When I Pretend to Fall
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When I Pretend to Fall, is the second album by indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band The Long Winters
The Long Winters
The Long Winters is an American indie rock band based in Seattle, Washington.-Early history:Singer-songwriter John Roderick was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He later returned to Seattle, formed the Bun Family Players and the The Western State Hurricanes...

. It was released on Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records
Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...

 in 2003.

Track listing

  1. "Blue Diamonds" – 3:49
  2. "Scared Straight" – 4:17
  3. "Shapes" – 4:03
  4. "Cinnamon" – 4:12
  5. "Bride and Bridle" – 3:32
  6. "Blanket Hog" – 6:06
  7. "It'll Be a Breeze" – 2:59
  8. "Stupid" – 4:01
  9. "Prom Night at Hater High" – 4:06
  10. "New Girl" – 2:31
  11. "The Sound of Coming Down" – 3:51
  12. "Nora" – 4:22

Band members

With the exception of one tour in 2003, when Ken Stringfellow
Ken Stringfellow
Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow is an American musician, best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star.-Musical career:...

 temporarily replaced Sean Nelson
Sean Nelson
Sean Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist, notable as the frontman for the alternative rock group Harvey Danger.- Career :...

 (and The Long Winters became Stringfellow's backing band), The Long Winters' lineup remained as follows from 2002-early 2004.
  • John Roderick
    John Roderick
    John Roderick is an American musician and writer. Born in Seattle, Washington, he grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He is currently the lead singer and guitarist in the band The Long Winters and was formerly a touring member of the band Harvey Danger...

    : vocals, guitar, keyboards, lap steel, tambourine, loops
  • Sean Nelson
    Sean Nelson
    Sean Nelson is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist, notable as the frontman for the alternative rock group Harvey Danger.- Career :...

    : vocals, keyboards
  • Michael Shilling: drums
  • Eric Corson: bass, accordion

Additional Players (alphabetically, by track)

  • Jon Auer
    Jon Auer
    Jonathan P. "Jon" Auer is an American musician who co-founded the power pop band The Posies, along with Ken Stringfellow. Auer and Stringfellow have also been a part of the rejuvenated Big Star....

    : electric guitar (2)
  • Peter Buck
    Peter Buck
    Peter Lawrence Buck , is an American rock guitarist who is best known for playing in and co-founding alternative rock band R.E.M....

    : mandolin (4)
  • Chris Caniglia: keyboards (3, 11)
  • Dave Carter
    Dave Carter
    Dave Carter was an American folk singer-songwriter who described his style as "post-modern mythic American folk music." He was one half of the duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, who were heralded as the new "voice of modern folk music" in the months before Carter's unexpected death in July 2002...

    : trumpet (2)
  • Katrina Cordi: violin (6)
  • Jennifer Falkner: vocals (10)
  • Craig Flory: tenor sax (2)
  • Nathan Harrison: cello (6)
  • Kerry Downing Johnson: viola (6)
  • Scott McCaughey
    Scott McCaughey
    As a singer and songwriter, Scott McCaughey is the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5.He is also bassist for Robyn Hitchcock's most recent touring band, The Venus 3, along with Bill Rieflin and Peter Buck....

    : boomerang harmonica (5)
  • Sean Ripple: vibraphone (12)
  • Bart Roderick: organ, piano (4, 9, 10)
  • Steve Scalfati: alto sax (2)
  • Mike Simpson: French horn (1)
  • Sarah Standard: viola (9)
  • Ken Stringfellow
    Ken Stringfellow
    Kenneth Stuart Stringfellow is an American musician, best known for his work with The Posies, R.E.M., and the re-formed Big Star.-Musical career:...

    : vocals, piano, kurzweil, bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
  • Megan Thompson: vocals (10)
  • Chris Walla
    Chris Walla
    Christopher Walla is an American musician and music producer, most notable for being the guitarist for the band Death Cab for Cutie. He is also a former DJ of KCWU, 88.1 The Burg...

    : guitars (2, 11)
  • Christa Wells: vocals (4)
  • Blake Wescott
    Blake Wescott
    Blake Wescott is a musician from Seattle, Washington, who is currently touring as lead guitarist for David Bazan's band.Often noted as a drummer for Pedro the Lion, and for his co-writing, production, backing vocals, and multiple instrumentation on former Velocity Girl singer Sarah Shannon's first...

    : tambourine (3, 8, 11)
  • Stephanie Wicker: vocals (4)
  • Gloria Wu: vocals (10)

Other information

  • Track 9, "Prom Night at Hater High" is also the title of a One Tree Hill
    One Tree Hill (TV series)
    One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...

    episode from season 4.
  • The album's title comes from track 8 "Stupid."

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