It Seems

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It Seems
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Studio album by
Colin Newman
Released1988
StudioDaylight Studios, Brussels
Genre Post-punk
Language English
Label Crammed Discs
Producer Colin Newman, Giles Martin
Colin Newman chronology
Commercial Suicide
(1986)		It Seems
(1988)		 Bastard
(1997)
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It Seems is the fifth studio album by Colin Newman, lead singer of post-punk band Wire. It was released in 1988 by Crammed Discs.

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It Seems built on the reflective and highly orchestrated of his 1986 album Commercial Suicide , albeit with far more use of sequencers – something Newman would continue to work with for a number of years. Both Commercial Suicide and It Seems featured Malka Spigel, who married Newman in 1986, and who has been included in all subsequent solo and collaborative work. [2]

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews. Jim Derogatis and Wilson Neate, writing in Trouser Press , said that It Seems built on what they called the "spacious, minimalist approach" of Newman's 1986 album Commercial Suicide , saying that It Seems "refines this sound and has several songs ('Quite Unrehearsed,' 'Round & Round' and the title track) that are as striking as anything Wire recorded." [3] Neate, writing for AllMusic, noted the album's "serene, reflective quality" and said that it "laid the foundation" for Newman's subsequent exploration of electronic music. [1] Option magazine called it "dreamily beautiful." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Colin Newman, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Quite Unrehearsed" 4:16
2."Can't Help Being" 3:25
3."Rite of Life"Newman/Bonnar/Spigel3:36
4."An Impressive Beginning"Newman/Bonnar3:32
5."It Seems"Newman/Bonnar4:02
6."Better Late Than Never"Newman/Bonnar4:16
7."Not Being in Warsaw" 4:14
8."At Rest" 4:01
9."Convolutions" 3:22
10."Round and Round"Newman/Spigel4:11
11."Si Tu Attends"Angelo/Newman3:52

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Neate, Wilson. It Seems at AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ↑ Neate, Wilson. Colin Newman at AllMusic . Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ↑ DeRogatis, Jim; Neate, Wilson. "TrouserPress.com :: Wire". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ↑ Option. Sonic Options Network. 1988.
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