All This Life
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All This Life | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1 September 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-Britpop | |||
Length | 45:23 | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl[1] | |||
Producer | Richard McNamara | |||
Starsailor chronology | ||||
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Singles from All This Life | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Irish Times | [3] |
musicOMH | [4] |
All This Life is the fifth studio album by English rock band Starsailor.[5] It was released on 1 September 2017. It is the first studio album released by the band since 2009's All The Plans. It was produced by Embrace guitarist Richard McNamara.[5][6]
Background
[edit]The band had been on hiatus since 2009 while lead singer James Walsh and the other members concentrated on solo projects. The band reformed in 2015 with a tour to support their recent greatest hits album.
Singles
[edit]Three singles have been released from the album - "Listen to Your Heart", "All This Life" and "Take a Little Time".
All This Life Tour
[edit]The tour to support the album started in Cambridge on 12 October 2017 and continued to various venues across the UK.
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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UK 2017 Tour | |||
12 October 2017 | Cambridge | England | Cambridge Junction |
13 October 2017 | Norwich | England | Waterfront |
14 October 2017 | Bristol | England | Bristol Bierkeller |
16 October 2017 | Leeds | England | Leeds Beckett Students Union |
17 October 2017 | Birmingham | England | O2 Institute 2 |
18 October 2017 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Leadmill |
19 October 2017 | Liverpool | England | O2 Academy |
21 October 2017 | Newcastle | England | Boiler Shop |
22 October 2017 | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 ABC |
24 October 2017 | Manchester | England | O2 Ritz |
25 October 2017 | Brighton | England | Concorde 2 |
26 October 2017 | London | England | Koko |
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic called All This Life "a sophisticated, organically produced album that nicely balances the expansive lyricism of their early albums with the robust stadium rock they embraced during the mid- and late 2000s."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, and Barry Westhead
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Listen to Your Heart" | 3:51 |
2. | "All This Life" | 2:54 |
3. | "Take a Little Time" | 3:25 |
4. | "Caught in the Middle" | 3:49 |
5. | "Sunday Best" | 5:23 |
6. | "Blood" | 4:51 |
7. | "Best of Me" | 3:37 |
8. | "Break the Cycle" | 3:18 |
9. | "Fall Out" | 5:52 |
10. | "Fia(F*** It All)" | 6:03 |
11. | "No One Else" | 2:14 |
Chart positions
[edit]The album entered the UK Album chart at number 23 and stayed in the top 100 for one week.[7]
Personnel
[edit]- Vocals and Guitars: James Walsh
- Keyboards: Barry Westhead
- Bass: James 'Stel' Stelfox
- Drums: Ben Byrne
- Production
- Producer, Mixer and Engineer: Richard McNamara
- Mastering: Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering
References
[edit]- ^ "Starsailor: All This Life". PopMatters. 2 October 2017.
- ^ a b "All This Life - Starsailor | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Starsailor review: Cliches and squeaky-clean production". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Starsailor - All This Life | Album Reviews". 1 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Starsailor | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Starsailor Official (29 August 2017), Starsailor - The Making Of 'All This Life' Part 3, retrieved 29 March 2018
- ^ "Official chart position". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2018.