Boo Human

Joan of Arc

Boo Human CD/LP

Polyvinyl Records May 20, 2008

Recorded and Mixed by Graeme Gibson at 4 Deuces/Clava at Colossal Mastering.
Done with the young and hungry rat-race of band life, Joan of Arc now exists at the pace their real lives allow. Principal songwriter Tim Kinsella writes songs constantly, but now feels little urgency to put records together and expel them upon an indifferent and cynical world.
By combining one week of studio time, a stack of songs and a sign-up sheet allowing participants to drop in whenever they could, each track on Boo Human is as wildly different and uniquely constructed as the groups who produced them.
The combination of 14 musicians whose previous collaborations include Wilco, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy, Beth Orton, and Prefuse 73 yields a truly diverse record that is as intense as it is intimate.
Marked by intricate guitar melodies, noncognitive wailing and tense instrumentals, Boo Human is Joan of Arc's most accessible, cohesive album since 1997's How Memory Works. From the addictively syncopated "Laughter Reflected Back" to the unignorable, poetic "9/11 2," Joan of Arc truly proves that doing it their way is the right way.

Joan of Arc

Boo Human CD/LP

Polyvinyl Records May 20, 2008

Track Listing

Artists

	Joan of Arc Boo Human CD/LP Polyvinyl Records May 20, 2008 Recorded and Mixed by Graeme Gibson at 4 Deuces/Clava at Colossal Mastering. Done with the young and hungry rat-race of band life, Joan of Arc now exists at the pace their real lives allow. Principal songwriter Tim Kinsella writes songs constantly, but now feels little urgency to put records together and expel them upon an indifferent and cynical world. By combining one week of studio time, a stack of songs and a sign-up sheet allowing participants to drop in whenever they could, each track on Boo Human is as wildly different and uniquely constructed as the groups who produced them. The combination of 14 musicians whose previous collaborations include Wilco, Iron & Wine, Bonnie Prince Billy, Beth Orton, and Prefuse 73 yields a truly diverse record that is as intense as it is intimate. Marked by intricate guitar melodies, noncognitive wailing and tense instrumentals, Boo Human is Joan of Arc's most accessible, cohesive album since 1997's How Memory Works. From the addictively syncopated "Laughter Reflected Back" to the unignorable, poetic "9/11 2," Joan of Arc truly proves that doing it their way is the right way.
Track Listing Shown and Told Laughter Reflected Back Just Pack or Unpack 9/11 2 A Tell-Tale Penis Everywhere I Go Vine on a Wire Insects Don't Eat Bananas Lying and Cheating Mind If There Was a Time #1 The Surrender #1 If There Was a Time #2 The Surrender #2 So-And-So Many Times I've Mistaken (Japanese Release Only) Eventually, All At Once (Japanese Release Only)	Artists Tim Kinsella - acoustic guitar, vocals, electric guitar, home recording and away recording, doorbell, 4 a.m. Mike Kinsella - drums Leroy Bach - electric guitar, organ Bobby Burg - organ, piano, percussion, drums, synthesizer Sam Zurich - electric bass Paul Koob - congas, piano, percussion Ben Vida - synthesizer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Todd Mattei - electric guitar, piano Josh Abrams - electric bass, upright bass Evan Hydzik - upright bass Elizabeth Remis - violin Liz Payne - viola Mark Trecka - organ Emmett Kelly - electric guitar, acoustic guitar