The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon
The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon | ||||
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Studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen | ||||
Released | 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) | |||
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Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 63:44 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | BMG | |||
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The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon is the thirteenth studio album by British indie rock band Echo & the Bunnymen that re-records older songs from the band's catalogue. It was released on 5 October 2018 and has received mixed reviews.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2 out of 5 stars, with critic Tim Sendra writing that the new songs and lack of a coherent approach to re-recordings "makes for a jumbled listening experience that is sure to leave many Echo fans wondering just why the record exists".[1] Writing for The Skinny, Alan O'Hare rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that only some tracks work in re-recorded form and "it's hard to see many fans going back to these recordings instead of the originals after a curious first listen".[2]
Track listing
- "Bring On the Dancing Horses" (transformed) – 4:01
- "The Somnambulist" – 3:23
- "Nothing Lasts Forever" (transformed) – 4:09
- "Lips Like Sugar" (transformed) – 4:27
- "Rescue" (transformed) – 4:17
- "Rust" (transformed) – 5:03
- "Angels & Devils" (transformed) – 3:39
- "Bedbugs & Ballyhoo" (transformed) – 3:25
- "Zimbo" (transformed) – 4:33
- "Stars Are Stars" (transformed) – 3:30
- "Seven Seas" (transformed) – 3:43
- "Ocean Rain" (transformed) – 5:41
- "The Cutter" (transformed) – 4:23
- "How Far?" – 4:40
- "The Killing Moon" (transformed) – 4:59
Personnel
Echo & the Bunnymen
- Ian McCulloch – guitar, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals, production
- Will Sergeant – guitar, steel guitar
Additional personnel
- Ryan Art – design
- Barrie Barlow – drums
- Stephen Brannan – bass guitar
- Jean-Pierre Chalbos – mastering
- Gareth Huw Davies – cello
- Gavin Goldberg – engineering, production, programming
- Nick Kilroe – drums
- London Session Orchestra – strings
- Igor Outkine – accordion
- Ian Skelly – drums
- Sam Swallow – piano, string arrangement, string conducting
- Jez Wing – keyboards, programming, assistant production
- Andrea Wright – engineering, assistant production
- Andy Wright – programming, production
See also
References
External links
- The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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- Ian McCulloch
- Will Sergeant
- Crocodiles
- Heaven Up Here
- Porcupine
- Ocean Rain
- Echo & the Bunnymen
- Reverberation
- Evergreen
- What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?
- Flowers
- Siberia
- The Fountain
- Meteorites
- The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon
- BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
- Live in Liverpool
- Me, I'm All Smiles
- Songs to Learn & Sing
- The Cutter
- Ballyhoo
- Crystal Days: 1979–1999
- Seven Seas
- More Songs to Learn and Sing
- Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen
- B-sides & Live (2001–2005)
- The Works
- Shine So Hard
- The Sound of Echo
- The Peel Sessions
- New Live and Rare
- World Tour E.P.
- Avalanche
- "The Pictures on My Wall"
- "Rescue"
- "The Puppet"
- "A Promise"
- "Over the Wall"
- "The Back of Love"
- "The Cutter"
- "Never Stop"
- "The Killing Moon"
- "Silver"
- "Seven Seas"
- "Bring On the Dancing Horses"
- "The Game"
- "Lips Like Sugar"
- "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo"
- "People Are Strange"
- "Enlighten Me"
- "Prove Me Wrong"
- "Inside Me, Inside You"
- "Nothing Lasts Forever"
- "I Want to Be There (When You Come)"
- "Don't Let It Get You Down"
- "Rust"
- "Get in the Car"
- "It's Alright"
- "Make Me Shine"
- "Stormy Weather"
- "In the Margins"
- "Scissors in the Sand"
- "Think I Need It Too"
- "Lovers On the Run"
- Discography
- Korova
- Electrafixion
- "(How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World"