Another Life is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and The Killers bassist Mark Stoermer, which was released on November 1, 2011, as a free download via markstoermer.com,Home / Mark Stoermer and on CD and vinyl on January 24, 2012. It was also released on iTunes the same day along with two bonus tracks. The album was self-released on St. August Records.The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer gives away solo album as free downloadMark Stoermer Releases Solo Album – News Article – AbsolutePunk.net
Stoermer recorded the album in early 2011 with the help of Glenn Moule and Joel Stein from Howling Bells and Jason Hill from Louis XIV. The album was mixed by Robert Root and mastered by Bob Ludwig.
Writing and recording Originally Stoermer had no intentions of releasing the collection of songs to the public. The album was written and recorded over the span of two years, beginning with writing in hotel rooms and recording demos on a laptop. "As I was writing, I wasn't really sure where it was going. At first, I didn't even know I was making a record. I was just making demos and playing with ideas. . I worked on the songs off and on for about a year and a half. Some of the songs started to develop at the end of 2009, but some weren't written until the beginning of last year. At the end of the last Killers tour, I was writing in hotel rooms with a laptop and GarageBand. I'd hum little melodies and lyrical ideas into a Dictaphone. I spent a good deal of our break figuring out how to write and record these songs."Mark Stoermer of The Killers Talks "Another Life". January 30, 2012.
Track listing All tracks written and composed by Mark Stoermer. All tracks produced by Stoermer, Joel Stein, and Glenn Moule unless otherwise noted.
Digital bonus tracks
Personnel
Studios
Battle Born Studios (Las Vegas) – recording Home Studios (Las Vegas & San Francisco) – recording
Musicians
Mark Stoemer – vocals, acoustic guitar (all tracks); bass (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 8, 10); keyboard (tracks 1, 3, 6–9); percussion (tracks 1, 2, 9); harmonica (track 1); electric guitar (tracks 4, 7); Wurlitzer piano (track 4); piano (track 9); electronic drum programming (tracks 6, 9) Jason Hill – electric guitar, piano, percussion (track 1); synthesizer (track 1, 5) Glenn Moule – vocals (track 6); drums (track 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10); percussion (track 1, 3, 4, 6–10); tambourine (track 2) Joel Stein – vocals (track 8); acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8); lap steel guitar (tracks 3, 6, 7, 10); piano (tracks 6–8, 10); electric guitar (track 10) Alex Carapetis – drums (track 5)
Technical
Mark Stoermer – production, additional engineering (all tracks) Jason Hill – production (track 1, 5); additional engineering Joel Stein – production (tracks 2–4, 6–10), additional engineering Glenn Moule – production (tracks 2–4, 6–10) Robert Root – engineering, mixing Bob Ludwig – mastering
Artwork Heather Hyte – photography Wyatt Boswell – photography
Release history Region Date Format LabelWorldwideNovember 1, 2011Digital downloadSt. AugustJanuary 24, 2012CD, vinyl, iTunes
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