Re-Mit
| Re-Mit | ||||
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| Studio album by The Fall | ||||
| Released | 13 May 2013 | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Cherry Red Records | |||
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| Singles from Re-Mit | ||||
Re-Mit is the 30th studio album by the English post-punk group, The Fall. It was released on 13 May 2013 via Cherry Red Records.[3][4][5] The album features Mark E. Smith (lead vocals), Peter Greenway (lead guitar), Keiron Melling (drums), Elena Poulou (keyboards, vocals) and David Spurr (bass),[1][6] and marks the first time in the history of The Fall that the group have released four consecutive studio albums recorded with the same line-up.
Release
The album was announced in the early 2013.[1] The album tracklist was revealed on 11 April 2013.[7] The first single from the album, "Sir William Wray", was released on 20 April for the 2013 Record Store Day.[1] The single contains the alternative versions of the album tracks "Sir William Wray" and "Hittite Man," and was limited to 1500 copies.[2]
The band toured the United Kingdom in May 2013 in support of the album.[1][2][5]
Re-Mit entered the UK Album Chart during the week ending 25 May 2013 and peaked at number 40.[8]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [10] |
| The Guardian | [11] |
| NME | (7/10)[12] |
| Pitchfork | (6.8/10)[13] |
| Paste | favourable[14] |
| PopMatters | (8/10)[15] |
| The Quietus | unfavorable[16] |
| Sputnikmusic | (3.4/5)[17] |
Upon its release, Re-Mit received some critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album has received a metascore of 63, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Respects (Intro)" | 1:03 |
| 2. | "Sir William Wray" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Kinder of Spine" | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Noise" | 2:28 |
| 5. | "Hittite Man" | 5:47 |
| 6. | "Pre-MDMA Years" | 1:08 |
| 7. | "No Respects rev." | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Victrola Time" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Irish" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Jetplane" | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Jam Song" | 5:00 |
| 12. | "Loadstones" | 2:56 |
Total length: |
40:09 | |
Personnel
- Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
- Peter Greenway – lead guitar
- Keiron Melling – drums
- Elena Poulou – keyboards, vocals
- David Spurr – bass
- Tim Presley – lead guitar on tracks 1, 3 and 7
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Murray, Robin (12 April 2013). "The Fall To Release New Studio Album". Clash. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 Hudson, Alex (11 April 2013). "The Fall Return with 'Re-Mit' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ Battan, Carrie (11 April 2013). "The Fall Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Fall's Mark E Smith says he doesn't like 'any' of the songs on their last album". NME. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- 1 2 "The Fall to Release New Album, 'Re-Mit', on May 13". East Village Radio. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "The Fall announce new studio album, Re-Mit". Fact. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ Turner, Luke (11 April 2013). "New Fall LP Details!". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "FALL | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Re-Mit – Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ Jeffries, David (31 May 2013). "Re-Mit – The Fall". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ Costa, Maddy (9 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ Perry, Kevin EG (13 May 2013). "The Fall – 'Re-Mit'". NME. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ Berman, Stuart (16 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ Ham, Robert (2 July 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Reviews". Paste. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Murphy, John L. (23 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Kennedy, Joe (14 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Reviews". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ Viney, Joseph (15 June 2013). "Album Review – The Fall: Re-Mit". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.