Blood of Man

Summary

Blood of Manis the eighth album by Mason Jennings. It was released in 2009 by Brushfire Records. Jennings recorded all of the instruments on the album himself and the album has a more extensive use of electric guitars than his previous two albums. Jennings referred to the album's subject matter in a short film titled "Blood of Man", where he stated that he drew heavily on childhood experiences.

Blood of Man
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreFolk
Length42:03
LabelBrushfire
ProducerMason Jennings
Mason Jennings chronology
In the Ever
(2008)
Blood of Man
(2009)
The Flood
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

On June 2, 2009, the single "Sunlight" was released on iTunes with all proceeds to go to the Surfrider Foundation in efforts to help clean up beaches around America.

Track listing edit

All tracks by Mason Jennings

  1. "City of Ghosts" – 3:13
  2. "Pittsburgh" – 3:55
  3. "The Field" – 5:37
  4. "Tourist" – 3:20
  5. "Black Wind Blowing" – 4:47
  6. "Ain't No Friend of Mine" – 3:12
  7. "Sing Out" – 4:27
  8. "Sunlight" – 4:32
  9. "Lonely Road" – 4:04
  10. "Blood of Man" – 5:04
  11. "Waves" – 2:36 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel edit

  • Mason Jennings - producer, writer, recording, performer
  • Daniel Field - photography, art direction
  • Alex Field - design, layout
  • Johannes Gamble - design, layout
  • Danny Clinch - color photograph
  • Scott Soens - B&W photograph

References edit

  1. ^ Blood of Man at AllMusic
  2. ^ Rollingstone

External links edit