Perfect Darkness
| Perfect Darkness | ||||
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| Studio album by Fink | ||||
| Released |
June 13, 2011 July 19, 2011 (US) | |||
| Recorded | November 22 - December 9, 2010 in Brighton, England and Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, Folk-pop, Blues | |||
| Length | 46:54 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Billy Bush, Fink | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| BBC Music | (positive)[2] |
Perfect Darkness is the fifth album from British musician Fink, and the fourth to be recorded with his self-titled band. It was released globally by Ninja Tune on 13th June 2011, and on 19th July 2011 in North and South America.[3]
Background
On the concept of the album:
- "With Fink we do sing about relationships and love and emotions – but we also sing about other stuff: embracing fear, Berlin dawns, looking forward. Perfect Darkness was written about a friend of mine who’s just signed a massive record deal and it’s all about to kick off. And I’m saying, ‘just roll with it man. It’s gonna get dark but you’ll survive and you’ll come out the other side.’" - Fin Greenall.
The album was recorded in the space of 20 days with the intention of capturing a "sense of right nowness" and an "organic sounding recording". The title was chosen because it sounded "really first-tracky" to the band. Behind the title is also a deliberate misinterpretation of the genre of folk, and the album is described by Greenall not to be "a collection of songs about being dumped or ships leaving meadows or whatever it is people think folk’s supposed to be nowadays, [it] is not that at all."[4]
The album was produced by Billy Bush (who has worked with artists such as Beck and Garbage) and recorded in Brighton and Los Angeles.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perfect Darkness" | 6:39 | |
| 2. | "Fear Is Like Fire" | 3:58 | |
| 3. | "Yesterday Was Hard On All Of Us" | 4:55 | |
| 4. | "Honesty" | 4:33 | |
| 5. | "Wheels" | 3:04 | |
| 6. | "Warm Shadow" | 5:46 | |
| 7. | "Save It For Somebody Else" | 3:49 | |
| 8. | "Who Says" | 5:04 | |
| 9. | "Foot In The Door" | 5:03 | |
| 10. | "Berlin Sunrise" | 4:04 |
Personnel
- Fin Greenall – Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, FX
- Guy Whittaker – Electric & Acoustic Bass
- Tim Thornton – Drums, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
- Matt Kelly - Strings – "Perfect Darkness"
- Michael Flury – Trombone – "Save It For Somebody Else"
- Shane Beales – Electric keyboard – "Foot In The Door"
References
- ↑ The Guardian review
- ↑ BBC Music review
- ↑ Fink. Release info April 29, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ↑ Kerr, Will. Gigwise.com interview June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- ↑ Stickler, John. Stereoboard interview May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.