No Ghostless Place


No Ghostless Place is the second studio album from Canadian solo artist Raised by Swans. It was written in its entirety by Eric Howden, and recorded at Andy Magoffin's studio, House of Miracles in London, Ontario, between 2007 and 2009. On January 11, 2010, it was released on his own label, 1101.
In May 2010, Raised by Swans toured across Canada with his supporting band in support of No Ghostless Place, with Canadian indie folk band Pink Moth.

Track listing

All music and lyrics were written and performed by Howden, with contributions from Andy Magoffin, Alex Wright and Brady Parr.
  1. "We Were Never Young" - 2:58
  2. "Hail Of Arrows" - 5:04
  3. "Secret Garden /S.C." - 4:58
  4. "Easier" - 2:50
  5. "Night Fighter" - 2:49
  6. "By An Ion" - 3:21
  7. "How Do These Hearts Unfold" - 4:05
  8. "The Waiting's Over" - 5:01
  9. "Old Fires" - 3:36
  10. "The Past Is The Prey" - 6:04
  11. "Longer Shadows, Shorter Days" - 5:33
  12. "There's Hope Yet" - 3:27
  13. "North Of Light's End" - 3:04

    Performance Credits

Eric Howden – electric and acoustic guitars, all tracks; lead and harmony vocals, all tracks; bass guitar, tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13; piano, all tracks; synthesizers and additional keyboards, all tracks; hammond organ, all tracks, stomps and claps, track 5
Alex Wright – additional electric guitar, tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12
Andy Magoffin – bass guitar, tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12; drums, tracks 6, 9, 10; stomps and claps, track 5
Brady Parr – drums, tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12

Atom Egoyan's ''Chloe (2010)''

Film director Atom Egoyan included two songs from No Ghostless Place in his erotic thriller Chloe. Parts of "We Were Never Young" and "Longer Shadows, Shorter Days" were performed live, with an appearance from the then touring version of Raised by Swans in the film. Additionally, the studio version of "We Were Never Young" was used in several scenes.