Songs from the Year of Our Demise

• Artist: Jon Auer
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• Release Date: May 02, 2006
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

On his first full-length solo release, Posies frontman Jon Auer delivers more of the melodic, heartfelt pop that longtime fans have come to expect. Harking back to the pristine and deliberate Baroque pop of the Posies' Dear 23 with a bit of Frosting on the Beater's epic rock thrown in for good measure, Songs from the Year of Our Demise is a deeply thoughtful and obviously personal album. Tracks such as "Bottom of the Bottle," "The Likes of You," "My Sweet Unknown," and "You Used to Drive Me Around" find Auer ruminating over such dark topics as alcoholism, strained parent/child relationships, and failed romances. The sparkling fretwork of Auer -- an oft underrated guitarist -- is on display throughout and he's even expanded his aural palette to include a pleasant blend of organ and Mellotron. Having been involved with both the re-formed Big Star and the reunited Posies projects (In Space and Every Kind of Light, respectively), both of which fell somewhat short of each band's past work, it's nice to hear Auer in top form here. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Six Feet Under	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(3:20)
Bottom of the Bottle	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(3:19)
The Likes of You	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(3:40)
Four Letter Word	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(3:02)
Angelita	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(4:04)
You Used to Drive Me Around	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(7:17)
Song Noir	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(2:57)
Daytime Lullaby	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(2:36)
Josephine	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(4:00)
Cemetery Song	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(2:58)
My Sweet Unknown	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(4:40)
Adios	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(1:59)
Sundown	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(3:28)
Wicked World	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(3:36)
The Year of Our Demise	Jon Auer	Jon Auer	(3:55)

Credits

Jon Auer (Photography), Jon Auer (Design), Mark Guenther (Mastering), Jon Auer (Engineer), Justin Armstrong (Editing), Sean Nelson (Choir, Chorus), Jon Auer (Mixing), Justin Armstrong (Bass Engineer), Jon Auer (Producer), Justin Armstrong (Drum Engineering), Jon Auer (Choir, Chorus), Mike Musburger (Drums), Darius "Take One" Minwalla (Drums), Darius "Take One" Minwalla (Cover Photo)

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