From Out of Nowhere | ||||
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Released | 1 November 2019 | |||
Studio | Bungalow Palace, Los Angeles [1] | |||
Genre | Orchestral pop, rock and roll | |||
Length | 32:39 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||
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From Out of Nowhere is the fourteenth studio album by British rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO),and the second credited to Jeff Lynne's ELO. The band's first studio album in four years,it was released on 1 November 2019 through Big Trilby and Columbia Records. The title track was released as the lead single on 26 September 2019. [2] Lynne played most instruments on the album. [3] Despite only playing on one track,keyboardist Richard Tandy finally returned to Jeff Lynne's ELO as a permanent member.
Lynne stated that the first track he wrote for the album was the title track,and said it was named "From Out of Nowhere" as "that's exactly where it came from". Its themes of "hope and salvation" and optimism also appear throughout the album. [4] [5]
In January 2020 Jeff Lynne's ELO announced a tour that would take place across the UK,Europe,and Ireland. [6] [7] On 15 May the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10 [9] |
Metacritic | 70/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
American Songwriter | [12] |
Classic Rock | [13] |
The Daily Telegraph | [14] |
Goldmine | [15] |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "From Out of Nowhere" | 3:14 |
2. | "Help Yourself" | 3:14 |
3. | "All My Love" | 3:06 |
4. | "Down Came the Rain" | 3:29 |
5. | "Losing You" | 3:36 |
6. | "One More Time" | 3:28 |
7. | "Sci-Fi Woman" | 3:07 |
8. | "Goin' Out on Me" | 3:09 |
9. | "Time of Our Life" | 3:10 |
10. | "Songbird" | 3:06 |
Total length: | 32:39 |
Adapted from Stereogum , [16] the official press release, [17] and the album liner notes. [1]
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