East of the Sun (Tuatara album) explained
East of the Sun is the fifth album from American collaborative group Tuatara, and part of a double album release with West of the Moon. It is the first Tuatara album with lyrics, sung by a variety of guest vocalists.
Track listing
- "Waterhole" (Peter Buck, Barrett Martin, and Scott McCaughey) – 3:56 (vocals by McCaughey)
- "The Spaniard" (Buck, Gary Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) – 4:08 (vocals by Louris)
- "Bones, Blood and Skin" (Buck, Jessy Greene, Martin, and McCaughey) – 4:43 (vocals by Greene)
- "Silo Spring Violets" (Coleman Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) – 3:29 (vocals by Barks)
- "Trouble Rides In" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Dean Wareham) – 3:26 (vocals by Wareham)
- "Missionary Death Song" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey) – 2:51 (vocals by McCaughey)
- "A Spark in the Wind" (Buck, Mark Eitzel, Martin, and McCaughey) – 2:56 (vocals by Eitzel)
- "Madrigal" (Buck, Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) – 4:14 (vocals by Louris)
- "All the Colors in the World" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, Mark Olson) – 4:40 (vocals by Olson and Victoria Williams)
- "Orpheus Must Die" (Buck, John Wesley Harding, Martin, and McCaughey) – 3:20 (vocals by Harding and Gina Sala)
- "Your Ghost Town" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Wareham) – 1:12 (vocals by Wareham)
- "Thank You Jesus" (Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) – 1:26 (vocals by Barks)
- "Rainbow Drops" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Victoria Williams) – 2:50 (vocals by Williams)
- "Love Is" (Buck, Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) – 4:50 (vocals by Louris)
- "Oxman Spoonmaker" (Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) – 3:47 (vocals by Barks)
Tuatara members
- Peter Buck – acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, dulcimer
- Dave Carter – trumpet
- Jessy Greene – violin, cello
- Kevin Hudson – electric and upright bass
- Barrett Martin – drums, vibraphone, piano, organ, Arabic drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Scott McCaughey – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, organ, harmonica, backing vocals
- Elizabeth Pupo-Walker – percussion
