Scribble Mural Comic Journal Explained

Scribble Mural Comic Journal
Type:	studio
Artist:	A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Cover:	Scribble Mural Comic Journal A Sunny Day in Glasgow.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	January – August 2006
Label:	Notenuf
Producer:	A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Prev Title:	The Sunniest Day Ever
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Tout New Age
Next Year:	2007

Scribble Mural Comic Journal is the debut studio album by American indie rock band A Sunny Day in Glasgow. It was released on February 13, 2007 by Notenuf Records.^{[1] [2]} Ruined Potential Records reissued the album on LP on August 5, 2008.^[3]

Recording

Scribble Mural Comic Journal was recorded from January to August 2006 by A Sunny Day in Glasgow, at the time consisting of siblings Ben, Lauren and Robin Daniels. It was recorded at Ben Daniels' apartment in West Philadelphia and the Daniels siblings' parents' houses in Abington. The album also incorporates sounds recorded in the streets of London in 2005.

The Scribble Mural Comic Journal tracks "The Best Summer Ever", "C'mon" and "A Mundane Phone Call to Jack Parsons" were first released as the opening three tracks on A Sunny Day in Glasgow's 2006 debut EP The Sunniest Day Ever.^{[4] [5]}

Several outtakes from Scribble Mural Comic Journal were later released on the band's 2007 EP Tout New Age.^[6]

Critical reception

In 2018, Pitchfork ranked Scribble Mural Comic Journal at number 30 on its list of the best dream pop albums.^[7]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[8]

A Sunny Day in Glasgow

• Ben Daniels
• Lauren Daniels
• Robin Daniels

Additional musicians

• Jody Hamilton – horns
• Steve Heise – banjo
• The Merds – additional vocals on "No. 6 Von Karman Street"

Production

• A Sunny Day in Glasgow – production, mixing, recording
• Dan Swift – mastering

Design

• Naomi Donabedian – design
• Ever Nalens – artwork

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scribble Mural Comic Journal. asunnydayinglasgow.com. March 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130043335/http://asunnydayinglasgow.com/?p=26. January 30, 2009. dead.
2. Web site: A Sunny Day in Glasgow: Scribble Mural Comic Journal (CD). Notenuf Records. May 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821203411/http://www.notenuf.net/releases/ntnf006. August 21, 2016. dead.
3. Web site: Scribble Mural Comic Journal (Vinyl). asunnydayinglasgow.com. March 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20090126205910/http://asunnydayinglasgow.com/?p=61. January 26, 2009. dead.
4. Web site: The Sunniest Day Ever EP. asunnydayinglasgow.com. March 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130082009/http://asunnydayinglasgow.com/?p=25. January 30, 2009. dead.
5. Web site: Interview with Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Merry Swankster. October 6, 2006. September 30, 2018. Klingman. Jeff. https://web.archive.org/web/20070709033950/http://www.merryswankster.com/archives/2006/10/interview_with_1.html. July 9, 2007. dead.
6. Web site: Interview: Ben Daniels of A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Impose. June 28, 2007. September 30, 2018. Krinsley. Jeremy. https://web.archive.org/web/20070701104457/http://www.imposemagazine.com/mag/?p=1181. July 1, 2007. dead.
7. Web site: The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums. Pitchfork. April 16, 2018. April 24, 2018. 1.
8. Scribble Mural Comic Journal. A Sunny Day in Glasgow. Notenuf Records. 2007. NTNF006. liner notes.