The Disconnection is the second album by Carina Round. It was released in October 2003. The album was released in the UK with a cover shot by Anoushka Fisz (wife of Dave Stewart from Eurythmics who supported her since), then released in 2004 with a different, less disturbing cover photo, on Interscope Records in the US. The album garnered comparisons to Björk, Jeff Buckley and Robert Plant.
The Disconnection | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 13, 2003 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 43:12 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Producer | John Large Tom Livemore Gavin Monaghan Carina Round | |||
Carina Round chronology | ||||
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International edition cover | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Blender | [2] |
The Guardian | [3] |
musicOMH | (positive)[4] |
PopMatters | (mixed)[5] |
Robert Christgau | (*)[6] |
Slant | [7] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Carina Round, except where noted.
- "Shoot" — 4:46
- "Into My Blood" — 3:54
- "Lacuna" — 4:14
- "Paris" — 3:41
- "Monument" — 4:40
- "Motel 74" — 4:56
- "Overcome" — 4:21
- "Sit Tight" — 6:32
- "Elegy" — 5:55 (Carina Round, Gavin Monaghan) (note, the UK version of the album has an acoustic version of this song whilst the US version has an electric version)
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Tom Livemore — fancy electric guitars and emma's harmonium, piano, tape delay and mandolin
- Carina Round — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, rhodes, metal tray, mandolin and voices
- Simon Jason Smith — electric bass and double bass, portamento and electric guitar
- John Large — all drums, various percussion and gravel in a box, except Sit Tight, drums and percussion played by Marcus Galley
- Additional Musicians
- Craig Hamilton — lush backing vocals on "Motel 74"
- Anna Russell — lush backing vocals on "Motel 74"
- Jim Summerfield — lush backing vocals on "Motel 74"
- Pippa Green — violin on "Overcome"
- Charley Miles — violin on "Overcome"
- Caroline Bodimead — violin on "Overcome"
- Louis Robinson — violin on "Overcome"
- Ellen Brookes — viola on "Overcome"
- Bruce Wilson — viola on "Overcome"
- Liz Tollington — cello on "Overcome"
- Clare Spencer-smith — cello on "Overcome"
- Nathan Loughran — backing voice on "Sit Tight"
- Matt Taylor — clarinet, horns on "Elegy"
- Ray Butcher — trumpet on "Elegy"
- Tom Walter — trombone on "Elegy"
- Joey Walter — sax on "Elegy"
- Production
- Produced by Gavin Monaghan and Carina Round
- Pro-Tools Engineered and Recorded by Andy Taylor
- "Sit Tight" produced by Carina Round
- Recorded at Magic Garden Studios except "Sit Tight"
- "Sit Tight" recorded at The Church by Graham Domny and engineered by Nathan Loughran
- Mixed at The Thought Ranch by Tome Livemore and Carina Round except tracks 4, 6, 8 and 9
- Tracks 4, 6, 8 and 9 mixed at Eastcote Studios by Gavin Monaghan
- Mastered at Loud by John Dent
String Arrangement for "Overcome" by John Cotton
Release history
editRegion | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | October 13, 2003 | CD | Dehisce Records |
United States | March 9, 2004 | Interscope Records |
References
edit- ^ Loftus, Johnny. The Disconnection at AllMusic
- ^ Blender review
- ^ "Carina Round, The Disconnection". The Guardian. 10 October 2003. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018.
- ^ musicOHM review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Slant review