Another Step (City Reign album)

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Another Step
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Studio album by
Released25 February 2013
RecordedSt Trinity Church, Salford
Genre Indie rock
Length39.56
Language English
Label Car Boot Records
Producer Sam Jones

Another Step is the debut album from the Manchester indie rock band City Reign, [1] [2] released 25 February 2013. [3] The album was recorded in St Trinity Church, Salford with producer Sam Jones. [4] The album was released on the band's own record label Car Boot Records. [5] Before the album was released, the track "Ahead of Ideas" was released as a single in 2012. [6] Another song on the album Anchor was debuted on BBC Radio 6 Music by Steve Lamacq on 28 January 2013. [7]

Contents

Another Step was recorded and mixed by Sam Jones at St Trinity Church, Salford and Band on The Wall, Manchester. [8] It was mastered by Paul O'Brien at POB Audio, Manchester. The photograph for the cover was created by Louise Cowley.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Acoustic (positive) [9]
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Track listing

All tracks are written by City Reign

No.TitleLength
1."Anchor"2:57
2."Making Plans"3:05
3."Out In The Cold"2:42
4."Sleep Easy"3:12
5."The Line"4:25
6."Retaliate"3:52
7."See What It's Worth"3:20
8."Stay Where You Are"3:31
9."Ahead Of Ideas [12] "4:50
10."Daybreak"4:26
11."Anywhere, Anyway"3:19

Credits

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References

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