Absent Friends by Pale People
Pale People's fourth album, Absent Friends: A bunch of songs about arsonists, King Lear, the Titanic, a corpse in a glacier, a giant lizard monster, and the benefits of playing tabletop fantasy board games in solitary confinement.
Tracklist
| 1. | Night Atlas | 3:33 |
| 2. | Homecoming | 2:35 |
| 3. | Firestarter | 3:18 |
| 4. | Hail King Lear | 3:46 |
| 5. | Mercy (I) | 3:28 |
| 6. | For Iago | 2:50 |
| 7. | Underworld | 4:50 |
| 8. | Flaregun | 3:18 |
| 9. | The Iceman Cometh | 2:58 |
| 10. | Inner Space (The Occupation) | 5:52 |
| 11. | Epilogue | 3:11 |
| 12. | The Other Side of Mercy (II) | 3:59 |
| 13. | Absent Friends | 5:03 |
Credits
released October 1, 2018
MACK GILCREST – vocals, keyboards, percussion
KURT SKRIVSETH – vocals, bass, guitars, mandolin
AUSTIN GRAEF – vocals, drums, percussion
Taylor Caprara – vocals [Night Atlas, Mercy (I), Inner Space, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Eric Stahl – vocals [Homecoming, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Bethany Ordiniza – flute, vocals [Night Atlas, Absent Friends]
Olivia Adams – oboe [Night Atlas, Absent Friends]
Victoria Havel – clarinet [Night Atlas, The Iceman Cometh, Absent Friends]
Matt Austin – tenor saxophone [Absent Friends]
Nathan Crawford – trumpet, vocals [Homecoming, For Iago, The Iceman Cometh, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Josh Hungate – trombone [Homecoming, For Iago, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Will Cook – violin [Night Atlas, The Iceman Cometh, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Matt Wellert – cello [Night Atlas, The Iceman Cometh, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Brady Hanson – pipa, banjo, vocals [Homecoming, Absent Friends]
Lucas Mesenko – banjo [Absent Friends]
Henry Mansfield - saw [Mercy (I)]
Ryan Carr – harmonica [Absent Friends]
Thomas Hensley – jaw harp [Absent Friends]
Music and lyrics by Pale People.
Orchestral arrangements by Mack Gilcrest.
Mixed, engineered, and produced by Kurt Skrivseth.
Mastered by Jason Suko at South Sound Sound.
Album artwork by Kurt Skrivseth.
Special thanks to Nikki Koontz, Cooper Hyde, Hillary Lester, Leon Slater, and Patrick Williams.
Copyright © 2018 Pale People Music. All Rights Reserved.
Unauthorized Copying, Reproduction, Hiring, Lending, Public Performance, and Broadcasting Prohibited. Made in the U.S.
palepeoplemusic.com
MACK GILCREST – vocals, keyboards, percussion
KURT SKRIVSETH – vocals, bass, guitars, mandolin
AUSTIN GRAEF – vocals, drums, percussion
Taylor Caprara – vocals [Night Atlas, Mercy (I), Inner Space, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Eric Stahl – vocals [Homecoming, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Bethany Ordiniza – flute, vocals [Night Atlas, Absent Friends]
Olivia Adams – oboe [Night Atlas, Absent Friends]
Victoria Havel – clarinet [Night Atlas, The Iceman Cometh, Absent Friends]
Matt Austin – tenor saxophone [Absent Friends]
Nathan Crawford – trumpet, vocals [Homecoming, For Iago, The Iceman Cometh, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Josh Hungate – trombone [Homecoming, For Iago, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Will Cook – violin [Night Atlas, The Iceman Cometh, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Matt Wellert – cello [Night Atlas, The Iceman Cometh, The Other Side of Mercy (II), Absent Friends]
Brady Hanson – pipa, banjo, vocals [Homecoming, Absent Friends]
Lucas Mesenko – banjo [Absent Friends]
Henry Mansfield - saw [Mercy (I)]
Ryan Carr – harmonica [Absent Friends]
Thomas Hensley – jaw harp [Absent Friends]
Music and lyrics by Pale People.
Orchestral arrangements by Mack Gilcrest.
Mixed, engineered, and produced by Kurt Skrivseth.
Mastered by Jason Suko at South Sound Sound.
Album artwork by Kurt Skrivseth.
Special thanks to Nikki Koontz, Cooper Hyde, Hillary Lester, Leon Slater, and Patrick Williams.
Copyright © 2018 Pale People Music. All Rights Reserved.
Unauthorized Copying, Reproduction, Hiring, Lending, Public Performance, and Broadcasting Prohibited. Made in the U.S.
palepeoplemusic.com
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Missoula, MT’s worst-kept secret.
An eccentric piano-rock quartet with a varied oeuvre, from soft confessionals to howling rants about the lonely and insane.