The Fabled City
The Fabled City is the second studio album by The Nightwatchman, the alter ego of Tom Morello. It was released on September 30, 2008.
The album was released under the Nightwatchman's new full title: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman.
Serj Tankian, Shooter Jennings, and Perry Farrell are featured guests on the album, which was produced by Brendan O'Brien.
On August 8, 2008, the track 'Whatever It Takes' was released on The Nightwatchman's MySpace. On October 25, the bonus track "Shake My Shit" was released on Morello's Myspace page.
Critical reception
Media reception to The Fabled City was generally favorable; aggregating website Metacritic reported a rating of 61% in December 2009 based on 11 critical reviews.Track listing
Bonus Disc Track listing
Personnel
- The Nightwatchman - vocals, guitar
- Serj Tankian - additional vocals on "Lazarus on Down"
- Shooter Jennings - additional vocals on "The Iron Wheel"
- Perry Farrell - additional vocals on "Shake My Shit"
- Daniel Laufer - cello on "Night Falls" and "Lazarus on Down"
- Brendan O'Brien - various instruments