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Codes and Secret Longing

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| name = Codes and Secret Longing

| type = studio

| artist = Raised by Swans

| cover = Codes and Secret Longing.png

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| released = April 11, 2005

| recorded = 2002–2004
House of Miracles
London, Ontario, Canada

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| length = 1:04:57

| label = 1101

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| next_title = No Ghostless Place

| next_year = 2010

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Codes and Secret Longing is the debut studio album by Canadian solo artist Raised by Swans. It was written in its entirety by Eric Howden, recorded at Andy Magoffin's studio, House of Miracles, and released on April 11, 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=Arts&articleID=616&month=4&day=7&year=2005 |title=On Disc - Raised by Swans |publisher=The Gazette |date=2005-04-07 |accessdate=2012-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212181315/http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/article.cfm?section=Arts&articleID=616&month=4&day=7&year=2005 |archive-date=2012-02-12 |url-status=dead }} The album cover features the two protagonists of the film Grave of the Fireflies.

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Howden.

  1. "A Cipher In A Foreign Sky" - 1:56
  2. "Violet Light" - 5:03
  3. "There Is No Escape" - 6:35
  4. "Capable of Cruelty" - 4:04
  5. "Sandcastles" - 3:45
  6. "Still Inside You" - 4:49
  7. "Phantom Limb / Divided By Night" - 8:09
  8. "Relentless" - 4:03
  9. "Imagined Life" - 4:01
  10. "The Moment That I'll Miss" - 3:37
  11. "Scent" - 6:34
  12. "Drag The Morning" - 4:19
  13. "Unrequited / Stolen Lakes" - 8:07

Performance credits

  • Eric Howden – electric and acoustic guitars, all tracks; lead and harmony vocals, all tracks; bass guitar, all tracks; piano, all tracks; synthesizer, all tracks; hammond organ, all tracks; dial tone, track 12; drum loop, track 9
  • Brady Parr – drums and percussion, all tracks
  • Chris Donais – additional guitar, tracks 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12{{cite web|url=http://raisedbyswans.com/new/?page_id=148|accessdate=2013-05-13|title=Albums · raised by swans|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004081904/http://raisedbyswans.com/new/?page_id=148|archive-date=2013-10-04|url-status=dead}}

Film and television

Film

  • Douglas Coupland's film Everything's Gone Green (2007) featured Violet Light.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461946/soundtrack|title=Everything's Gone Green (2006)|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}
  • Atom Egoyan's Adoration (2008) featured Capable Of Cruelty, Still Inside You, and Phantom Limb/ Divided By Night.{{cite web |url=http://www.torontoindie.com/?p=224 |title=Toronto's Indie Music Resource |publisher=torontoindie.com |date=2008-02-04 |accessdate=2012-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313144345/http://www.torontoindie.com/?p=224 |archive-date=2012-03-13 |url-status=dead }}

Television

  • Canadian television series ReGenesis featured Violet Light and Relentless in Season 2: Episodes 3 and 4, respectively (2007).{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/regenesis/the-cocktail/episode/668944/summary.html |title=ReGenesis: The Cocktail - Season 2, Episode 3 |publisher=TV.com |date=2006-03-21 |accessdate=2012-02-09}}{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/regenesis/dim-and-dimmer/episode/668945/summary.html |title=ReGenesis: Dim & Dimmer - Season 2, Episode 4 |publisher=TV.com |date=2006-12-01 |accessdate=2012-02-09}}
  • CTV's Whister featured Violet Light in Episode 8 (2007).{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/whistler/show/34571/trivia.html |title=Whistler Quotes, Facts & Trivia |publisher=TV.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-09}}
  • MTV Canada's Peak Season featured Violet Light, Phantom Limb/ Divided By Night and Relentless in Episodes 1, 6 and 8, respectively (2009).{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.ca/tvshows/peak-season/music.jhtml |title=Peak Season on MTV.ca - Full Episodes, Photos, Cast, Tips and Tricks |publisher=Mtv.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218011651/http://www.mtv.ca/tvshows/peak-season/music.jhtml |archive-date=2011-12-18 |url-status=dead }}
  • Canadian television series Continuum featured Imagined Life at the end of the episode in Season 4: Episodes 2 (2015).{{cite web|url=http://www.tunefind.com/show/continuum/season-4/24803|title=Music from Continuum S4E02|website=Tunefind}}

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Category:2005 debut albums

Category:Raised by Swans albums