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Album

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Adrianne Lenker
Hours Were the Birds

ALBUM

Adrianne Lenker

Hours Were the Birds

Release date: 9th January 2014

4AD

About This Album

"Hours Were the Birds" is an album by Adrianne Lenker, released 9th January 2014 via 4AD. It features 10 tracks, including "Hours Were the Birds", "Lighthouse", and "Disappear". The album is filed under Alternative.

About the Artist

Adrianne Lenker

Adrianne Lenker

Release profile

Record details & tracklist

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Label

4AD

Release year

2014

Primary genre

Alternative

Copyright

℗ 2014 Adrianne Lenker under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

1Hours Were the Birds Lyrics
3:11
2Lighthouse Lyrics
3:29
3Disappear Lyrics
3:51
4Gone Lyrics
4:06
5Steamboat Lyrics
2:41
6To Violet
0:57
7Indiana Lyrics
2:29
8Butterfly Lyrics
2:43
9Snow Song Lyrics
3:56
10A Love of Some Kind Lyrics
2:53

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Rob Oesterlin
Recording Engineer: Rob Oesterlin
Mixing Engineer: Andrew Sarlo
Mastering Engineer: Ed Brooks, Andrew Sarlo