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2008 studio album by The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Communion
Studio album by The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Released26 November 2008 (Europe)

6 January 2009 (North America digital)

3 March 2009 (North America CD)
RecordedSweden, 2008
GenreAlternative rock
Length93:32
LabelAkashic Records (Europe)
Yep Roc Records (North America)
ProducerThe Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Soundtrack of Our Lives chronology
A Present from the Past
(2005) 		Communion
(2008) 		Throw It to the Universe
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
NME
Spin

Communion is the fifth studio album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

The album is the band's longest to date at twenty-four tracks. After the decision was made to postpone the Origin Vol. 2 project, the band wrote entirely new material and recorded it, which became Communion.

Track listing

CD 1

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Babel On"Ebbot Lundberg, Mattias Bärjed6:24
2."Universal Stalker"Lundberg, Person4:43
3."The Ego Delusion"Lundberg, Bärjed5:04
4."Pineal Gland Hotel"Lundberg, Person0:50
5."Ra 88"Lundberg, Person4:05
6."Second Life Replay"Lundberg, Bärjed5:24
7."Thrill Me"Lundberg, Person3:12
8."Fly"Nick Drake4:33
9."Pictures of Youth"Lundberg, Bärjed4:34
10."Mensa's Marauders"Lundberg, Bärjed2:22
11."Just a Brother"Lundberg, Person3:29
12."Distorted Child"Lundberg, Bärjed3:44

CD 2

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Everything Beautiful Must Die"Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm4:50
2."The Fan Who Wasn't There"Ebbot Lundberg, Mattias Bärjed2:27
3."Flipside"Lundberg, Anders Lindström, Bärjed3:24
4."Lost Prophets in Vain"Lundberg, Bärjed3:35
5."Songs of the Ocean"Lundberg, Bärjed5:54
6."Digitarian Riverbank"Person2:59
7."Reconnecting the Dots"Lundberg, Person3:54
8."Without Warning"Person, Lundberg3:15
9."Utopia"Lundberg, Bärjed4:07
10."Saturation Wanderers"Lundberg, Person3:27
11."Lifeline"Lundberg, Person2:14
12."The Passover"Lundberg, Bärjed5:02

Personnel

  • Mattias Bärjed – guitar, backing vocals
  • Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm – bass, backing vocals
  • Martin Hederos – piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Ebbot Lundberg – lead vocals, autoharp
  • Ian Person – guitar, backing vocals
  • Fredrik Sandsten – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Simon Olsson – vocals on "Everything Beautiful Must Die" and "Utopia"
  • Midaircondo – intro on "Babel On" and appearance in various places
  • Nicola Boruvka – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
  • Lotte Lybeck – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
  • Karin Claesson – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
  • Paula Gustaffon-Apola – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
  • Stefan Sporsén – trumpet on "Fly" and "The Fan Who Wasn't There"

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1460307
  2. "Album review - the Soundtrack of Our Lives - 'Communion'". NME. 24 August 2009.
  3. "The Soundtrack of Our Lives, 'Communion' (Yep Roc)". 19 February 2009.
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