The Still Life (Alessi's Ark album)

The Still Life
Studio album by Alessi's Ark
Released April 15, 2013
Genre Folk, pop
Length 31:50
Label Bella Union
Producer Alessi Laurent-Marke, Andy LeMaster, Nic Nell
Alessi's Ark chronology
Time Travel
(2011)		 The Still Life
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
This Is Fake DIY7/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]

The Still Life is the third album by Alessi's Ark.[6] The album was produced by Andy LeMaster in his studio in Athens, Georgia over a three-week period and Nic Nell in his London studio. It features 12 songs written by Laurent-Marke, including re-recordings of two songs (Money and Pinewoods) from the Rough Trade bonus CD that came with her debut album Notes from the Treehouse, and a cover of The National's Afraid of Everyone. It was released on April 15, 2013 in the UK and on April 30, 2013 in the US.[7]

Plug in Music praised the album, calling it "a rich 13-song collection, imbued with a reflective sparkle by young singer/songwriter Alessi Laurent-Marke".[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Alessi Laurent-Marke, except Afraid of Everyone by Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner. 

No. Title Length
1. "Tin Smithing"   1:45
2. "Veins are Blue"   2:21
3. "The Rain"   3:17
4. "The Good Song"   1:27
5. "Big Dipper"   3:12
6. "Afraid of Everyone"   3:20
7. "Those Waves"   3:01
8. "Whatever Makes You Happy"   2:09
9. "Sans Balance"   2:55
10. "Mountain"   1:17
11. "Hands in the Sink"   2:18
12. "Money"   1:37
13. "Pinewoods"   3:11
iTunes bonus track (US only)
No. Title Length
14. "Big Dipper (acoustic)"   3:12

References

  1. ↑ "The Still Life Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  2. ↑ Kerr, Scott. "The Still Life - Alessi's Ark". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Hannah. "Alessi's Ark - The Still Life". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  4. ↑ Jex, Andy (2013-04-17). "Album Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  5. ↑ Hardy, Tony (2013-04-17). "Album Review". Conseqeunce of Sound. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  6. ↑ "Alessi's Ark Line Up Third Album". Clash Music. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Alessi’s Ark To Release Third Album, ‘The Still Life’". DIY. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Alessi's Ark Announces Third LP "The Still Life"". Plug in Music. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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