tracks

The Stone Statue II
Magic Bumrush Heartz
Gilding The Lily
Cinematic Idea
I Miss You So Much, It Hurts So Bad
We Are The Electric Newspaper Ripoffs
Visionary Embolist
Smoke & Mirrors
The Stone Statue I
Monkey In My Chair
Vanessa’s Theatre Of Peace
My Kind Of Man
Pointing Fingers
Postmodern Falconry
Supernatural Disasters

notes

With a name inspired by French poet René Char, The Library Is on Fire is the brainchild of founder Steve Five. Drawing on influences the indie rock of the ‘90s, the band’s sound combines the raw guitar rock of Dinosaur Jr. with the lo-fi melodies of Guided by Voices. The band began as a recording project for Five in 2007, who made the trek from New York to the sleepy college town of Kent, OH to record at the famous Waterloo Studios with Guided by Voices producer Todd Tobias. The result would be the band's 2008 debut, Cassette. Needing to assemble a band for live shows, Five recruited bassist Mark Shue and drummer Peter Sustarsic to help bring his sonic vision to life on-stage. After a prolific year of songwriting, the band returned to Waterloo to record their follow-up album, Magic Windows, Magic Nights, which was released in 2010 on (Fill in the Blank) Records.

All songs © 2010 Broken Guitar (BMI) except "Monkey in My Chair" and "Visionary Embolist" (c) 2010 Kneedriver Songs (ASCAP)

credits

Artwork By – Steve Five
Cello – Haley Bennett
Design And Layout – Wolfy At Kayrock
Harmony vocals – Dawn Panovich
Japanese Amplifier Hum & Laughing – Wolfy
Keyboards – Todd Tobias
Lead Guitar – Derek Stanton
Mastered By – Kevin Blackler
Mixed By – Todd Tobias
Recorded By – Todd Tobias

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