Max Krefeld
* V

| Appaloosa| 3:53
5.| "Looking for Love"| V| Chromatics| 5:31
6.| "Heart of Darkness"|

* Nat Walker
* V

| Symmetry| 3:57
7.| "Camera"|

* Adam Miller
* V

| Chromatics| 4:32
8.| "Half Lives"|

* Richard Durham
* V

| Twisted Wires| 4:38
9.| "The Possessed"|

* Ida No
* V

| Glass Candy| 5:49
10.| "Cherry"|

* Miller
* V

| Chromatics| 4:32
11.| "Beautiful Object"|

* Ida No
* V

| Glass Candy| 5:03
12.| "Into Eternity"|

* Farah Holly
* V

| Farah| 5:23
13.| "Intimate"|

* Keib
* Krefeld
* V

| Appaloosa| 5:03
14.| "The Magician"|

* Mike Simonetti
* V

| Mike Simonetti| 3:59
15.| "Redheads Feel More Pain"|

* Ida No
* V

| Glass Candy| 5:07

## References

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1. ^ "After Dark, Vol. 2 by Various Artists Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
2. ^ Thomas, Fred. "After Dark, Vol. 2 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
3. ^ Pattison, Louis (June 17, 2013). "Various Artists – 'After Dark 2'". NME. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
4. ^ Cosores, Phillip (May 21, 2013). "Various Artists: After Dark 2". Paste. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
5. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (May 31, 2013). "Various Artists: After Dark 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
6. ^ James, Matt (June 27, 2013). "Various Artists: After Dark 2". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
7. ^ Minsker, Evan (May 17, 2013). "Italians Do It Better Release After Dark 2 Comp Featuring Chromatics, Glass Candy, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 29, 2013.

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Chromatics

* Johnny Jewel
* Adam Miller
* Ruth Radelet
* Nat Walker

Studio albums|

* Chrome Rats vs. Basement Rutz
* Plaster Hounds
* Night Drive
* Kill for Love
* Dear Tommy
* Closer to Grey

EPs and singles|

* In Shining Violence

Other appearances|

* As Rats in the Basement
* After Dark
* After Dark 2
* After Dark 3

Related articles|

* Gold Standard Laboratories
* Troubleman Unlimited Records
* Italians Do It Better
* Glass Candy
* Desire
* Shoplifting

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