Cellar Door (John Vanderslice album)

Cellar Door is the fourth album by John Vanderslice, released in 2004. The album contains a few songs based on then-recent films: "Promising Actress" is about Mullholland Drive and "When It Hits My Blood" narrates Requiem For A Dream.

Cellar Door
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreIndie rock
Length42:02
LabelPost-Parlo
ProducerScott Solter, John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice chronology
Life and Death of an American Fourtracker
(2002)
Cellar Door
(2004)
Pixel Revolt
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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PopMatters(positive) link
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10) link

The album's name, "cellar door", is one of the most beautiful phrases in the English language, according to J.R.R. Tolkien.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Vanderslice, except the lyrics for Pale Horse, adapted from Shelley's The Masque of Anarchy.

  1. "Pale Horse" – 2:41
  2. "Up Above the Sea" – 3:41
  3. "Wild Strawberries" – 1:50
  4. "They Won't Let Me Run" – 3:52
  5. "Heated Pool and Bar" – 4:04
  6. "My Family Tree" – 2:24
  7. "White Plains" – 4:18
  8. "Promising Actress" – 4:29
  9. "Coming and Going on Easy Terms" – 4:27
  10. "Lunar Landscapes" – 2:50
  11. "When It Hits My Blood" – 3:27
  12. "June July" – 4:01


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