Other (album)

Other
Studio album by Alison Moyet
Released 16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded 2016–17
Studio Frou Frou Central (London)
Genre Electropop
Length 41:07
Label Cooking Vinyl
Producer Guy Sigsworth
Alison Moyet chronology
Minutes and Seconds - Live
(2014)Minutes and Seconds - Live2014		 Other
(2017)
Singles from Other
  1. "Reassuring Pinches"
    Released: 30 April 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(80/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Fortitude (magazine)[3]
The Heraldfavourable[4]
Louder Than War[5]
musicOMH[6]
Q[7]
SLUG Magazinefavourable[8]
Spill Magazine[9]
theMusic.com.au[10]
Uncut[7]

Other is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 16 June 2017, by Cooking Vinyl.[11]

It is her first album of new material since 2013's The Minutes, which saw her returning to her electronic music roots.

Background

In July 2013, Moyet said that she has begun writing new material for the follow-up to The Minutes.[12]

On 11 October 2016, Moyet announced that she was off to the studio for her first vocal session for her album with Guy Sigsworth.[13] On 16 January 2017, Moyet revealed that she had been in the studio with Sigsworth and producer Christopher Elms.[14] On 18 January, Moyet tweeted: "First rough mixes are in. I am ridiculously excited. I can't wait to play it to you. #NewAlbum2017".[15]

Moyet debuted a new song from her upcoming studio album (which would become the title track) "Other" live at The Lexington for Cooking Vinyl's 30th Anniversary event on 5 December 2016.[16]

On 17 March 2017, Moyet and her team revealed the title of her ninth studio album Other, along with describing it as an 'intelligent, adventurous electronic pop,' co-produced by Guy Sigsworth.[11] The album became available to purchase for pre-release, along with the album's title track.[11] A music video for "Other" was uploaded to Moyet's YouTube account.[17]

"For me, making a record at this age, lyrically, is a different proposition. Observation in most cases replaces emotion. The invisibility of middle/aged woman rather thrills me and instead I watch. Subject matter covers what you might expect from a pop album. Dyslexia, locked-out syndrome, diversity, Persephone, doggedness and the Internet. Always asked what a song is about, I attempted to cooperate, but in truth though the lyrics incorporated my best attempt to describe what I see and of the meaning that is mine. I want, who chooses to, to find their own landscape or indeed none. Some of us have always felt ‘Other’. I no longer wish it were otherwise."
– Alison Moyet on Other, March 2017[18]

Singles

Moyet announced and debuted a radio edit of the album's first official single, "Reassuring Pinches" on 29 April 2017, on Graham Norton's BBC Radio 2 show.[19]

A music video for "The Rarest Birds", directed by Steve Gullick, premiered on 20 July 2017. The video was filmed in Brighton and features her daughter Caitlin Ballard. On the song, Moyet states, "The Rarest Birds is a paean to LGBTQ, to Brighton, to coming out after the darkest nights into the arms of those that delight in your flight. From me to you."[20] Moyet performed the song live on The Graham Norton Show.[21] The track was first previewed on Norton's radio show, 3 June 2017.[22]

Tour

From September through December 2017, Moyet will embark on a world tour in support of the album, The Other Tour.[23] It will be her first world tour in 30 years.[19]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Germinate"Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth3:38
2."Lover, Go"Moyet, Sigsworth, Lydia Kaye4:03
3."The English U"Moyet, Sigsworth, Richard Walters5:02
4."The Rarest Birds"Moyet, John Garden, Sean McGhee4:37
5."Beautiful Gun"Moyet, Sigsworth3:10
6."Reassuring Pinches"Moyet, Sigsworth, Garden, McGhee4:01
7."April 10th"Moyet, Sigsworth4:42
8."Other"Moyet, Joe Duddell3:31
9."Happy Giddy"Moyet, Sigsworth3:16
10."Alive"Moyet, Sigsworth5:07
Total length:41:07

Personnel

Credits for Other adapted from liner notes.[24]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 113
Irish Albums (IRMA)[26] 91
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[27] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 12
UK Indie Albums Chart[30] 3

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Worldwide 16 June 2017
Cooking Vinyl [31]

References

  1. ↑ "Other". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  2. ↑ AllMusic Review by Marcy Donelson (2017-06-16). "Other - Alison Moyet | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  3. ↑ Molotov, Maxie (2017-06-16). "Album Review: Alison Moyet - Other". Fortitude Magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  4. ↑ Keith Bruce @keithjbruce Arts Editor (2017-06-16). "Album review: Alison Moyet, Other (Cooking Vinyl) (From HeraldScotland)". Heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Alison Moyet: Other - album review". Louder Than War. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  6. ↑ "Alison Moyet – Other - Album Reviews - musicOMH". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews and Tracks for Other by Alison Moyet". Metacritic. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  8. ↑ Hillis, Dean O (2017-05-24). "Review: "I'm Always Listening" – Alison Moyet's Other – SLUG Magazine". Slugmag.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  9. ↑ by Sabrina Biot. "Spill Album Review: Alison Moyet - Other". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  10. ↑ "Alison Moyet Other Mac McNaughton ♍ theMusic.com.au | Australia’s Premier Music News & Reviews Website". Themusic.com.au. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  11. 1 2 3 "Alison Moyet Announces New Album "Other"". AlisonMoyet.com. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Lewis Corner (12 May 2013). "Alison Moyet 'working on new music'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Alison Moyet on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Alison Moyet on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Alison Moyet on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  16. ↑ Gigs (KrisLW) (24 January 2017). "Alison Moyet - Other (New Song) The Lexington, London - December 2016". YouTube. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  17. ↑ Alison Moyet (17 March 2017). "Alison Moyet - Other". YouTube. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  18. ↑ "Other – Alisonmoyet.com". AlisonMoyet.com. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  19. 1 2 "BBC Radio 2 - Graham Norton, With Michael Kiwanuka and Alison Moyet". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  20. ↑ Marriott, Phil (21 July 2017). "Alison Moyet Announces Video For New Single ‘The Rarest Birds’". Philmarriot.net. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  21. ↑ Moloney, Aisling (16 June 2017). "Who are the guests on The Graham Norton Show tonight? Mark Wahlberg, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland and Woody Harrelson". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Alison Moyet". Facebook.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "Alison Moyet World Tour Announced". AlisonMoyet.com. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  24. ↑ http://alisonmoyet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Alison-Moyet-Other-Digital-Booklet.pdf%7Cformat=PDF%7Ctitle=Other - Digital Booklet|website=Alisonmoyet.com|accessdate=2017-08-03}}
  25. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Alison Moyet – Other" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 23 June 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  27. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  28. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  30. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  31. ↑ "Alison Moyet Official Online Store: Merch, Music, Downloads & Clothing". Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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