Track Listing

1. Everything's Perfect
2. Last Day Of Summer
3. Where Happiness Lives
4. On Your Side
5. The Day We Left Town
6. Nothing Hurts Now
7. Lay Lady Lay- with Gemma Hayes
8. Overjoyed
9. I'll Come Along
10. My Darling Curse
11. Smile To The World
12. Chasing Dreams
13. Wish Me Well
14. Little Miss More Or Less

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69982 in Music
• Released on: 2004-09-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
Sophomore album from Magnet a.k.a. (Even Johansen) who has toured with both Doves & Ed Harcourt throughout Europe & his songs have appeared in HBO's 'Six Feet Under'. He (even) writes gentle, electronic tinged acoustic ballads, sung in the voice of Thom Yorke after 3 bottles of gin & tears, that overwhelm the soul with wave after wave of bittersweet joy these are the melodies that you hear in your head once the wounds have healed, & you can go back to remembering the good times you had with the girl that broke your heart. The NME said of the first single, 'Day We Left Town', 'Norway, inexplicably, continues to produce talent by the bucket load. For anyone who's ever wondered what a Radiohead soundtrack for 'It's A Wonderful Life' might sound like, Magnet's Even Johansen has the answer. 14 tracks in all including a duet with Gemma Hayes on Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay'. This Japanese pressing features three bonus tracks, 'Chasing Dreams', 'Little Miss More or Less' & 'Wish Me Well'. Sony. 2003.

UNCUT
Like being pawed and jawed by a country-loving cougar… deliciously understated. (4 stars)

NME
Elegantly skewed singer songwriter.

Customer Reviews

Don't buy just for Lay Lady Lay
So I'm sure most are considering this album because of the fantastic song "Lay Lady Lay." The truth is, this song is very atypical of the rest of Magnet's work in "On Your Side." It's much more of a newer Radiohead meets Coldplay type sound that is very mellow and somewhat experimental in their sound uses. I definitely do not regret purchasing the album, however, I'd recommend listening to the other tracks before jumping in. Some songs, such as "The Day We Left Town" are absolutely beautiful, and "My Darling Curse" interestingly samples the drum beat exactly from Brubeck's "Take Five" (not sure if this is intentional or not). By the by, it's a pretty good album and will definitely grow on you - it took some time to grow on me. So, if you're contemplating the album simply for Lay Lady Lay, buy the single on iTunes, but if you're looking for a mellow/jazzy/ambient album, you'll like the rest of what Magnet has to offer.

The view from the floor
Even Johansen's 2001 masterpiece "Quiet & Still" remains one of my favorite albums of all time, so I was quite excited to find out about his new band MAGNET. I was also a little worried that he would change his sound drastically like he did with Libido. REJOICE! Even has definately made one of the best albums of 2004 and it gets better every time I listen to it. Mostly gone is the alt-country that graced alot of the tracks on "Quiet & Still". Added to the mix are a bit of subtle electronic sounds & beats and nice swelling strings. Both are a great match for his gentle voice. There is not a bad track on this album, and the US bonus tracks (from UK singles) are superb additions. I can't wait to see what he does next.

fantastic electonicana
I can't believe that it actually took me until 2007 to discover this album. What a wonderful album to find. Reminds me of Badly Drawn Boy and Elliot Smith in contemporary emo-folk fashion but he does it all his own way and it fits beautifully. I am listening to this album constantly right now and it is sure to move into my "Top 25 of all time" albums.