Until the Earth Begins to Part

Until the Earth Begins to Part is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band Broken Records, released on 1 June 2009 by 4AD. Prior to the album's release, the band released three singles: "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" in April 2008, "Slow Parade" in August 2008, and "Lies" in November 2008. The first proper single from the debut album was the title track, released on 11 May 2009.

Until the Earth Begins to Part
Studio album by Broken Records
Released	1 June 2009
Recorded	Monnow Valley Studio, Monmouth – January 2009
Genre	Indie folk, indie rock, chamber pop
Length	41:34
Label	4AD (CAD 2921)
Producer	Ian Caple, Broken Records
Broken Records chronology
Until the Earth Begins to Part (2009) Out on the Water (EP) (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Drowned in Sound	5/10 link
Pitchfork Media	4.9/10 link
Q	(Issue 276)
The Skinny	link
Spin	link
Stereokill	link

An accompanying three-track EP CD, recorded live at Avalanche Records in Edinburgh, was given away for free to those who purchased the album at Avalanche Records stores.

Track listing

1. "Nearly Home" – 5:31
2. "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" – 4:21
3. "Until the Earth Begins to Part" – 3:31
4. "A Promise" – 5:01
5. "Thoughts on a Picture (In a Paper, January 2009)" – 4:07
6. "If Eilert Loveborg Wrote a Song, It Would Sound Like This" – 3:47
7. "Wolves" – 3:46
8. "Ghosts" – 3:58
9. "A Good Reason" – 4:08
10. "Slow Parade" – 4:29

Singles

• "Until the Earth Begins to Part" (7" vinyl and download, 11 May 2009)
  1. "Until the Earth Begins to Part" – 3:32
  2. "And They All Fell Into the Sea" – 3:31
• "A Good Reason" (download, September 2009)
  1. "A Good Reason" – 4:08

Personnel

The following people contributed to Until the Earth Begins to Part:

Band

• Jamie Sutherland – vocals
• Rory Sutherland – violin, guitar, accordion
• Ian Turnbull – guitar, piano, accordion
• Arne Kolb – cello
• Dave Smith – piano, trumpet
• Andrew Keeny – drums
• David Fothergill – bass

Additional musicians

• E. Harvard – tenor horn ("Nearly Home", "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It", "A Good Reason" and "Slow Parade")
• J. Pippen – trombone ("Nearly Home", "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It", "A Good Reason" and "Slow Parade")
• C. Sefton – tuba ("Nearly Home", "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It", "A Good Reason" and "Slow Parade")
• D. Guy – double bass ("Nearly Home" "Wolves" and "Slow Parade")
• J. Bayley – viola ("Nearly Home" "Wolves" and "Slow Parade")

Recording personnel

• Ian Caple – producer, engineer, mixing
• Broken Records – producer
• Tom Manning – assistant
• Jean-Pierre Chalbos – mastering

Artwork

• Sarah Foley – art direction, design, illustrations

External links

• Track-by-track interview with Jamie Sutherland by The Pop Cop