:After Dark 2

{{Infobox album

| name = After Dark 2

| type = compilation

| artist = various artists

| cover = After Dark 2.png

| released = {{Start date|2013|5|17}}

| recorded = 2012

| genre = {{hlist|Synth-pop|disco|Italo disco|synthwave}}

| length = {{duration|m=78|s=27}}

| label = Italians Do It Better

| producer = Johnny Jewel

| chronology = After Dark

| prev_title = After Dark

| prev_year = 2007

| year = 2013

| next_title = After Dark 3

| next_year = 2020

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 83/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/after-dark-vol-2/various-artists |title=After Dark, Vol. 2 by Various Artists Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=June 29, 2013}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Fred |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/after-dark-vol-2-mw0002552302 |title=After Dark, Vol. 2 – Various Artists |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=June 29, 2013}}

| rev2 = NME

| rev2Score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Pattison |first=Louis |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/14513 |title=Various Artists – 'After Dark 2' |work=NME |date=June 17, 2013 |accessdate=January 1, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103032541/http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/14513 |archivedate=January 3, 2014}}

| rev3 = Paste

| rev3Score = 8.5/10{{cite web |last=Cosores |first=Phillip |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/05/various-artists-after-dark-2.html |title=Various Artists: After Dark 2 |work=Paste |date=May 21, 2013 |accessdate=June 29, 2013}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4Score = 8.3/10{{cite web |last=Gaerig |first=Andrew |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18134-after-dark-2/ |title=Various Artists: After Dark 2 |work=Pitchfork |date=May 31, 2013 |accessdate=June 29, 2013}}

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5Score = 8/10{{cite web |last=James |first=Matt |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172188-various-artists-after-dark-2/ |title=Various Artists: After Dark 2 |work=PopMatters |date=June 27, 2013 |accessdate=June 29, 2013 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130629095502/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172188-various-artists-after-dark-2/ |archivedate=June 29, 2013}}

}}

After Dark 2 is a compilation album featuring artists from the Italians Do It Better label. The album was released on May 17, 2013, and produced by Johnny Jewel. It is a sequel to the 2007 album After Dark.{{cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/50765-italians-do-it-better-release-after-dark-2/ |title=Italians Do It Better Release After Dark 2 Comp Featuring Chromatics, Glass Candy, More |work=Pitchfork |date=May 17, 2013 |accessdate=June 29, 2013}} Artists and bands featured on the album include Glass Candy, Desire, Chromatics, Mirage, Appaloosa, Symmetry, Twisted Wires, Farah, and Mike Simonetti.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Performer(s)

| title1 = Warm in the Winter

| extra1 = Glass Candy

| writer1 = {{hlist|Ida No|John David V}}

| length1 = 6:44

| title2 = Tears from Heaven

| extra2 = Desire

| writer2 = V

| length2 = 5:11

| title3 = Let's Kiss

| extra3 = Mirage

| writer3 = V

| length3 = 9:05

| title4 = Fill the Blanks

| extra4 = Appaloosa

| writer4 = {{hlist|Anne-Laure Keib|Max Krefeld|V}}

| length4 = 3:53

| title5 = Looking for Love

| extra5 = Chromatics

| writer5 = V

| length5 = 5:31

| title6 = Heart of Darkness

| extra6 = Symmetry

| writer6 = {{hlist|Nat Walker|V}}

| length6 = 3:57

| title7 = Camera

| extra7 = Chromatics

| writer7 = {{hlist|Adam Miller|V}}

| length7 = 4:32

| title8 = Half Lives

| extra8 = Twisted Wires

| writer8 = {{hlist|Richard Durham|V}}

| length8 = 4:38

| title9 = The Possessed

| extra9 = Glass Candy

| writer9 = {{hlist|Ida No|V}}

| length9 = 5:49

| title10 = Cherry

| extra10 = Chromatics

| writer10 = {{hlist|Miller|V}}

| length10 = 4:32

| title11 = Beautiful Object

| extra11 = Glass Candy

| writer11 = {{hlist|Ida No|V}}

| length11 = 5:03

| title12 = Into Eternity

| extra12 = Farah

| writer12 = {{hlist|Farah Holly|V}}

| length12 = 5:23

| title13 = Intimate

| extra13 = Appaloosa

| writer13 = {{hlist|Keib|Krefeld|V}}

| length13 = 5:03

| title14 = The Magician

| extra14 = Mike Simonetti

| writer14 = {{hlist|Mike Simonetti|V}}

| length14 = 3:59

| title15 = Redheads Feel More Pain

| extra15 = Glass Candy

| writer15 = {{hlist|Ida No|V}}

| length15 = 5:07

}}

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