On August 31, 2009, “Vertigo” label released “The First Day of Spring”, the second Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in January 2009, and was produced by Emery Dobyns and Charlie Fink.

Personnel:

• Charlie Fink – vocals, guitar, photography
• Tom Hobden – keyboards, violin, arrangements
• Mat “Urby Whale” Owens – bass guitar
• Doug Fink – drums
• Exmoor Singers of London – choir
• BJ Cole – pedal steel
• Sam Kindrade – trumpet
• John Carvell – trombone
• Martin Slattery – flute, clarinet
• Emery Dobyns – engineer, mixing
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Joe LaPorta – mastering assistant
• Traffic – design
• James Robinson – photography
• James Jarvin – directed by

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Fink.

1. The First Days of Spring
2. Our Window
3. I Have Nothing
4. My Broken Heart
5. Instrumental I
6. Love Of and Orchestra
7. Instrumental II
8. Stranger
9. Blue Skies
10. Slow Glass
11. My Door Is Always Open