Scribble Mural Comic Journal

Infobox Album |
Name = Scribble Mural Comic Journal
Type = Album
Artist = A Sunny Day in Glasgow


Released = February 13, 2007
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Pop, Shoegaze, Ambient, Indie
Length = 54:03
Label = Notenuf ntnf006
Producer = A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dxfixqurld6e link]
*Delusions of Adequacy (favourable) [http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=7914 link]
*Drowned in Sound (9/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/10225 link]
* Pitchfork (8.0/10) (Recommended) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41732-scribble-mural-comic-journal link]
*Stylus Magazine (B+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/a-sunny-day-in-glasgow/scribble-mural-comic-journal.htm link]
*Cokemachineglow (82%/100%) [http://www.cokemachineglow.com/reviews/asunnydayinglasgow_scribblemuralcomicjournal2007.html link] |
Last album = "The Sunniest Day Ever EP"
(2006)
This album = "Scribble Mural Comic Journal"
(2007)
Next album = "Tout New Age EP"
(2007)

"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. [Myspace blog post "News, speculation, & byebye 2007"]

The album received widespread critical acclaim, including a "Recommended" distinction from Pitchfork Media [Marc Hogan, Pitchfork Album Review [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41732-scribble-mural-comic-journal] ] . Outtakes from the album were released in July 2007 as the Tout New Age EP. [Impose Magazine interview with Ben Daniels [http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=1181] ] The album was released on vinyl in 2008 by Ruined Potential Records, with additional remixes by Ulrich Schnauss and Asobi Seksu.

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. [Impose Magazine interview with Ben Daniels [http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=1181] ] [Merry Swankster interview with Ben Daniels [http://www.merryswankster.com/archives/2006/10/interview_with_1.html] ]

Track listing

All songs by A Sunny Day in Glasgow
# "Wake Up Pretty" – 1:59
# "No. 6 Von Karman Street" – 4:15
# "A Mundane Phonecall to Jack Parsons" – 3:21
# "Our Change Into Rain Is No Change At All (Talkin' 'bout Us)" – 4:24
# "Ghost in the Graveyard" – 5:59
# "5:15 Train" – 4:12
# "Lists, Plans" – 4:54
# "C'mon" – 4:27
# "The Horn Song" – 1:28
# "Panic Attacks Are What Make Me "Me"" – 5:15
# "Watery (Drowning Is Just Another Word For Being Buried Alive Under Water)" – 4:01 ( [http://www.asunnydayinglasgow.com/asdg/music/watery.mp3 download] )
# "Things Only I Can See" – 5:05
# "The Best Summer Ever" – 4:43 ( [http://www.asunnydayinglasgow.com/asdg/music/best_summer_ever.mp3 download] )

Personnel

*Robin Daniels
*Lauren Daniels
*Ben Daniels
*Steve Heise - banjos
*Jody Hamilton - horns
*Dan Swift - mastering

References

External links

* [http://www.notenuf.net/releases/ntnf006 notenuf.net Album Overview]