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Twice Born Men

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Twice Born Men is an album by English experimental rock band Sweet Billy Pilgrim. It was shortlisted for the 2009 Mercury Prize,[1] and the Sunday Times named it one of their top 100 albums of 2009.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Here It Begins" (2:36)
  2. "Truth Only Smiles" (5:05)
  3. "Bloodless Coup" (5:43)
  4. "Longshore Drift" (5:01)
  5. "Kalypso" (6:30)
  6. "Future Perfect Tense" (4:31)
  7. "Joy Maker Machinery" (6:55)
  8. "There Will It End" (4:40)

Personnel

  • Anthony Bishop - banjo, bass
  • Tim Elsenburg - singing, guitar, producer, mixing
  • Alistair Hamer - sequencing, drums
  • David Sylvian - artwork [Art Direction]
  • Chris Bigg - artwork [Design]
  • Tacita Dean - artwork [Drawings]
  • Alphonse Elsenburg - clarinet (track 2, 8)

References

  1. ^ "Mercury prize 2009 nominations announced". The Guardian. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The top 100 albums of 2009". The Sunday Times. 6 December 2009. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 September 2021.