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2 (Darker My Love album)

Field	Value
name	2
type	studio
artist	Darker My Love
cover	Darkermylove 2 cover web.gif
released	5 August 2008
recorded	2007
studio	Sunset Sound Recorders
label	Dangerbird Records
producer	Dave Cooley
prev_title	Darker My Love
prev_year	2006
next_title	Alive As You Are
next_year	2010

2 is the second album by the Los Angeles band Darker My Love. Recorded primarily at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, with additional recording at Sage & Sound, The Boat, Sonora and Westbeach Recorders, it is the first with Will Canzoneri on organ and clavinet. It was released on 5 August 2008. The artwork for the album was by the lead guitarist/vocalist Tim Presley. Several of the songs on 2 had previously been performed live in a different arrangement under various working titles, appearing on the set of live albums that Darker My Love recorded during their Spaceland residency in 2006.

The album, produced by Dave Cooley and mixed by Tony Hoffer, peaked at #41 on the heatseekers album chart.

Track listing

The band simultaneously released two different versions of the album, on CD and double LP, with different track listings. The LP version also has the track "Pharoah Sanders' Tomb".

CD version

LP version

Personnel

Tim Presley – vocals/guitar
Rob Barbato – vocals/bass guitar
Jared Everett – guitar
Will Canzoneri – organ/clavinet
Andy Granelli – drums
Orpheo McCord – percussion (on "Even in Your Lightest Day")
Stephanie O'Keefe – French horn
Bruce Otto – tenor and bass trombone
The Section Quartet – strings
- Eric Gorfain – violin
- Daphne Chen – violin
- Leah Katz – viola
- Richard Dodd – cello
Timm Boatman – bells
Steven Rhodes – shaker (on "Northern Soul")

Production and design

Produced by Dave Cooley
Mixed by Tony Hoffer
Engineered by Steven Rhodes
Mastered by Alan Yoshida
Strings and brass on "All The Hurry & Wait" arranged by Will Canzoneri
Artwork by Tim Presley
Layout by Sara Cummings
A&R – Jeff Castelaz and Peter Walker
Management – Dangerbird

References

"2 - Darker My Love". AllMusic.
(31 July 2009). "Album: Darker My Love, 2 (Dangerbird/Strange Addiction) - Reviews, Music". The Independent.
"Culturedeluxe - Album Review - Darker My Love - 2".
Takru, Radhika. (2009-08-03). "Darker My Love - 2 / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com.
[https://www.latimes.com/theguide/music/la-gd-music24-2008jul24,0,3616005.story "Your guides through L.A.'s Darker side"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 24 June 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
Moerder, Adam. (28 August 2008). "Darker My Love: 2 - Album Reviews". Pitchfork.
Routledge, Laura. (3 August 2009). "Darker My Love: 2". This Is Fake DIY.

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