Vagabond Skies

Vagabond Skies is an EP by singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur, released June 10, 2008, and is the third in a series of four EPs released in anticipation of Arthur's seventh studio album, Temporary People. According to Arthur, this EP is "more stripped-down, more acoustic and slower...it's more of a late-night type of music."[1]

Vagabond Skies
EP by
Joseph Arthur
ReleasedJune 10, 2008
Recorded2008
GenreAlternative rock
Length22:22
LabelLonely Astronaut Records
ProducerJoseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, Mike Napolitano
Joseph Arthur chronology
Crazy Rain (EP)
(2008)		 Vagabond Skies
(2008)		 Foreign Girls (EP)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net80% link
Allmusicnot rated link
Bullz-Eye.com link
Comfort Comes7.8/10 link
Pitchfork Media3.8/10 link
PopMatters4/10 link

The EP also marks the first studio recording of "She Paints Me Gold," a song Joseph has often played at his live shows since November 2004.[2] A music video made for "She Paints Me Gold" features a sequential collection of still photographs, taken by Cerise Leang on New Year's Eve 2007, documenting one of Joseph's all-night paintings.[3] Another music video was also produced for "Second Sight," directed by Gabriel Judet-Weinshel, featuring video footage of Joseph lip-synching the song projected onto a billboard over Lafayette Street and Grand Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joseph Arthur.

No.TitleLength
1."Slow Me Down"3:01
2."Even When Yer Blue"3:17
3."Pretty Good Company"3:05
4."She Paints Me Gold"5:33
5."Second Sight"3:58
6."It's Too Late"3:28

Notes
  • Produced by Joseph Arthur, Mathias Schneeberger, and Mike Napolitano.
  • Musicians:
    • Joseph Arthur: vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, keyboards, programming
    • Mathias Schneeberger: electric guitar
    • Kenny Siegal: acoustic guitar, piano
    • Joan Wasser: violin, background vocals
    • Greg Wieczorek: drums
    • Ethan Eubanks: drums
    • Rene Lopez: drums
    • Cat Martino: background vocals on "She Paints Me Gold"
  • Art direction and packaging design by Joseph Arthur.
  • Photography by Danny Clinch.
  • Lonely Astronaut Records #LA005.

References
  1. Orlando Weekly - Music Review - Could We Survive
  2. LONELY ASTRONAUTS - SONGOGRAPHY (She Paints Me Gold)
  3. Joseph Arthur...Paints All Night - Stereogum.com
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