Reasons for Voyaging explained

Reasons for Voyaging
Type:studio
Artist:Atlas
Cover:Reasonsforvoyaging.jpg
Released:19 November 2007
Recorded:July 2006 – October 2007 at Roundhouse studios in Auckland, New Zealand
Genre:Rock
Length:50:06
Label:Elements Music, Warner Bros. Records
Producer:David Nicholas and Hank Linderman

Reasons for Voyaging is the debut album by New Zealand-based rock band Atlas, released on 19 November 2007. The album was recorded with David Nicholas (Pulp, Ash, Elton John and INXS) and produced by Hank Linderman (The Beach Boys, Eagles) at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios in Auckland.

Track listing

  1. "Disillusioned" – 5:16
  2. "Is This Real" – 3:46
  3. "Crawl" – 3:56
  4. "Early Warning" – 5:31
  5. "Magic 8" – 4:03
  6. "Mr Sorrow" – 4:16
  7. "Fragile" – 4:32
  8. "Downfall" – 3:38
  9. "Saving Grace" – 4:36
  10. "Doctor"/"Firefly" – 9:39
  11. "Shut" - 4:08 (iTunes bonus track)
  12. "Art Of Conversation" - 3:54 (iTunes bonus track)

Credits

Notes

The album is named after a sculpture by New Zealand sculptor Graham Bennett. The sculpture is said to, "Convey a sense of arrival and departure, invitation and challenge, and encourages us to consider to experiences and motivations of all visitors to New Zealand, including Maori and Polynesian voyager, European settlers and recent migrants."[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atlastheband.net/index.cfm?do=news.read&newsid=9 Atlas The Band