Once in a Long, Long While...
2017 studio album by Low Roar
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Once in a Long, Long While... is the third studio album by Icelandic musical project Low Roar, released on April 14, 2017.[1][2] The album's lyrics are inspired by Ryan Karazija's recent divorce and his life as an expatriate in Iceland.[3] One reviewer described the album as "flow[ing] between dreamy and floating and more solidly rhythmic tracks,"[4] and another described it as having an "atmosphere [that] never permits the sun to linger for very long, shutting it out with harsh, icy synth."[5] The song “Waiting (10 Years)" was released as a single.[6]
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| Released | April 14, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, electronica, dream pop | |||
| Length | 49:27 | |||
| Label | Tonequake Records | |||
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The opening track, Don't Be So Serious, was used as the opening song for the 2019 game Death Stranding, with many other tracks being featured on the soundtrack as well.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Be So Serious" | 6:13 |
| 2. | "Bones" | 2:50 |
| 3. | "St. Eriksplan" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Give Me an Answer" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Waiting (10 Years)" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Without You" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Gosia" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Once In a Long, Long While..." | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Crawl Back" | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Poznan" | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Miserably" | 3:55 |
| 12. | "13" | 5:24 |
| Total length: | 49:27 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Sky is Falling" | 4:34 |
| 2. | "I Won't Be Long" | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 6:57 | |
Personnel
- Low Roar
- Ryan Karazija – all noises (except as noted), producer, recording, mixing
- Mike Lindsay – all noises (except as noted), producer, recording, mixing
- Andrew Scheps – all noises (except as noted), producer, recording, mixing
- Additional personnel
- Jófríður Ákadóttir – vocals on "Bones"
- Juan Pablo González – piano on "Bones" and "Miserably", additional recording
- Hannah Peel – trombone on "Waiting (10 Years)" and "St. Eriksplan"
- Laura J. Martin – flute on "St. Eriksplan" and "Gosia"
- Carlos Metta – piano on "Miserably"
- José Villagómez – trombone on "Miserably"
- Anton Patzner – strings on "Miserably"