Sounds is the 13th album by Scottish lo-fi band Spare Snare, record and engineered by Steve Albini and released in 2018.[8][9]
| Sounds Recorded by Steve Albini | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 2018 | |||
| Recorded | February 2018 | |||
| Studio | Chem19, Blantyre, Scotland | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 33:51 | |||
| Label | Chute Records | |||
| Spare Snare chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Uncut (magazine) |   [1] |
| The Skinny (magazine) | [2] |
| The Scotsman | [3] |
| God Is In The TV |   [4] |
| The Courier (Dundee) | [5] |
| News Whistle | [6] |
| Is this music? |  [7] |
Details
editIn February 2018, Spare Snare and Steve Albini presented an Audio Engineers' Workshop at Chem19 Studios in Blantyre, Scotland,[10] after the workshop Spare Snare spent a further 4 days recording 10 songs from their back catalogue.[11] The album and the workshop were both funded by Creative Scotland. It was recorded onto 2 inch tape at 15 inch per second and mixed down to half inch tape at 30 inch per second.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Action Hero" | Jan Burnett | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I Am God" | Jan Burnett, Alan Cormack, Barry Gibson, Adam Lockhart and Graeme Ogston. | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Super Slinky" | Jan Burnett | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Hope You Never Go" | Jan Burnett, Alan Cormack, Barry Gibson, Adam Lockhart and Graeme Ogston. | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Grow" | Jan Burnett, Alan Cormack, Barry Gibson and Graeme Ogston. | 4:57 |
| 6. | "We Are The Snare" (Backing vocals by Emma Pollock) | Jan Burnett, Alan Cormack, Barry Gibson | 2:40 |
| 7. | "Photograph Me Properly" | Jan Burnett, Alan Cormack, Barry Gibson and Graeme Ogston. | 3:07 |
| 8. | "And Now It Is Over" | Jan Burnett, Alan Cormack, Barry Gibson, Adam Lockhart and Graeme Ogston. | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Smile, It's Sugar" | Jan Burnett, Alan Cormack, Barry Gibson and Paul Esposito. | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Bugs" | Jan Burnett. | 4:13 |
Personnel
editSpare Snare
edit- Jan Burnett – vocals, guitar
- Alan Cormack – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
- Barry Gibson – drums, backing vocals
- Graeme Ogston – guitar, bass guitar, organ, backing vocals
- Adam Lockhart – guitar, bass guitar, synths, backing vocals
Additional personnel
edit- Fraser MacInness – Bagpipe drones on "Action Hero"
- Ali Hendry – Trumpet on "Action Hero" and "Grow"
- Dave Burnett – Electric slide guitar on "Grow"
- Emma Pollock – Backing vocals on 'We Are The Snare"
- Steve Albini - Recording and engineering
References
edit- ^ Wallace, Wyndham. "Uncut review". Press Reader. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Kenyon, Amy. "The Skinny review". The Skinny. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Shepherd, Fiona. "The Scotsman review". The Scotsman. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Jupp, Ed (30 July 2018). "God Is In The TV review". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "The Courier review". Press Reader. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Werner, Chad. "News Whistle review". News Whistle. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Mayonnaise, Betty (4 August 2018). "Is This Music review". Is This Music. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Spare Snare album review: Sounds - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Sounds, by Spare Snare". Spare Snare. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Spare Snare & Steve Albini Engineers' Workshop". 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Steve Albini's engineering works for Spare Snare". 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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