ArrangingTime [LP]

by Pete Yorn

Overview

Arriving after a six-year silence, ArrangingTime does seem like something of a rebirth for Pete Yorn: it finds the singer/songwriter re-teaming with his original producer R. Walt Vincent and debuting on a shiny new major label, Capitol. Yorn didn't quite disappear in the time since 2010's eponymous Black Francis-produced album -- he paired with J.D. King on the 2013 project the Olms -- but in a sense it seemed like he was wandering in the wilderness for even longer, never quite capitalizing on the promise he showed in the dawning days of the 21st century. On ArrangingTime, he doesn't seem anxious to recapture his puppy-dog optimism, nor does he seem bitter -- bruised, maybe, happy to slide into the smooth, slow electronic pulse that blankets the album. This manicured mellowness feels mature, a progression from a past that is nevertheless referenced: "In Your Head" recalls his original idol Ryan Adams and "Halifax" echoes "Black," yet there's little suggestion that Yorn is eager to recapture the mantle of the guitar-wielding troubadour so anxious to aspire to authenticity. Now a little bit older and wiser, Yorn feels settled in his skin, as happy to strum a song or sharpen a new wave hook ("Screaming at the Setting Sun") as he is to linger in pretty melancholy. On this record, Yorn seems to master mood more than tune, but that winds up being to his benefit. This tonal elasticity gives ArrangingTime an enveloping warmth, one that is alluring even if it tends to shift concentration away from the songwriting that allegedly was his greatest strength. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/11/2016
Label:	Capitol / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602547652768
Rank:	93257

Tracks

1. Summer Was a Day
2. Lost Weekend
3. Halifax
4. In Your Head
5. She Was Weird
6. I'm Not the One
7. Shopping Mall
8. Roses
9. Screaming at the Setting Sun
10. Walking Up
11. Tomorrow
12. This Fire

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pete Yorn   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Voices,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Bass),Keyboard Bass,Vocal Harmony,Bass (Electric),Piano (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background),Guitar (Electroacoustic)
R. Walt Vincent   Cello,Flute,Piano,Celeste,Cymbals,Marimba,Soloist,Strings,Keyboards,Mellotron,Hurdygurdy,Pump Organ,Synthesizer,Tubular Bells,Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Marc Dauer   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Synthesizer Strings
Jeff Trott   Organ,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Tenor),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric)
Amir Yaghmai   Synthesizer
Scott Seiver   Drums,Shaker,Strings,Mellotron,Percussion,Tambourine,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Keyboard Bass,Bass (Electric),Guitar (Electric)
Gabe Noel   Bass,Cello
Sunny Levine   Synthesizer

Technical Credits

R. Walt Vincent   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming,String Arrangements
Darren Geare   Composer
Emily Lazar   Mastering
Marc Dauer   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jim Wright   Photography
Jeff Trott   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Pete Yorn   Composer,Producer
Shawn Everett   Mixing
Ken Takahashi   Mixing
Jeff Tucker   Composer
Scott Seiver   Editing,Engineer,Producer
Sunny Levine   Engineer,Producer,Programming
Dennis Stainken   Marketing
Ryan Del Vecchio   A&R
Chris Allgood   Assistant Mastering Engineer