Name: The First Days Of Spring by Noah And The Whale
Brand: Noah And The Whale
SKU: 060252720950
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

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Noah and the Whale's second album finds frontman Charlie Fink ruminating over his failed relationship with Laura Marling, a fellow songwriter (and former love interest) who played a key role in the band's debut. With music serving as his therapy, Fink fills The First Days of Spring with lush soundscapes and folksy melancholy, finding the beauty that exists in the neutral territory between both camps. This is a cinematic album, one that's meant to be heard in conjunction with its accompanying film (also titled The First Days of Spring, available as part of the album's deluxe edition), and the track list unfolds in appropriate blockbuster fashion. Several tracks set the scene, others advance the plot, and two instrumental pieces serve as gorgeous transition pieces. Laura Marling is nowhere to be found, of course -- her split with Fink has essentially turned Noah and the Whale into an all-male group -- yet her influence permeates the album, from Fink's disillusioned lyrics to the band's vacillations between elated anthems and intimate, disconsolate ballads. Heartbreak can tear a songwriter to shreds, but it serves the opposite purpose here, lending a sense of vulnerability to Fink's baritone and adding some much-needed drama to the band's music, which previously concerned itself with twee-styled progressions and summery melodies. Noah and the Whale has officially grown up.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo

1. The First Days Of Spring

by Noah And The Whale

Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Studio Personnel: Emery Dobyns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Horn: Ocean Horns; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell
Exmoor Singers Of London
Ocean Horns; Performer
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Additional Vocals: Exmoor Singers Of London; Other
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Tom Hobden; Composer

2. Our Window

by Noah And The Whale

Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production

3. I Have Nothing

by Noah And The Whale

Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Horn: Ocean Horns; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell
Exmoor Singers Of London
Ocean Horns; Performer
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Additional Vocals: Exmoor Singers Of London; Other
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Tom Hobden; Composer

4. My Broken Heart

by Noah And The Whale

Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production

5. Instrumental I

by Noah And The Whale

Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Horn: Ocean Horns; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell
Ocean Horns; Performer
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production

6. Love Of An Orchestra

by Noah And The Whale

Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Horn: Ocean Horns; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell
Exmoor Singers Of London
Ocean Horns; Performer
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Additional Vocals: Exmoor Singers Of London; Other
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Tom Hobden; Composer

7. Instrumental II

by Noah And The Whale

Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production

8. Stranger

by Noah And The Whale

Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production

9. Blue Skies

by Noah And The Whale

Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Horn: Ocean Horns; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell
Exmoor Singers Of London
Ocean Horns; Performer
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Additional Vocals: Exmoor Singers Of London; Other
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Tom Hobden; Composer

10. Slow Glass

by Noah And The Whale

Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production

11. My Door Is Always Open

by Noah And The Whale

Engineer: Emery Dobyns; Production
Mixing: Emery Dobyns; Production
Producer: Emery Dobyns
Charlie Fink; Production
Composer Lyricist: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale
Doug Fink; Other
Primary Artist: Noah And The Whale; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Tom Hobden
Matt Owens; Performer
Bass Guitar: Matt Owens; Performer
Drums: Doug Fink; Performer
Flute: Martin Slattery; Performer
Guitar: Charlie Fink
Tom Hobden; Performer
Keyboard: Tom Hobden; Performer
Pedal Steel: Bj Cole; Performer
Performer: Charlie Fink
Martin Slattery
Bj Cole
Tom Hobden
Doug Fink
Matt Owens
Sam Kindrade
John Carvell; Performer
Studio Personnel: Emily Lazar
Emery Dobyns; Production
Trombone: John Carvell; Performer
Trumpet: Sam Kindrade; Performer
Violin: Tom Hobden; Performer
Vocals: Charlie Fink; Performer
Composer: Charlie Fink
Doug Fink
Tom Hobden
Urby Whale; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

42 minutes and 48 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

9/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

5/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock

Label

Co-operative Music

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

60252720950

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Notification

The First Days Of Spring

1. The First Days Of Spring

2. Our Window

3. I Have Nothing

4. My Broken Heart

5. Instrumental I

6. Love Of An Orchestra

7. Instrumental II

8. Stranger

9. Blue Skies

10. Slow Glass

11. My Door Is Always Open

Technical Specifications

The First Days Of Spring

Product information

Release options

1. The First Days Of Spring

2. Our Window

3. I Have Nothing

4. My Broken Heart

5. Instrumental I

6. Love Of An Orchestra

7. Instrumental II

8. Stranger

9. Blue Skies

10. Slow Glass

11. My Door Is Always Open

Technical Specifications