Friends of Mine (Adam Green album)

Friends of Mine is the second solo album by anti-folk musician Adam Green, released on July 22, 2003. It relies heavily on short violin-driven melodramatic pop songs and has a much more polished sound than Garfield, Green's 2002 debut album. A sophomore studio album, the recording is noted for containing vocal stylings that are considered to be a departure from those of Green's previous work (including that of The Moldy Peaches), showcasing a deeper 1960s-influenced spin sound feel to the recording.

Friends of Mine
Studio album by Adam Green
Released	July 22, 2003 (U.S.) June 23, 2003 (EU)
Recorded	Dumbo Studios, New York City, New York
Genre	Anti-folk, baroque pop
Length	32:50
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Dan Myers
Adam Green chronology
Garfield (2002) Friends of Mine (2003) Gemstones (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Drowned in Sound	10/10[3]
The Independent	[4]
Mojo	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Green, except where noted.

1. "Bluebirds" – 2:08
2. "Hard to Be a Girl" – 1:41
3. "Jessica" – 2:37
4. "Musical Ladders" – 2:20
5. "The Prince's Bed" – 2:29
6. "Bunnyranch" – 1:36
7. "Friends of Mine" – 2:49
8. "Frozen in Time" (Adam Green, Galen Pehrson) – 2:12
9. "Broken Joystick" – 1:24
10. "I Wanna Die" – 1:49
11. "Salty Candy" – 1:39
12. "No Legs" – 2:02
13. "We're Not Supposed to Be Lovers" – 3:08
14. "Secret Tongues" – 2:09
15. "Bungee" – 2:53

Personnel

• Adam Green - voice, guitar
• Jane Scarpantoni - strings arrangement, cello
• Steven Mertens - bass, tambourine, drums, bongos, strings arrangement
• Matt Romano - drums
• Greg Calbi - engineering
• Dan Myers - mixing
• David Gold - viola (2)
• Antoine Silverman, Joan Wasser - violin