UNKLE - Where Did the Night Fall [5/11] *

Artist:

UNKLE

UPC:

766929948921

See Also:

Spiritualized Lavelle, James

Description:

Personnel: Sam Bell (drum programming).
Audio Mixer: Steve "Dub" Jones.
Recording information: Austin, TX (2008-2010); Baltimore, MD (2008-2010); Brighton, England (2008-2010); Conway Studios (2008-2010); Digital Ghetto (2008-2010); Dog House Studio (2008-2010); Drum Drops Studio (2008-2010); Emeryville (2008-2010); Fish Factory Studio (2008-2010); Henley (2008-2010); Ibiza, Spain (2008-2010); London, England (2008-2010); Los Angeles, CA (2008-2010); Melbourne, Australia (2008-2010); Musikbox (2008-2010); Night Worm Studio (2008-2010); Rachel`s House (2008-2010); Rob`s Home Studio (2008-2010); Space 23 (2008-2010); Surrender Sounds Studio (2008-2010); West Heath Studios (2008-2010); Westheath Studio (2008-2010); Wright Way Studios (2008-2010).
Editors: Pablo Clements; James Lavelle.
Photographers: Nick Thornton Jones; Warren Du Preez.
Doing away with any preconceived notions, UNKLE changed things up drastically for their fourth official album. With Richard File out of the picture and Pablo Clements picking up the reins as James Lavelle`s sideman, the duo leaves trip-hop and digitally skewed breakbeats at the wayside. As a substitute, the new incarnation goes the band route, using primarily live instrumentation and a garage rock/psych pop sonic palette. Those who followed UNKLE after the breakout success of Psyence Fiction will be familiar with Lavelle`s inclinations to try to rock in a post-Spooky world, which usually led him down a road of mediocre results, but where War Stories fused electronic aspects with saturated stoner rock, Where Did the Night Fall is a focused production of thick, heavily orchestrated Brit-rock, along the lines of Clinic and Muse. Per usual, vocalists take turns phoning in from their respective area codes, and Autolux, Mark Lanegan, Elle. J, Big in Japan, Sleepy Sun, and the Black Angels turn in excellent performances. Even so, the studio band of Joel Cadbury, James Griffith, Matthew Pierce, and drummers Graham Fox and White Denim`s Josh Block (among others, including the Heritage Orchestra) steals the show. The songs feel less flawed than previous experiments, with a unified vibe due to the eerie cement-wall production that overlays everything. No hip-hop MC detours. No dodgy instrumentals. Just groovy fuzz basslines, wayward drumming, chugging guitars, pulsing organs, and echoey vocals sung over minor chords that give way to tense, white-hot hooks. It`s an explicit leap into new territory for the band, and songs like "Natural Selection," "Joy Factory," "The Answer," and "On a Wire" make for some of UNKLE`s all-time best singles, ones that rank right up there with "Rabbit in Your Headlights" and "Lonely Soul." ~ Jason Lymangrover

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Nowhere
2. Follow Me Down
3. Natural Selection
4. Joy Factory
5. Answer, The
6. On a Wire
7. Falling Stars
8. Heavy Drug
9. Caged Bird
10. Ablivion
11. Runaway, The
12. Ever Rest
13. Healing, The
14. Another Night Out

Album Information

Release Date:

05/11/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Surrender All

Producer:

Lindsey Thurlow; Leonie Edwards Jones; UNKLE

Catalog Number:

SURR017CDU

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Runtime:

57 : 6

Guest Artist:

The Black Angels; Big In Japan

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