Scribble Mural Comic Journal

Scribble Mural Comic Journal
Studio album by A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Released February 13, 2007
Recorded 2006
Genre Shoegaze
Dream pop
Ambient
Length 54:03
Label Notenuf ntnf006
Producer A Sunny Day in Glasgow
A Sunny Day in Glasgow chronology
The Sunniest Day Ever EP
(2006)		 Scribble Mural Comic Journal
(2007)		 Tout New Age EP
(2007)
LP Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Delusions of Adequacy(favourable) [2]
Drowned in Sound(9/10) [3]
Pitchfork Media(8/10) [4]
Stylus Magazine(B+) [5]
Cokemachineglow(82%/100%) [6]

Scribble Mural Comic Journal is the first full-length album from A Sunny Day in Glasgow, released on compact disc format on February 13, 2007 by Notenuf Records, and on vinyl in 2008 by Ruined Potential Records.[7]

Recording

The album was recorded in Ben's apartment and the Daniels' siblings parents' houses. Ben Daniels has stated that the album was recorded by the band and that it was the first time they ever attempted to record a body of work.[8][9] Outtakes from the album were released in July 2007 as the Tout New Age EP.[10] The album was released on vinyl in 2008 by Ruined Potential Records, with additional remixes by Ulrich Schnauss and Asobi Seksu.

Reception

The album received widespread critical acclaim, including a "Recommended" distinction from Pitchfork Media.[11]

Track listing

All songs by A Sunny Day in Glasgow

  1. "Wake Up Pretty" – 1:59
  2. "No. 6 Von Karman Street" – 4:15
  3. "A Mundane Phonecall to Jack Parsons" – 3:21
  4. "Our Change Into Rain Is No Change At All (Talkin' 'bout Us)" – 4:24
  5. "Ghost in the Graveyard" – 5:59
  6. "5:15 Train" – 4:12
  7. "Lists, Plans" – 4:54
  8. "C'mon" – 4:27
  9. "The Horn Song" – 1:28
  10. "Panic Attacks Are What Make Me "Me"" – 5:15
  11. "Watery (Drowning Is Just Another Word For Being Buried Alive Under Water)" – 4:01 (download)
  12. "Things Only I Can See" – 5:05
  13. "The Best Summer Ever" – 4:43 (download)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic
  2. ↑ Delusions of Adequacy
  3. ↑ Drowned in Sound
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Media
  5. ↑ Stylus Magazine
  6. ↑ Cokemachineglow
  7. ↑ Myspace blog post "News, speculation, & byebye 2007"
  8. ↑ Impose Magazine interview with Ben Daniels
  9. ↑ Merry Swankster interview with Ben Daniels
  10. ↑ Impose Magazine interview with Ben Daniels
  11. ↑ Marc Hogan, Pitchfork Album Review
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