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)Time Travel2011
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 tracks written by Alessi Laurent-Marke, except Afraid of Everyone by Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner.

No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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". Consequence 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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