Another Step | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 25 February 2013 |
Recorded | St Trinity Church, Salford |
Genre | Indie rock |
Length | 39.56 |
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]
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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Acoustic | (positive) [9] |
Clash | [10] |
Uncut | [11] |
All tracks are written by City Reign
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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