Albion is the fifth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Ginger Wildheart, frontman of rock band The Wildhearts.[1] Albion was first released via the PledgeMusic platform as a 15-track LP. It came following the success of Ginger's 2012 album 555%.[2]
| Albion | ||||
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| Studio album by Ginger Wildheart | ||||
| Released | December 23, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Pen Y Lan studios, Meifod | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Cargo / Round Records | |||
| Producer | Kevin Vanbergen | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Cover used for the commercial release of the album | ||||
A commercial ten-track version was later released via Cargo Records[3] and Round Records.[4] The album, which was originally going to be titled Practical Musician, was recorded in 2013, and a blog of the album sessions was published online.[5]
Critical reception
editClassic Rock described Albion as "spinetingling" and gave it four out of five stars.[6] Drowned in Sound gave the album 7 out of 10 stars,[7] calling it "another step on Ginger’s loveably tumultuous, often volatile, refreshingly bittersweet and often transcendental musical journey."
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Ginger, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drive" | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Cambria" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "The Road to Applecross" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "The Order of the Dog" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 6:23 |
| 5. | "Chill Motherfucker, Chill" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Burn This City Down" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Body Parts" | 2:29 |
| 8. | "The Beat Goes On (Caledonia)" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "After All You Said About Cowboys" | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Grow a Pair" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "I Need You" | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Capital Anxiety" | 1:58 |
| 13. | "Into This" | 4:07 |
| 14. | "Creepers" (Ginger, Ian Hardwick) | 6:35 |
| 15. | "Albion" (Ginger, Jon Poole, Kevin Vanbergen, Victoria Liedtke) | 10:26 |
| Total length: | 1:11:29 | |
Commercial version
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Drive" | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Cambria" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Grow a Pair" | 4:22 |
| 4. | "Burn This City Down" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 4:27 |
| 5. | "The Order of the Dog" (Ginger, Chris Catalyst) | 6:23 |
| 6. | "Body Parts" | 2:29 |
| 7. | "The Beat Goes On (Caledonia)" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "After All You Said About Cowboys" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Creepers" (Ginger, Ian Hardwick) | 6:35 |
| 10. | "Albion" (Ginger, Jon Poole, Kevin Vanbergen, Victoria Liedtke) | 10:26 |
| Total length: | 52:02 | |
Personnel
edit- Ginger Wildheart – vocals, guitars
- Chris Catalyst – vocals, guitars, percussion, bass, harmonium
- Denzel – drums
- Rich Jones – guitars, vocals
- Victoria Liedtke – vocals
- Random Jon Poole – bass, guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Bryan Scary – piano, harmonium, vocals and string arrangements
References
edit- ^ "Ginger Wildheart* - Albion". Discogs. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "How Ginger Wildheart's shoestring album beat Rihanna". Evening Standard. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Ginger Wildheart 'Albion'". Cargo Records UK. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "GINGER WILDHEART New Album 'Albion' Released 31st March 2014 • WithGuitars". WithGuitars. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Practical Musician | Ginger Wildheart | Page 7". Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ April 2014, Polly Glass 22. "Ginger Wildheart: Albion". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Album Review: Ginger Wildheart - Albion". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.