State of The Ark

Infobox Album |
Name = State of The Ark
Type = Studio album
Artist = The Ark


Released = 27 December 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 41:46
Label = EMI
Producer = Jens Andersson, Nathan Larson, Ola Salo, Per Sunding
Reviews =

Last album = "In Lust We Trust"
(2002)
This album = "State of The Ark"
(2004)
Next album = "Prayer for the Weekend"
(2007)

"State of The Ark" was released on 27 December 2004 and is the third studio album from the Swedish rock band The Ark, and their final as a quintet. In it, the band's sound became more synthesizer-flavoured and keyboard-oriented, a departure from the more organic glam rock sound of the first two albums. Three singles were released from the album: "One of Us Is Gonna Die Young", "Clamour for Glamour" and "Trust Is Shareware", the latter being a new recording specifically made for single release. The song This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm can be heard in John Cameron Mitchell's film Shortbus.

Track listing

#"This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" - 3:27
#"Rock City Wankers" - 4:10
#"Clamour for Glamour" - 3:09
#"One of Us Is Gonna Die Young" - 3:28
#"Let Me Down Gently" - 2:55
#"Hey Kwanongoma!" - 4:48
#"The Others" - 3:27
#"Girl You're Gonna Get 'Em (Real Soon)" - 3:27
#"Deliver Us from Free Will" - 5:06
#"No End" - 3:24
#"Trust Is Shareware" - 4:25

*All songs written by Ola Salo, except music "No End" written by Lars "Leari" Ljungberg
*"Hey Kwanongoma!" inspired by the marimba piece "Rugare 2" by Alport Mhlanga

Personnel

The Ark

*Ola Salo - Lead Vocals, percussion, keyboards and primary songwriting
*Martin Axén - Rhythm guitar and backing vocals
*Jepson - Lead guitar
*Lars "Leari" Ljungberg - Bass
*Sylvester Schlegel - drums and backing vocals

Additional musicians

*Jens Andersson - Producer, sound engineer, additional percussion and keyboards
*Åsa Håkansson - strings
*Mattias Rodrick - strings
*Anna Rocén - strings
*Erika Lilja - backing vocals
*Maria Lilja - backing vocals
*Erik Hjärpe - voice synthesizing