On February 15, 2010, “Domino” label released “Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You”, the second Lightspeed Champion album. It was recorded 2008–2009 at “Mission Sound” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Ben Allen and Devonté Hynes.
Personnel:
- Devonté Hynes – vocals, main instrumentation, arrangement
- Spacecamp (Jon Wiley, Steven Mertens, Chris Egan, Omar Shamesh) – additional instrumentation, group male vocals
- Michael Siddel – violin, additional strings
- Jon Webber – violin
- Jesse Reagen – cello
- Sally Wall – oboe
- Ben Allen – recording, mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Devonté Hynes, except where noted.
- Dead Head Blues
- Marlene
- There’s Nothing Underwater
- Intermission
- Faculty of Fears
- The Big Guns of Highsmith
- Romart
- I Don’t Want to Wake Up Alone
- Madame Van Damme
- Smooth Day (at the Library)
- Intermission 2
- Sweetheart
- Etude Op.3 ‘Goodnight Michalek’
- Middle of the Dark
- A Bridge and a Goodbye
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