Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation

Asthmatic Kitty Records will release their second compilation, Mews Too, on February 07, 2006. Sufjan Stevens contributes the track “Opie’s Funeral Song.” Sufjan has played the song live in the past but this is the first time the song will appear on an official release. Laura Park created the cover artwork for Mews Too.

Listen to a sound clip of “Opie’s Funeral Song” Release Date: February 07, 2006

Tracklist

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Press release and information from SC Distribution:

Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation

Listen to…
Riding Horses
My Brightest Diamond
Little Flowers
Denison Witmer
Go To The Crossroads
lifestyles&vistas
Up On Top Of The Hill
Jason Brouwer
Big Texas
Liz Janes
The Argument
Jai Agnish
Quick Fix
Maxel Toft
This new compilation from Asthmatic Kitty Records acts as a social mix-tape tracing the particular relationships that make up the extended Asthmatic Kitty family and friends. The compilation gathers musicians, friends, colleagues, and collaborators from the label’s seven-year history, presenting an odd, exciting, and idiosyncratic family tree in which kinship and musicianship are thankfully confused. Joining the choir are mainstays of the Asthmatic Kitty roster, as well as old band-mates and friends, and a few artists who’ve made their mark outside of this label.

“Mews Too” continues the musical conversation begun in 2001 by Asthmatic Kitty’s first compilation “To Spirit Back the Mews” by including many of the contributors to that album, and by inviting new friends as well. The twenty-four tracks include contributions from Asthmatic Kitty’s current roster — Sufjan Stevens, Half-handed Cloud, Liz Janes, Castanets, and Bunky — as well as indie luminaries Danielson, Royal City, Denison Witmer, Jim Guthrie, and Steven Lambke of the Constantines. Like its predecessor, “Mews Too” weaves various genres and eccentric individual visions to form a testimonial to the uniqueness of Asthmatic Kitty’s musical community.

Tracklist:

1. Denison Witmer - Little Flowers
2. Bogs Visionary Orchestra - Everybody’s Broken
3. Half-handed Cloud - Bees Are Trying To Build Their Nest In You
4. My Brightest Diamond - Riding Horses
5. Chris Schlarb - Twilight & Ghost Stories (excerpt)
6. Liz Janes - Big Texas
7. Bunky - Monkey Song
8. Maxel Toft - Quick Fix
9. Jim Guthrie - Evil Thoughts
10. Castanets - First Light’s Freeze
11. Danielson - My Lion Sleeps Tonight
12. Matthew Haseltine - One’s Head On The Bar
13. Sam Rosen - The Glow
14. Welcome Wagon - Sold! To The Nice Rich Man
15. Jason Brouwer - Up On Top Of The Hill
16. lifestyles&vistas - Go To The Crossroads
17. Roman Bolks - Scars & Options
18. Sufjan Stevens - Opie’s Funeral Song
19. Shannon Stephens - If You Want Me
20. Royal City - Burning Torch
21. Men of Old - Which Mobile Weapons
22. Jai Agnish - The Argument
23. Steven Lambke - Sophia
24. Elin Smith - Naa Lukker Seg Mitt Oye

January 19th, 2006 admin

Entry Filed under: Compilations, Press Releases, Related Artists, Sound Clips