Communion (The Soundtrack of Our Lives album)

Communion is the fifth studio album by the Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

Communion
Studio album by The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Released	26 November 2008 (Europe) 6 January 2009 (North America digital) 3 March 2009 (North America CD)
Recorded	Sweden, 2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	93:32
Label	Akashic Records (Europe) Yep Roc Records (North America)
Producer	The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Soundtrack of Our Lives chronology
A Present from the Past (2005) Communion (2008) Throw It to the Universe (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
NME	[2]
Spin	[3]

The album is the band's longest to date at twenty-four tracks. After the decision was made to postpone the Origin Vol. 2 project, the band wrote entirely new material and recorded it, which became Communion.

Track listing

CD 1

All tracks are written by Ebbot Lundberg and Mattias Bärjed, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Babel On"		6:24
2.	"Universal Stalker"	Ian Person, Ebbot Lundberg	4:43
3.	"The Ego Delusion"		5:04
4.	"Pineal Gland Hotel"	Person, Lundberg	0:50
5.	"Ra 88"	Person, Lundberg	4:05
6.	"Second Life Replay"		5:24
7.	"Thrill Me"	Person, Lundberg	3:12
8.	"Fly"	Nick Drake	4:33
9.	"Pictures of Youth"		4:34
10.	"Mensa's Marauders"		2:22
11.	"Just a Brother"	Person, Lundberg	3:29
12.	"Distorted Child"		3:44

CD 2

All tracks are written by Ebbot Lundberg and Mattias Bärjed, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Everything Beautiful Must Die"	Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm	4:50
2.	"The Fan Who Wasn't There"		2:27
3.	"Flipside"	Bärjed, Lindström, Lundberg	3:24
4.	"Lost Prophets in Vain"		3:35
5.	"Songs of the Ocean"		5:54
6.	"Digitarian Riverbank"	Person	2:59
7.	"Reconnecting the Dots"	Person, Lundberg	3:54
8.	"Without Warning"	Person, Lundberg	3:15
9.	"Utopia"		4:07
10.	"Saturation Wanderers"	Person, Lundberg	3:27
11.	"Lifeline"	Person, Lundberg	2:14
12.	"The Passover"		5:02

Personnel

• Mattias Bärjed – guitar, backing vocals
• Åke Karl Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm – bass, backing vocals
• Martin Hederos – piano, organ, backing vocals
• Ebbot Lundberg – lead vocals, autoharp
• Ian Person – guitar, backing vocals
• Fredrik Sandsten – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Simon Olsson – vocals on "Everything Beautiful Must Die" and "Utopia"
• Midaircondo – intro on "Babel On" and appearance on various places
• Nicola Boruvka – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
• Lotte Lybeck – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
• Karin Claesson – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
• Paula Gustaffon-Apola – strings on "Songs of the Ocean" and "Lifeline"
• Stefan Sporsén – trumpet on "Fly" and "The Fan Who Wasn't There"

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1460307
2. http://www.nme.com/reviews/10790
3. http://www.spin.com/reviews/soundtrack-our-lives-communion-yep-roc