Nuclear Daydream is the fifth full-length album by Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. Combining poetic lyrics with a layered sonic palette, Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances incorporate the use of a...

, released on September 19, 2006. It was the first release through Joseph's own record label, Lonely Astronaut Records

Lonely Astronaut Records

Lonely Astronaut is a record label founded by musician Joseph Arthur, his long-time professional partner Lauren Pattenaude, and Eric Gerber. The label was created in 2006...

. The album version of "Enough to Get Away

Enough to Get Away

"Enough to Get Away" is the first single from Joseph Arthur's 2006 album Nuclear Daydream. In the US, the album was released on September 19, 2006. In the UK, both Nuclear Daydream and the follow-up album Let's Just Be were released on September 3, 2007. The AA-side "Diamond Ring" is the album...

" was the first single in the UK to coincide with the album's release there. A music video was produced for "Slide Away," featuring Joseph and his band The Lonely Astronauts

The Lonely Astronauts

The Lonely Astronauts is the band originally started as Joseph Arthur's touring band. Joseph and the band have recorded and released two studio albums together thus far, titled Let's Just Be , and Temporary People...

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The album was released to positive reviews. Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

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 awarded the album 9.1 out of 10 stars, and Allmusic said of the album: "Without it ever deliberately going for the jugular, Nuclear Daydream is nevertheless an album that is difficult to shake out of your ears; moreover, it's one that only grows stronger with every repeated play."

Joseph discussed the making of Nuclear Daydream in an interview with Newsday

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Nuclear Daydream was reissued in Europe by Fargo Records on October 6, 2009 on CD (in a mini-LP sleeve with lyrics booklet) and double heavyweight vinyl (in a gatefold sleeve). The new edition includes six previously unreleased bonus tracks that were recorded during the album's sessions.

Track listing

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #
United States	September 19, 2006	Lonely Astronaut Records Lonely Astronaut Records Lonely Astronaut is a record label founded by musician Joseph Arthur, his long-time professional partner Lauren Pattenaude, and Eric Gerber. The label was created in 2006...	CD	LA001
United Kingdom	September 3, 2007	14th Floor Records	CD	5051442 3238 2 5
France	October 6, 2009	Fargo Records	Digital download
			CD (reissue)	FR21187
	November 2, 2009		Double 12" vinyl	FR21188

Album credits

• All songs written and produced by Joseph Arthur.
  • Additional production on "Too Much to Hide" by David Kosten
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  • Additional production on "Electrical Storm" and "When I Was Running Out of Time" by Mark Bihler.
  • Additional production on "Nuclear Daydream" by Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann.

1. "Too Much to Hide"
   • Joseph Arthur: guitars, bass, synth and vocals
   • Brian Geltner: drums
   • Mixed by Joseph Arthur, Matt Boynton and David Kosten
   • Additional mixing and synth by David Kosten
   • Recorded by Matt Boynton and Dawn Landes
2. "Black Lexus"
   • Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
   • Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
3. "Enough to Get Away"
   • Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
   • Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur, Mike Napolitano and Mathias Schneeberger
4. "Slide Away"
   • Joseph Arthur: electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, synth, lead and background vocals
   • Kenny Siegal: lead guitar and background vocals
   • Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
   • Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
5. "Electrical Storm"
   • Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass, theremin and vocals
   • Mark Bihler: Russian synths
   • Gary Go: piano
   • Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
   • Recorded by Vitaliano Zurlo
6. "You Are Free"
   • Joseph Arthur: acoustic and electric guitars, bass, synth, percussion, lead and background vocals
   • Rene Lopez: drums
   • Joan Wasser
     Joan Wasser
     Joan Wasser is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. She began her career playing violin with the Dambuilders. She has released three albums as a singer songwriter, the 2006 Real Life the 2008 To Survive and the 2011 The Deep Field...
     
     : violin
   • Kenny Siegal: background vocals
   • Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
   • Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
7. "Automatic Situation"
   • Joseph Arthur: electric piano, bass, synth, lead and background vocals
   • Sean Porres, a.k.a. "Y": background vocals and sha energy
   • Hoss: drums
   • Recorded by Mathias Schneeberger and "Y"
8. "When I Was Running Out of Time"
   • Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitars and vocals
   • Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
   • Recorded by Mark Bihler and Vitaliano Zurlo
9. "Don't Tell Your Eyes (Jesus Loves You More Than You Know)"
   • Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, drums, piano and vocals
   • Mark Bihler: drum machine and hohner
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     rhythm
   • Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mark Bihler
   • Recorded by Mark Bihler and Vitaliano Zurlo
10. "Don't Give Up on People"
    • Joseph Arthur: piano, bass, drums, synth and vocals
    • Recorded and mixed by Joseph Arthur
    • Additional engineering by Mike Napolitano
11. "Woman"
    • Joseph Arthur: guitar, drums and vocals
    • Recorded by Joseph Arthur
    • Mixed by Joseph Arthur and Mathias Schneeberger
12. "Nuclear Daydream"
    • Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
    • Gary Go: piano and synth
    • Recorded by Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann
    • Mixed by Joseph Arthur, Gary Go and Andreas Wickmann
13. "Can't Let You Stay"
    • Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar and vocals
14. "Moon in the Skull (Long Way Down)"
    • Joseph Arthur: guitars, synthesizer, percussion and vocals
    • Greg Wieczorek: drums
15. "Flashing Lights and Cockfights"
    • Joseph Arthur: acoustic guitar, bass and vocals
    • Gary Go: piano
16. "My Eyes Follow You"
    • Joseph Arthur: bass, synthesizer, percussion and vocals
    • Greg Wieczorek: drums
17. "I Love You"
    • Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
18. "Hard to See"
    • Joseph Arthur: all instruments and vocals
      • Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering, Inc.
      • Artwork by Davies.
      • Photographs by Cerise Leang.
      • Design by Davies and Cerise Leang.
      • Layout by Cerise Leang, Konsol and Lauren Pattenaude.