East of the Sun is the fifth album from American collaborative group Tuatara, and part of a double album release with West of the Moon. It is the first Tuatara album with lyrics, sung by a variety of guest vocalists.
Track listing
- "Waterhole" (Peter Buck, Barrett Martin, and Scott McCaughey) â 3:56 (vocals by McCaughey)
- "The Spaniard" (Buck, Gary Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) â 4:08 (vocals by Louris)
- "Bones, Blood and Skin" (Buck, Jessy Greene, Martin, and McCaughey) â 4:43 (vocals by Greene)
- "Silo Spring Violets" (Coleman Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) â 3:29 (vocals by Barks)
- "Trouble Rides In" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Dean Wareham) â 3:26 (vocals by Wareham)
- "Missionary Death Song" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey) â 2:51 (vocals by McCaughey)
- "A Spark in the Wind" (Buck, Mark Eitzel, Martin, and McCaughey) â 2:56 (vocals by Eitzel)
- "Madrigal" (Buck, Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) â 4:14 (vocals by Louris)
- "All the Colors in the World" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, Mark Olson) â 4:40 (vocals by Olson and Victoria Williams)
- "Orpheus Must Die" (Buck, John Wesley Harding, Martin, and McCaughey) â 3:20 (vocals by Harding and Gina Sala)
- "Your Ghost Town" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Wareham) â 1:12 (vocals by Wareham)
- "Thank You Jesus" (Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) â 1:26 (vocals by Barks)
- "Rainbow Drops" (Buck, Martin, McCaughey, and Victoria Williams) â 2:50 (vocals by Williams)
- "Love Is" (Buck, Louris, Martin, and McCaughey) â 4:50 (vocals by Louris)
- "Oxman Spoonmaker" (Barks, Buck, Martin, and McCaughey) â 3:47 (vocals by Barks)
Tuatara members
- Peter Buck â acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, dulcimer
- Dave Carter â trumpet
- Jessy Greene â violin, cello
- Kevin Hudson â electric and upright bass
- Barrett Martin â drums, vibraphone, piano, organ, Arabic drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Scott McCaughey â acoustic and electric guitars, piano, organ, harmonica, backing vocals
- Elizabeth Pupo-Walker â percussion