No Ghostless Place | ||||
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Studio album by Raised by Swans | ||||
Released | January 11, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2007 - 2009 House of Miracles London, Ontario, Canada |
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Length | 52:46 | |||
Label | 1101 | |||
Raised by Swans chronology | ||||
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No Ghostless Place is the second studio album from Canadian solo artist Raised by Swans. It was written in its entirety by Eric Howden, and recorded at Andy Magoffin's studio, House of Miracles in London, Ontario, between 2007 and 2009. On January 11, 2010, it was released on his own label, 1101.
In May 2010, Raised by Swans toured across Canada with his supporting band in support of No Ghostless Place, with Canadian indie folk band Pink Moth.
All music and lyrics were written and performed by Howden, with (performance-only) contributions from Andy Magoffin, Alex Wright and Brady Parr.
Eric Howden – electric and acoustic guitars, all tracks; lead and harmony vocals, all tracks; bass guitar, tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13; piano, all tracks; synthesizers and additional keyboards, all tracks; hammond organ, all tracks, stomps and claps, track 5
Alex Wright – additional electric guitar, tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12
Andy Magoffin – bass guitar, tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12; drums, tracks 6, 9, 10; stomps and claps, track 5
Brady Parr – drums, tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12
Film director Atom Egoyan included two songs from No Ghostless Place in his erotic thriller Chloe (2010). Parts of "We Were Never Young" and "Longer Shadows, Shorter Days" were performed live, with an appearance from the then touring version of Raised by Swans in the film. Additionally, the studio version of "We Were Never Young" was used in several scenes.