Inspiral Carpets (album)

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Inspiral Carpets
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Studio album by
Released20 October 2014
Recorded2011–2014
StudioAirtight Studios, Chorlton
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Label Cherry Red
Inspiral Carpets chronology
Devil Hopping
(1994)
Inspiral Carpets
(2014)

Inspiral Carpets is the fifth studio album by the British indie rock band of the same name, released on 20 October 2014. The album is their first in 20 years; and the first full-length album in the band's history to feature founding vocalist Stephen Holt, who replaced Tom Hingley following Hingley's departure from the band. It is also the band's final album with drummer Craig Gill, before his death in 2016.

Contents

It was announced in January 2014 on the official Inspiral Carpets web site. [1] The track list was revealed in their July 2014 email newsletter. Despite initial announcements saying that both their non-album singles with Holt would be included, only "You're So Good for Me" made the final cut.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Quietus Favourable [5]
NME (6/10) [6]
Pitchfork Media (4.2/10) [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Monochrome"2:41
2."Spitfire"3:51
3."You're So Good for Me"3:35
4."A to Z of My Heart"4:18
5."Calling Out to You"3:23
6."Flying Like a Bird"3:42
7."Changes"3:08
8."Hey Now"2:50
9."Our Time"4:33
10."Forever Here"3:35
11."Let You Down"5:58
12."Human Shield"6:13

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 43
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 63
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10] 12

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