Falling Off the Sky is an album by the dB's, released on June 12, 2012, on Bar/None Records. It is the first album of new material released by the band since 1987.[1]
Falling Off the Sky received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Among the most favorable reviews was one written by Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A−. In his review, Christgau described the lead track, "That Time Is Gone", as "as rousing as anything in their [Holsapple and Stamey's] book."[6] A more mixed review by Stephen Deusner stated that on the album, the dB's "don't redefine themselves as defiantly as they once did".[5]
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| 1. | "That Time Is Gone" | Peter Holsapple | 3:32 |
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| 2. | "Before We Were Born" | Chris Stamey | 3:48 |
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| 3. | "The Wonder of Love" | Holsapple | 3:46 |
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| 4. | "Write Back" | Will Rigby | 3:40 |
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| 5. | "Far Away and Long Ago" | Stamey | 3:22 |
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| 6. | "Send Me Something Real" | Stamey | 4:45 |
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| 7. | "World to Cry" | Holsapple | 3:31 |
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| 8. | "The Adventures of Albatross and Doggerel" | Stamey | 4:54 |
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| 9. | "I Didn't Mean to Say That" | Holsapple | 3:01 |
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| 10. | "Collide-oOo-Scope" | Stamey | 5:20 |
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| 11. | "She Won't Drive in the Rain Anymore" | Holsapple, Kristian Bush | 5:12 |
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| 12. | "Remember (Falling Off the Sky)" | Stamey | 3:10 |
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