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Communion (The Soundtrack of Our Lives album)

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Communion
Studio album by
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[1]
NME[2]
Spin[3]

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

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CD 1

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  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.