Modern Nature

Modern Nature
Studio album by The Charlatans
Released 26 January 2015
Recorded 2014 at Cheshire
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock, Britpop
Length 46:45
Label BMG
Producer The Charlatans, Jim Spencer
The Charlatans chronology

Who We Touch
(2010)		 Modern Nature
(2015)
Singles from Modern Nature
  1. "Talking In Tones"
    Released: 10 November 2014
  2. "So Oh"
    Released: 10 November 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Clash 7/10[2]
Daily Express 4/5[3]
The Daily Telegraph [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10[5]
Exclaim! 7/10[6]
The Guardian [7]
London Evening Standard [8]
Loud and Quiet 8/10[9]
musicOMH [10]

Modern Nature is the 12th studio album by British alternative rock band The Charlatans, released on 26 January 2015. The album charted at No. 7 in the UK album charts with over 10,000 units sold, making it the highest charting album since Wonderland in 2001. The album dropped in its second week of release down to No. 16.

Critical Reception

Writing for Exclaim!, Lisa Sookraj described the album as "a fluid release, a chilled-out, soulful take on the Charlatans' psychedelic sound complemented by muted horns and jazzy keys."[6]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Talking In Tones"   4:41
2. "So Oh"   4:09
3. "Come Home Baby"   3:56
4. "Keep Enough"   4:18
5. "In The Tall Grass"   3:50
6. "Emilie"   3:18
7. "Let The Good Times Be Never Ending"   6:30
8. "I Need You To Know"   4:39
9. "Lean In"   3:44
10. "Trouble Understanding"   4:07
11. "Lot To Say"   3:33

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (26 January 2015). "The Charlatans – Modern Nature". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Smith, Mat (12 January 2015). "The Charlatans – Modern Nature". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Townsend, Martin (25 January 2015). "Drew Holcomb And The Neigbors, The Charlatans and Meghan Trainor: Album reviews". Daily Express. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Brown, Helen (25 January 2015). "The Charlatans, Modern Nature, review: 'warms the bones'". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Gourlay, Dom (19 January 2015). "Album Review: The Charlatans – Modern Nature". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sookraj, Lisa (April 17, 2015). "Charlatans UK - Modern Nature". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ Bakare, Lanre (22 January 2015). "The Charlatans: Modern Nature review – cheerful songs tinged with sadness". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Albums of the week (Jan 23-29)". London Evening Standard. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Scott, Hayley (January 2015). "Modern Nature by The Charlatans". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Marsh, Graeme (21 January 2015). "The Charlatans – Modern Nature". musicOMH. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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