2 (Darker My Love album)
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| 2 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 August 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders | |||
| Label | Dangerbird Records | |||
| Producer | Dave Cooley | |||
| Darker My Love chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Independent |  [2] |
| Culturedeluxe | (8/10) [3] |
| Drowned In Sound | (6/10) [4] |
| Los Angeles Times | (?) [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (4.4/10.0) [6] |
| This Is Fake DIY | (7/10) [7] |
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.
CD version
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".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Northern Soul" | Barbato | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Blue Day" | Presley/Barbato | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Two Ways Out" | Barbato | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Pale Sun" | Barbato | 2:56 |
| 5. | "White Composition" | Presley/Barbato | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Add One To the Other One" | Presley/DML | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Even In Your Lightest Day" | Presley/Barbato | 2:15 |
| 8. | "All The Hurry & Wait" | Presley | 4:39 |
| 9. | "Waves" | Presley/DML | 2:52 |
| 10. | "Talking Words" | Presley | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Immediate Undertaking" | Presley | 6:39 |
LP version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All the Hurry & Wait" | Presley | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Waves" | Presley/DML | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Talking Words" | Presley | 3:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Blue Day" | Presley/Barbato | 2:56 |
| 5. | "White Composition" | Presley/Barbato | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Add One To the Other One" | Presley/DML | 3:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Even In Your Lightest Day" | Presley/Barbato | 2:15 |
| 8. | "Northern Soul" | Barbato | 4:39 |
| 9. | "Pharoah Sanders' Tomb" | Presley/Barbato | 2:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Two Ways Out" | Barbato | 6:39 |
| 11. | "Pale Sun" | Barbato | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Immediate Undertaking" | Presley | 4:45 |