Nuclear Daydream


Nuclear Daydream is the fifth full-length album by Joseph Arthur, released on September 19, 2006. It was the first release through Joseph's own record label, Lonely Astronaut Records. The album version of "Enough to Get Away" was the first single in the UK to coincide with the album's release there. A was produced for "Slide Away," featuring Joseph and his band The Lonely Astronauts.
The album was released to positive reviews. Entertainment Weekly awarded the album 9.1 out of 10 stars, and Allmusic said of the album: "Without it ever deliberately going for the jugular, Nuclear Daydream is nevertheless an album that is difficult to shake out of your ears; moreover, it's one that only grows stronger with every repeated play."
Joseph discussed the making of Nuclear Daydream in an interview with Newsday:
Nuclear Daydream was reissued in Europe by Fargo Records on October 6, 2009 on CD and double heavyweight vinyl. The new edition includes six previously unreleased bonus tracks that were recorded during the album's sessions.

Track listing

Release history

Singles

  • "Enough to Get Away"

    Album credits

  • All songs written and produced by Joseph Arthur.
  • * Additional production on "Too Much to Hide" by David Kosten.
  • * Additional production on "Electrical Storm" and "When I Was Running Out of Time" by Mark Bihler.
  • * Additional production on "Nuclear Daydream" by Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann.
  1. "Too Much to Hide"
  2. * Joseph Arthur: guitars, bass, synth and vocals
  3. * Brian Geltner: drums
  4. * Mixed by Joseph Arthur, Matt Boynton and David Kosten
  5. * Additional mixing and synth by David Kosten
  6. * Recorded by Matt Boynton and Dawn Landes
  7. "Black Lexus"
  8. * Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
  9. * Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
  10. "Enough to Get Away"
  11. * Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
  12. * Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur, Mike Napolitano and Mathias Schneeberger
  13. "Slide Away"
  14. * Joseph Arthur: electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, synth, lead and background vocals
  15. * Kenny Siegal: lead guitar and background vocals
  16. * Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
  17. * Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
  18. "Electrical Storm"
  19. * Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass, theremin and vocals
  20. * Mark Bihler: Russian synths
  21. * Gary Go: piano
  22. * Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
  23. * Recorded by Vitaliano Zurlo
  24. "You Are Free"
  25. * Joseph Arthur: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, synth, percussion, lead and background vocals
  26. * Rene Lopez: drums
  27. * Joan Wasser: violin
  28. * Kenny Siegal: background vocals
  29. * Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
  30. * Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
  31. "Automatic Situation"
  32. * Joseph Arthur: electric piano, bass, synth, lead and background vocals
  33. * Sean Porres, a.k.a. "Y": background vocals and sha energy
  34. * Hoss: drums
  35. * Recorded by Mathias Schneeberger and "Y"
  36. "When I Was Running Out of Time"
  37. * Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitars and vocals
  38. * Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
  39. * Recorded by Mark Bihler and Vitaliano Zurlo
  40. "Don't Tell Your Eyes "
  41. * Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, drums, piano and vocals
  42. * Mark Bihler: drum machine and hohner rhythm
  43. * Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
  44. * Recorded by Mark Bihler and Vitaliano Zurlo
  45. "Don't Give Up on People"
  46. * Joseph Arthur: piano, bass, drums, synth and vocals
  47. * Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur
  48. * Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
  49. "Woman"
  50. * Joseph Arthur: guitar, drums and vocals
  51. * Recorded by Joseph Arthur
  52. * Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
  53. "Nuclear Daydream"
  54. * Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
  55. * Gary Go: piano and synth
  56. * Recorded by Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann
  57. * Mixed by Joseph Arthur, Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann
  58. "Can't Let You Stay"
  59. * Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar and vocals
  60. "Moon in the Skull "
  61. * Joseph Arthur: guitars, synthesizer, percussion and vocals
  62. * Greg Wieczorek: drums
  63. "Flashing Lights and Cockfights"
  64. * Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
  65. * Gary Go: piano
  66. "My Eyes Follow You"
  67. * Joseph Arthur: bass, synthesizer, percussion and vocals
  68. * Greg Wieczorek: drums
  69. "I Love You"
  70. * Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
  71. "Hard to See"
  72. * Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
  • Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering, Inc.
  • Artwork by Davies.
  • Photographs by Cerise Leang.
  • Design by Davies and Cerise Leang.
  • Layout by Cerise Leang, Konsol and Lauren Pattenaude.