Mignonette (album)

Mignonette
Studio album by The Avett Brothers
Released July 27, 2004
Genre Folk
Length 73:04
The Avett Brothers chronology

Swept Away
(2004)		 Mignonette
(2004)		 Live, Vol. 2
(2005)

Mignonette is a 2004 album by The Avett Brothers. It was named after an English yacht which sank off the Cape of Good Hope, leaving the crew of four stranded on a lifeboat. The cabin boy, Richard Parker, was killed and eaten by the others, two of whom were later put on trial and convicted of murder (see Regina v. Dudley & Stephens).[1]

Nautical themes and metaphors of cannabalism can be found on tracks "Complainte D'Un Matelot Mourant" and "Salvation Song".

Track listing

  1. "Swept Away" (Sentimental Version) - 4:14
  2. "Nothing Short of Thankful" - 3:26
  3. "The New Love Song" - 4:04
  4. "At the Beach" - 4:09
  5. "Signs" - 3:42
  6. "Hard Worker" - 2:05
  7. "Letter to a Pretty Girl" - 3:18
  8. "Please Pardon Yourself" - 4:08
  9. "Pretty Girl at the Airport" - 4:58
  10. "Pretty Girl from Cedar Lane" - 3:21
  11. "Causey Commentary" - 1:02
  12. "One Line Wonder" - 4:46
  13. "The Day That Marvin Gaye Died" - 3:10
  14. "SSS" - 4:06
  15. "Swept Away" - 3:53
  16. "A Gift for Melody Anne" - 4:01
  17. "Complainte D'Un Matelot Mourant" ("Lament of a Dying Sailor") - 5:03
  18. "Salvation Song" - 4:48
  19. "Signs" - 4:08
  20. "Laser Pants" - 0:39

References

  1. ↑ Review by Andy Turner for Country Standard Time