Communion (The Soundtrack of Our Lives album)

Communion
Studio album by The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Released

26 November 2008 (Europe)
6 January 2009 (North America digital)

3 March 2009 (North America CD)
Recorded Sweden, 2008
Genre Alt-Rock
Length 93:32
Label

Akashic Records (Europe)

Yep Roc Records (North America)
Producer The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Soundtrack of Our Lives chronology
A Present from the Past
(2005)
Communion
(2008)
Throw It to the Universe
(2012)
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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

All tracks written by Ebbot Lundberg and Mattias Bärjed, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Babel On" 6:24
2."Universal Stalker"Ian Person, Ebbot Lundberg4:43
3."The Ego Delusion" 5:04
4."Pineal Gland Hotel"Person, Lundberg0:50
5."Ra 88"Person, Lundberg4:05
6."Second Life Replay" 5:24
7."Thrill Me"Person, Lundberg3:12
8."Fly"Nick Drake4:33
9."Pictures of Youth" 4:34
10."Mensa's Marauders" 2:22
11."Just a Brother"Person, Lundberg3:29
12."Distorted Child" 3:44

CD 2

All tracks written by Ebbot Lundberg and Mattias Bärjed, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Everything Beautiful Must Die"Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm4:50
2."The Fan Who Wasn't There" 2:27
3."Flipside"Bärjed, Lindström, Lundberg3:24
4."Lost Prophets in Vain" 3:35
5."Songs of the Ocean" 5:54
6."Digitarian Riverbank"Person2:59
7."Reconnecting the Dots"Person, Lundberg3:54
8."Without Warning"Person, Lundberg3:15
9."Utopia" 4:07
10."Saturation Wanderers"Person, Lundberg3:27
11."Lifeline"Person, Lundberg2:14
12."The Passover" 5:02

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 on 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"
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