Bay City (album) explained

Bay City
Type:	Album
Artist:	David Thomas and Foreigners
Cover:	BAYCITYNIGHTS.jpg
Released:	2000
Studio:	Ninth World Studios, Helsingør, Denmark; Hearpen Studios
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Thirsty Ear^[1]
Producer:	David Thomas
Prev Title:	Mirror Man
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Surf's Up!
Next Year:	2001

Bay City is an album by David Thomas and Foreigners, released in 2000.^{[2] [3]}

Production

The album was recorded in Denmark, over a period of three years. Its title is an homage to the Bay City of Raymond Chandler's writings.^{[4] [5]}

Critical reception

CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that Thomas "has to be one of the most soulful abstractionists going, and these three Danish improvisers are as simpatico as any band he's been with."^[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Thomas, Peter Ole Jørgensen, Per Buhl Acs and Jørgen Teller

1. "Clouds of You" – 4:24
2. "White Room" – 3:37
3. "Black Coffee Dawn" – 4:35
4. "Salt" – 5:58
5. "Nobody Lives On The Moon" – 2:06
6. "Charlotte" – 3:52
7. "The Doorbell" – 2:51
8. "15 Seconds" – 5:19
9. "The Radio Talks To Me" – 3:57
10. "Shaky Hands" – 4:56
11. "Black Rain" – 5:47
12. "Turpentine" – 2:34
13. "White Room #4" – 3:36

Personnel

David Thomas and Foreigners

• David Thomas - vocals
• Jørgen Teller - guitar, Casio synthesizer
• Per Buhl Acs - bass, clarinet, melodica
• Peter Ole Jørgensen - drums, percussion, steel drums, vibraphone

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Thomas . Trouser Press . 2 March 2021.
2. Web site: David Thomas | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: The Rough Guide to Rock. Peter. Buckley. March 3, 2003. Rough Guides. Google Books.
4. FLAG WAVING . Billboard . Mar 18, 2000 . 112 . 12 . 57.
5. Web site: Real Life Rock Top 10. March 6, 2000. Salon.
6. Web site: Reviews. CMJ New Music Monthly. June 3, 2000. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.