Trees Outside the Academy explained

Trees Outside the Academy
Type:	studio
Artist:	Thurston Moore
Cover:	Thurstontreesoutsidetheacademy.jpg
Recorded:	2007 Amherst, Massachusetts
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	46:07
Label:	Ecstatic Peace!
Producer:	John Agnello and Thurston Moore
Prev Title:	Psychic Hearts
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Demolished Thoughts
Next Year:	2011

Trees Outside the Academy is the second solo studio album by American musician Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. It was released on September 18, 2007, and was Moore's follow-up of 1995's Psychic Hearts. It was released on Moore's own label, Ecstatic Peace! and recorded with Sonic Youth's drummer Steve Shelley and violinist Samara Lubelski.

The recording took place at Dinosaur Jr guitarist J. Mascis' home studio. Mascis also contributed lead guitar for some tracks. It features the track "Thurston @ 13" which is, "Some weird cassette tape that Thurston found at his mom's of him at 13 years old in the early '70s performing some kind of odd sound-theatre."

The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, barely missing the Billboard 200.

Track listing

All tracks by Thurston Moore.

1. "Frozen Gtr." – 4:07
2. "The Shape Is in a Trance" – 4:41
3. "Honest James" – 3:52
4. "Silver>Blue" – 5:52
5. "Fri/End" – 3:33
6. "American Coffin" – 3:58
7. "Wonderful Witches + Language Meanies" – 2:26
8. "Off Work" – 4:14
9. "Never Light" – 4:03
10. "Free Noise Among Friends" – 0:36
11. "Trees Outside the Academy" – 6:07
12. "Thurston@13" – 2:38

Personnel

• Thurston Moore – acoustic & electric guitars, bass, vocals, piano on track 6
• Steve Shelley – drums on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 11
• Samara Lubelski – violin on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 11
• J Mascis – lead guitar on tracks 1, 2, 7 & 11
• Gown – electric guitar on track 1 & 9
• John Moloney – drums on track 7
• Christina Carter – vocals on tracks 1 & 3
• Leslie Keffer – noise on track 8

Chart positions

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)^[1]	47
French SNEP Albums Chart^[2]	176
Norwegian Albums Chart^[3]	18
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums^[4]	6

External links

• Thurston Moore to Drop 'Trees Outside the Academy' Spin
• Youth gone solo: Thurston readies Mascis-tastic solo LP Drowned in Sound

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thurston Moore – Trees Outside the Academy. Ultratop. Hung Medien. Dutch. January 17, 2013.
2. Web site: Thurston Moore – Trees Outside the Academy. lescharts.com. Hung Medien. French. January 17, 2013.
3. Web site: Thurston Moore – Trees Outside the Academy. norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. January 17, 2013.
4. Web site: Trees Outside the Academy – Thurston Moore: Awards. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. January 17, 2013.