Communion (The Soundtrack of Our Lives album)

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]

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

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

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

CD 2

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Everything Beautiful Must Die"	Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm	4:50
2.	"The Fan Who Wasn't There"	Ebbot Lundberg, Mattias Bärjed	2:27
3.	"Flipside"	Lundberg, Anders Lindström, Bärjed	3:24
4.	"Lost Prophets in Vain"	Lundberg, Bärjed	3:35
5.	"Songs of the Ocean"	Lundberg, Bärjed	5:54
6.	"Digitarian Riverbank"	Person	2:59
7.	"Reconnecting the Dots"	Lundberg, Person	3:54
8.	"Without Warning"	Person, Lundberg	3:15
9.	"Utopia"	Lundberg, Bärjed	4:07
10.	"Saturation Wanderers"	Lundberg, Person	3:27
11.	"Lifeline"	Lundberg, Person	2:14
12.	"The Passover"	Lundberg, Bärjed	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 in 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. "Album review - the Soundtrack of Our Lives - 'Communion'". NME. 24 August 2009.
3. "The Soundtrack of Our Lives, 'Communion' (Yep Roc)". 19 February 2009.