Black City (Division of Laura Lee album) explained

Black City
Type:	Album
Artist:	Division of Laura Lee
Cover:	DOLL Black City cover.jpg
Released:	4 February 2002
Recorded:	at Svenska Grammofon Studion
Genre:	Indie rock, garage rock, post-punk revival
Length:	35:58
Label:	Burning Heart (BHR-146) US: Epitaph (82022) JP: Victor Entertainment (VICP-62149)
Producer:	Kalle Gustafsson, Don Alstherberg and Division of Laura Lee
Prev Title:	At the Royal Club
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Das Not Compute
Next Year:	2004

Black City is the debut album by Division of Laura Lee.^[1] It was originally released on February 4, 2002 on Burning Heart Records. It was later released on February 19 in the US^[2] and on December 18 in Japan.^[3] It was produced by the band with the help of Kalle Gustafsson and Don Alstherberg.

Track listing

1. "Need to Get Some" – 3:12
2. "We've Been Planning This for Years" – 2:49
3. "Number One" – 2:56
4. "Trapped In" – 2:54
5. "Access Identity" – 2:41
6. "I Guess I'm Healed" – 3:59
7. "The Truth Is Fucked" – 3:38
8. "Black City" – 3:40
9. "I Walk on Broken Glass" – 2:01
10. "Second Rule Is" – 1:35
11. "Pretty Electric" – 3:10
12. "Wild and Crazy" – 3:28

Personnel

Band members

• Per Stålberg - Vocals, Guitar, Slide guitar, e-bow and percussion
• Jonas Gustafsson - Vocals, Bass, Fender rhodes, keyboards, piano and percussion
• Håkan Johansson - Drums and percussion
• Henrik Röstberg - Guitar, vocals and noise.

Additional personnel

• Kalle Gustafsson – additional vocals on Number One, Need To Get Some and Second Rule Is. Moog synthesizer and sound effects, producing, recording, mixing
• Johannes Persson – percussion on I Guess I’m Healed, Black City and Need To Get Some, congas & handclaps on I Guess I’m Healed.
• Anders Danielsson - pedal steel on I Guess I’m Healed.
• Tuomas Siirilä – keyboards on Number One and Pretty Electric. Additional Guitar on Wild And Crazy.
• David S. Holloway - photography
• Björn Engelmann - mastering
• Don Alstherberg - producing, recording, mixing
• Prof. Yaya - design^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winter . Greg . Division of Laura Lee : Black City . CMJ New Music Report . 29 July 2020 . 7 . 16 September 2002.
2. Web site: Division Of Laura Lee - Black City Epitaph Records . Epitaph . 21 September 2017.
3. Web site: CDJapan : BLACK CITY DIVISION OF LAURA LEE CD Album . CDJapan . 21 September 2017.
4. Web site: Division Of Laura Lee – Black City (CD, Album). Discogs. 21 September 2017.