Minor Works

Minor Works is the first album by J. Tillman released on an official label: Fargo Records. It was completed after three limited CDr albums (Untitled No. 1, I Will Return and Long May You Run, J. Tillman) and a tour EP (Documented).

Minor Works
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 6, 2006
Recorded2006
GenreFolk
Length41:57
LabelFargo Records
ProducerKory Kruckenberg, Troy Glessner
J. Tillman chronology
Long May You Run, J. Tillman
(2006)
Minor Works
(2006)
Cancer and Delirium
(2007)

J. Tillman said about the album: "This album is pretty different from anything I've done before. For instance, it's the first time that I've used a drum kit... And then, before, I mainly wrote blues numbers or murder ballads. My new songs took almost a year to mature, which was how long it took me to complete the recording."[1]

Tillman also said, in an interview for SCTAS, that "'Minor Works' was conceived in a very complete way; I had the majority of the arrangements and instrumentation mapped out way ahead of time. I knew I wanted to take a stab at making a studio record. One of the main focal points was that I knew I wanted drums. The album was kind of a writing exercise for me, as in "I know I can write ballads, what would it sound like if I tried to write rock songs?" And obviously, they did not turn out to be rock songs. So, in some respects, that record is kind of a failed experiment."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Darling Night"5:09
2."Jesse's Not A Sleeper"4:02
3."Crooked Roof"4:36
4."With Wolves"4:05
5."Minor Works"4:52
6."For An Hour With You"5:00
7."Take Care"3:49
8."Restlessness"5:06
9."Now You're Among Strangers"5:18
Total length:41:57

References

  1. "Fargo Records". www.fargorecords.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. "{ Now, You're Among Strangers }". Sctas.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-03-01.


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