Roses (album)

Roses
Studio album by The Cranberries
Released 22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)
Recorded 18 April – 15 May 2011
(Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario)
20–22 June 2011
(Miloco Studios, London)
Genre Alternative rock
Length 44:20
Label Cooking Vinyl (Worldwide)
Downtown Records (USA)
Gold Lake Records (Canada)
Producer Stephen Street
The Cranberries albums chronology
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
(2001)		 Roses
(2012)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition artwork
Singles from Roses
  1. "Show Me the Way"
    Released: 11 July 2011 (promo only)
  2. "Tomorrow"
    Released: 21 November 2011
  3. "Raining in My Heart"
    Released: 19 March 2012 (radio only)
  4. "Waiting in Walthamstow"
    Released: 18 June 2012 (UK radio only)
  5. "Fire & Soul"
    Released: 5 December 2012 (Russian radio only)[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(59/100)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
The A.V. ClubC[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[7]
The Independent[8]
The Phoenix[9]
PopMatters[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
USA Today[12]

Roses is the sixth studio album by Irish band The Cranberries, released in the Republic of Ireland[13] on 24 February 2012 and globally on 27 February 2012.[14][15] Produced by Stephen Street, it is the band's first studio release in ten years. Originally planned to be released in early 2004[16] the recordings for the follow-up to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee were scrapped after the band decided to go their separate ways.[17][18] After a six-year hiatus, The Cranberries announced their intention to record a new album during their 2009–2010 reunion tour. The title Roses was announced on The Cranberries website, on 24 May 2011.[19][20]

Recording sessions

The Cranberries worked on 19 tracks[21] for the Roses album in Toronto and London between April and June 2011 with producer Stephen Street,[14] who previously collaborated with the band on Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, No Need to Argue and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee. Seventeen tracks were finished for the album. According to producer Stephen Street, the recordings recaptures "the delicate darker mood of [the earlier Cranberries albums]".[22] The album will include string arrangements.[23]

First session (Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario)

The Cranberries recorded 15 tracks at the Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario (Canada) from 18 April[24] to 15 May[23] 2011. All album tracks, except "Waiting in Walthamstow", were recorded during the first session, along with "Someday", "Serendipity", "In It Together", "Perfect World" and "Stop Me",[25] – ..."all the tracks will see commercial release in some form.".[26] "Losing My Mind" was first titled "Eyelash".

Second session (Miloco Studios, London)

The band and producer Stephen Street went back into studio st the Miloco Studios[27] in London from Monday 20 June to Wednesday 22 June, to work on four new backing tracks for the upcoming album.[28][29] Two new songs, "Waiting in Walthamstow"[15] and "Always", were completed during this recording session. The titles of the unfinished tracks remain unknown.

Composition

Asked about "Tomorrow", O'Riordan told Billboard that "it's about the way we sometimes hyper over-escalate things in our minds, overthink about things...when sometimes spontaneity and just jumping in is better. Tomorrow you might not have that moment back again. So it's really about moving on and also about kind of looking at the younger generation and how they worry about all kinds of silly things. They don't think they're silly, but when you're older you know better."[15] A one-minute preview of the song was released on 31 July 2011.[14]

"Astral Projection" is described as "a dreamy rock song which could be catchy", while "In It Together" "is a very feel good song creating the same type of atmosphere as 'Stars' – colourful".[30]

"Schizophrenic Playboy" is a rock song dealing about the risks of sexual encounters. Noel Hogan described the studio mix of the song as "very James Bond".[31] A one-minute preview of the song was released on 31 August 2011.[14]

"Fire and Soul" is a ballad with drum loops and light electronica elements. A one-minute preview of the song was released on 13 October 2011.[14]

The songs vary in pace and mood, from the soft and summery "Fire and Soul" to the reggae infused "Raining in My Heart" and the sweeping storm that rages within "Conduct Yourself." The title track "Roses" is described as a "very sparse [...], but a very strong track". The music was written by guitarist Noel Hogan few years before the band went back into recording sessions.[19]

"Someday", "Raining in My Heart", "Astral Projections" and "In it Together" were planned to be included on the cancelled 2004 album.[32] The band first worked on those titles with producer Stephen Street during some recording sessions in 2003, before re-recording them for the Roses album in 2011.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dolores O'Riordan, all music composed by O'Riordan and Noel Hogan, except tracks 2, 7, 8 and 10, which are by O'Riordan.

No. Title Length
1. "Conduct"   5:10
2. "Tomorrow"   3:56
3. "Fire & Soul"   4:31
4. "Raining in My Heart"   3:26
5. "Losing My Mind"   3:39
6. "Schizophrenic Playboy"   3:39
7. "Waiting in Walthamstow"   4:18
8. "Show Me the Way"   3:26
9. "Astral Projections"   4:44
10. "So Good"   3:53
11. "Roses"   3:40

Charts

In Canada, the album debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 3,100 copies.[38]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
IRE (Top 20 Indie)[39] 3
IRE (Top 100 Individual Artists)[39] 17
CAN[38] 6
GER[40] 13
NZL[41] 38
POL[42] 6
UK Top 40[43] 37

Release history

During an interview with Billboard magazine in October, lead vocalist Dolores O'Riordan revealed that the album would be released in February 2012.[15]

On 21 July, guitarist Noel Hogan suggested the possibility of releasing an EP before the release of Roses.[21]

Region Date Label
Italy 21 February 2012 Cooking Vinyl
Japan 22 February 2012[44] Hostess Entertainment
Republic of Ireland 24 February 2012[13] Timeless Solutions
Australia 24 February 2012 Shock Records
Germany 27 February 2012[45] Vertigo Berlin/Universal
Worldwide 27 February 2012 Cooking Vinyl
Russia 27 February 2012 Soyuz Music
USA 28 February 2012[46] Downtown Records
Canada 28 February 2012 Gold Lake Records
Philippines 3 March 2012 Universal Records[47]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tophitru.com/search.shtml?q=cranberries&meth=1
  2. ↑ Critic Reviews at Metacritic
  3. ↑ AllMusic review
  4. ↑ American Songwriter review
  5. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  6. ↑ Consequence of Sound review
  7. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  8. ↑ The Independent review
  9. ↑ The Phoenix review
  10. ↑ PopMatters review
  11. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  12. ↑ USA Today review
  13. 1 2 "Roses by The Cranberries on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Roses". The Cranberries official website. Retrieved 4 January 2012. The official release date for 'Roses' is confirmed, and it will be February 14th, 2012.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Billboard.com Exclusive: The Cranberries Giving You 'Roses' on Valentine's Day. 5 October 2011. Retrieved on 5 October 2011.
  16. ↑ Zombieguide, New Songs Have Fergal "Over The Moon", 2 April 2003, Retrieve on 27 May 2011
  17. ↑ Zombieguide news, "BREAKING: CRANBERRIES TO TAKE 2 YEAR BREAK". 17 September 2003
  18. ↑ Zombieguide.com, Dolores Confirms Cranberries Break Up, 5 March 2004, Retrieved on 27 May 2011
  19. 1 2 Today Online, "Coming up, Roses", 28 July 2011.
  20. ↑ The Jakarta Post, "The Cranberries’ continue to roll", 31 July 2011.
  21. 1 2 Global Times, "With The Cranberries", 21 July 2011.
  22. ↑ Official Stephen Street Website – Diary, 16 May 2011 Farewell Toronto!. Retrieved on 27 May 2011
  23. 1 2 Okay, that's it. Album No. 6 recorded, everyone is great spirits after listening. On to London for strings & Steve to mix it after that. Noel Hogan Twitter. 15 May 2011. Retrieved on 15 May 2011
  24. ↑ Back at the hotel. 2nd & last day of rehearsal done. Start album tomorrow. Noel Hogan Twitter. 17 April 2011. Retrieved on 27 May 2011
  25. ↑ The Cranberries Press Blog . Retrieved 3 March 2012
  26. ↑ The Cranberries – News . Retrieved on 3 March 2012
  27. ↑ milocostudios.com An Interview with Producer Stephen Street. Retrieved on 30 December 2011
  28. ↑ Noel Hogan's Twitter account, "In London for a few days. Show tomorrow night and back in the studio Monday with S. Street. More new tracks to come." Retrieve on 17 June 2011.
  29. ↑ The_Cranberries Twitter account Our 2nd day in the studio with Stephen. 3 new backing tracks down one more to go., 21 June 2011. Retrieved on 2011-06-21.
  30. ↑ Zombieguide News Two New Songs at Belfast: "Astral Projection" and "In It Together"! 29 May 2003
  31. ↑ Noel Hogan's Twitter Account, "Just listening back to mix of Playboys, very James Bond." 16 June 2011.
  32. ↑ 24/11: New Cranberries material for 2008!!! Cranberries Mexico
  33. ↑ iTunes Ireland. . Retrieved on 17 February 2012
  34. ↑ iTunes UK. . Retrieved on 3 March 2012
  35. ↑ Amazon.de. . Retrieved on 3 March 2012
  36. ↑ Amazon.jp. . Retrieved on 3 March 2012
  37. ↑ Cooking Vinyl. The Cranberries – Roses. Retrieved on 1 December 2011.
  38. 1 2 Williams, John (7 March 2012). "Cranberries go sour on charts". Jam!. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  39. 1 2 "Top 20 Indie Individual Artist Albums". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  40. ↑ "The Cranberries – Longplay-Chartverfolgung". musicline.de (in German). Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  41. ↑ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Cranberries&titel=Roses&cat=a
  42. ↑ http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?lang=en
  43. ↑ "2012 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  44. ↑ Hostess Entertainment Unlimited Releases. Retrieved on 30 December 2011.
  45. ↑ The Cranberries – Roses "Cranberries: Roses" Check |url= value (help) (in German and English). jpc-schallplatten Versandhandelsgesellschaft mbH. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  46. ↑ "Roses: Cranberries: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  47. ↑ THE CRANBERRIES ARE BACK WITH NEW ALBUM & SINGLE! Universal Records

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