Minor Works
| Minor Works | ||||
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| Studio album by J. Tillman | ||||
| Released | Nov. 6, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 41:57 | |||
| Label | Fargo | |||
| Producer | Kory Kruckenberg, Troy Glessner | |||
| J. Tillman chronology | ||||
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Minor Works is the first album by J. Tillman released on an official label: Fargo. It was completed after three limited CDr albums (Untitled No. 1, I Will Return and Long May You Run, J. Tillman) and a tour EP (Documented).
J. Tillman said about the album: "This album is pretty different from anything I've done before. For instance, it's the first time that I've used a drum kit... And then, before, I mainly wrote blues numbers or murder ballads. My new songs took almost a year to mature, which was how long it took me to complete the recording."[1]
Tillman also said, in an interview for SCTAS, that "'Minor Works' was conceived in a very complete way; I had the majority of the arrangements and instrumentation mapped out way ahead of time. I knew I wanted to take a stab at making a studio record. One of the main focal points was that I knew I wanted drums. The album was kind of a writing exercise for me, as in "I know I can write ballads, what would it sound like if I tried to write rock songs?" And obviously, they did not turn out to be rock songs. So, in some respects, that record is kind of a failed experiment."[2]
Track listing
- "Darling Night" – 5:09
- "Jesse's Not A Sleeper" – 4:02
- "Crooked Roof" – 4:36
- "With Wolves" – 4:05
- "Minor Works" – 4:52
- "For An Hour With You" – 5:00
- "Take Care" – 3:49
- "Restlessness" – 5:06
- "Now You're Among Strangers" – 5:18
References
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- ↑ "{ Now, You're Among Strangers }". Sctas.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.