Absent Friends

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  Absent Friends
  3:40
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Sticks and Stones
  4:47
• 3
  Leaving Today
  4:18
• 4
  Come Home Billy Bird
  4:06
  3.3 ★
• 5
  My Imaginary Friend
  2:42
• 6
  The Wreck of the Beautiful
  4:57
• 7
  Our Mutual Friend
  5:57
  4.2 ★
• 8
  The Happy Goth
  3:37
• 9
  Freedom Road
  3:55
• 10
  Laika’s Theme
  3:07
  3.6 ★
• 11
  Charmed Life
  4:43
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  Absolute Power
  3:51
• 2
  Our Mutual Friend (early idea)
  1:36
• 3
  The Bird Evolution
  4:07
• 4
  Girl Least Likely
  3:58
• 5
  Mr Right
  3:22
• 6
  Sticks and Stones (demo)
  4:37
• 7
  The Dark Horse
  2:59
• 8
  Idaho
  4:06
• 9
  All Things (alternate version)
  4:37
• 10
  Rose for the Lady
  4:18
• 11
  Smiler
  3:11
• 12
  Absent Friends (demo)
  3:38
• 13
  Anthem for Bored Youth (demo)
  3:04
• 14
  Our Mutual Friend (alternate version)
  5:27
• 15
  Antidepressant
  1:14
• 16
  Windy Pop
  3:17
• 17
  Laika’s Theme (The Promise)
  2:18
• 18
  Charmed Life (alternate version)
  4:46

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Release credits

• Crispin Robinson
  additional [4, 8], congas [4, 8]
• Everton Nelson
  violin [10]
• Guy Massey
  recording [1-11]
• Joby Talbot
  additional [9], plucked string instruments [9]
• Lauren Laverne
  background vocals [4], guest [4]
• Matt Gunner
  horn [9]
• Miggy Barradas
  additional [2, 4, 8, 11], membranophone [2, 4, 8, 11]
• Neil Hannon
  performer [1-11], producer [1-11]
• Nick Cartledge
  flute [8]
• Nigel Godrich
  mix [1-11]
• Rob Farrer
  additional [1, 3-4, 6-8], percussion [1, 3-4, 6-8]
• Simon Little
  additional [8], double bass [8]
• Yann Tiersen
  accordion [2], guest [2]

Issues

• 

  A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  March 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  4 May 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  November 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  2x CD
  2004
• 

  A
  Absent Friends

  2x Digital Media (expanded)
  2020
• 

  A
  Absent Friends

  Digital Media
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD (first and last track swapped)
  29 March 2004
• A
  Absent Friends

  CD
  2004