| Love Amongst Ruin | ||
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| Studio album by Love Amongst Ruin | ||
| Released | September 13, 2010 | |
| Recorded | April - August 2008 at Moles Studios (Bath, Somerset), Modern World Studios (Tetbury, Cotswolds), Old Laundry (Winchester, Hampshire) | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, hard rock | |
| Length | 41:19 | |
| Label | Ancient B Records | |
| Producer | Donald Ross Skinner, Paul Corkett, Steve Hewitt | |
| Singles from Love Amongst Ruin | ||
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Love Amongst Ruin is the self-titled debut studio album by Love Amongst Ruin. It was released on September 13, 2010.[1][2]
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After departing [3] Placebo in October 2007, Steve Hewitt enlisted Lamb bassist Jon Thorne and his brother Nick Hewitt to begin writing and demoing new music at his home studio.[4] Julian Cope collaborator Donald Ross Skinner was brought in to oversee and co-produce the recording sessions and the collective relocated to Moles Studio in Bath for three recording sessions[5] with producer Paul Corkett over the summer of 2008. The sessions yielded ten songs, on which Steve performed drums and lead vocals. Mixing began in September and continued for six months before the album was mastered by Brian Gardner in April 2009.[6]
"Bring Me Down (You Don't)" was to be included on the album, but legal trouble with publishers of the band Can resulted in the track being replaced with "Come On Say It".
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Rock Sound | [7] |
Rock Sound gave the album 8/10, saying the album "reveals itself to be an intelligent, complex and confident effort that’s delivered with an energy and determination that seeks to redefine Hewitt as a credible artist in his own right".[8] Soundsphere gave the album 4/5, stating "this is a fine album, with double points for being a debut".[9] Student Beans gave the album 3/5, saying "Love Amongst Ruin captures a range of sounds, packaged as a polished rock album".[2]
In July 2010, Steve Hewitt announced details of the supporting tour for the album, which took in 16 dates in Europe[10] and 7 in the UK & Republic Of Ireland from September through to November 2010.[11]
All songs written and composed by Steve Hewitt.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Sad (Fade)" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Alone" | 3.04 |
| 3. | "Running" | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Heaven & Hell" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Come On Say It" | 6:51 |
| 6. | "Away From Me" | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Blood & Earth" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Truth" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Home" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Love Song" | 3:59 |
iTunes bonus track[12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Alone (Acoustic)" | 3:02 |
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