Friends of Mine (Adam Green album)

Friends of Mine
Studio album by Adam Green
Released	July 22, 2003 (U.S.); June 23, 2003 (EU)
Recorded	Dumbo Studios, New York City, New York
Genre	Anti-folk, baroque pop
Length	32:50
Label	Rough Trade Records
Producer	Dan Myers
Adam Green chronology

Friends of Mine is the second solo album by anti-folk musician Adam Green, released on July 22, 2003. It relies heavily on short violin-driven melodramatic pop songs and has a much more polished sound than Garfield, Green's 2002 debut album. A sophomore studio album, the recording is noted for containing vocal stylings that are considered to be a departure from those of Green's previous work (including that of The Moldy Peaches), showcasing a deeper 1960s-influenced spin sound feel to the recording.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Drowned in Sound	10/10[3]
The Independent	[4]
Mojo	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Green, except where noted.

"Bluebirds" – 2:08
"Hard to Be a Girl" – 1:41
"Jessica" – 2:37
"Musical Ladders" – 2:20
"The Prince's Bed" – 2:29
"Bunnyranch" – 1:36
"Friends of Mine" – 2:49
"Frozen in Time" (Adam Green, Galen Pehrson) – 2:12
"Broken Joystick" – 1:24
"I Wanna Die" – 1:49
"Salty Candy" – 1:39
"No Legs" – 2:02
"We're Not Supposed to Be Lovers" – 3:08
"Secret Tongues" – 2:09
"Bungee" – 2:53

Personnel

Adam Green - voice, guitar
Jane Scarpantoni - strings arrangement, cello
Steven Mertens - bass, tambourine, drums, bongos, strings arrangement
Matt Romano - drums
Greg Calbi - engineering
Dan Myers - mixing
David Gold - viola (2)
Antoine Silverman, Joan Wasser - violin

References

Wilson, MacKenzie. "Friends of Mine – Adam Green". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
Sisario, Ben. "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Blender. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
[redacted] (July 11, 2003). "Album Review: Adam Green – Friends Of Mine". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
Gill, Andy (June 27, 2003). "Album: Adam Green". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 30, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
"Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Mojo (118): 108. September 2003.
Hoard, Christian (August 7, 2003). "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
Hoard, Christian (2004). "The Moldy Peaches". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 551–52. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved September 14, 2014.

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[1] Wilson, MacKenzie. "Friends of Mine – Adam Green". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[2] Sisario, Ben. "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Blender. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2019.

[3] [redacted] (July 11, 2003). "Album Review: Adam Green – Friends Of Mine". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 12, 2019.

[4] Gill, Andy (June 27, 2003). "Album: Adam Green". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 30, 2003. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

[5] "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Mojo (118): 108. September 2003.

[6] Hoard, Christian (August 7, 2003). "Adam Green: Friends of Mine". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.

[7] Hoard, Christian (2004). "The Moldy Peaches". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 551–52. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved September 14, 2014.