News from Nowhere (Darkstar album)
| News from Nowhere | ||||
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| Studio album by Darkstar | ||||
| Released | 5 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Warp Records | |||
| Producer | Darkstar | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | (7/10)[1] |
| NME | (8/10)[2] |
| Resident Advisor |   [3] |
| Mixmag | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
News from Nowhere is the second album by the UK electronic music band Darkstar.[1][6] It was released in February 2013 by Warp Records.[5] The album was produced and recorded at Richard Formby's studio in Leeds, using Formby's vintage analogue synthesizers and classic tape machines.[2]
Darkstar members Aiden Whalley, James Young and new member James Buttery[7][8] returned from touring to promote their debut album North, and began writing and recording the album in rural Yorkshire. The album is named after William Morris' classic book whose subject matter combined utopian socialism and science fiction.
This album differs from their earlier album North by the addition of vocal work from Buttery.[9]
Reception
News from Nowhere received positive reviews from MOJO and The Quietus,[10] and generally positive reviews from several other reviewers.[4][5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Light Body Clock Starter" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Timeaway" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Armonica" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "-" | 2:45 |
| 5. | "A Day's Pay For A Day's Work" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Young Heart's" | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Amplified Ease" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "You Don't Need A Weatherman" | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Bed Music - North View" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Hold Me Down" | 7:18 |
References
- 1 2 "Darkstar News From Nowhere". Pitchfork review.
- 1 2 Alex Denny. "Darkstar – 'News From Nowhere'". NME review.
- ↑ "Darkstar - News From Nowhere" Resident Advisor.
- 1 2 Sean Griffiths. "DARKSTAR NEWS FROM NOWHERE". Mixmag.
- 1 2 3 Rebecca Nicholson, "Darkstar: News from Nowhere – review". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Darkstar News from Nowhere". Drowned in Sound.
- ↑ "Electro trio travels further from the dancefloor, picking up new tricks as they go.". Louis Pattison, BBC, 2013.
- ↑ " Darkstar - News from Nowhere". The Line of Best Fit, Thomas Hannan, 29 January 2013.
- ↑ "News from Nowhere". Fact Magazine. by Lauren Martin, February 19, 2013.
- ↑ "REview: Darkstar News From Nowhere". The Quietus.