God Is an Astronaut (album)

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God Is an Astronaut
God Is An Astronaut ST Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 2008
RecordedOctober 2007 – October 2008
Genre Post-rock
Length60:52
Label Revive Records, Happy Prince, Morningrise Records
Producer God Is An Astronaut
God Is an Astronaut chronology
Far from Refuge
(2007)
God Is an Astronaut
(2008)
Age of the Fifth Sun
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Sputnikmusic3/5 [2]

God Is an Astronaut is a self-titled studio album by Irish post-rock band God Is an Astronaut. [3] [4] It was released digitally on November 1, 2008. [5] It was released on CD on November 8, 2008, through Revive Records. It was released on vinyl LP by Morningrise Records and in Japan, with bonus live tracks, in 2009. The album was mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering in London and produced by the band. [5]

Contents

In December 2008, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted God Is an Astronaut Album of the Year in their "2008 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame." [6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the melodies at the heart of these tunes are romantic and often darkly sentimental, but they are delivered in a Wall of Sound of loud guitars and sprawling synthesizer textures that do a great job of evoking the vast fiery spaces and restless mood of the cover artwork." [1]

Track listing

All Songs written by Torsten Kinsella, Niels Kinsella, Lloyd Hanney and Thomas Kinsella, Zachary Dutton Hanney, Colm Hassett

No.TitleLength
1."Shadows"5:11
2."Post Mortem"5:52
3."Echoes"5:10
4."Snowfall"6:41
5."First Day of Sun"3:37
6."No Return"7:04
7."Zodiac"5:41
8."Remaining Light"5:30
9."Shores of Orion"5:15
10."Loss"10:51
Japanese Edition
No.TitleLength
11."A Moment of Stillness (Live)"4:06
12."Point Pleasant (Live)"4:59
13."A Deafening Distance (Live)"3:42

Personnel

God Is an Astronaut
Additional musicians
Production

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