Looking in the Shadows | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 June 1996 | |||
Studio | Trident 2, London | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 47:41 | |||
Label | Rough Trade (UK), DGC (US) | |||
Producer | Ed Buller [1] | |||
The Raincoats chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [5] |
NME | 1/10 [6] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [7] |
Rolling Stone | [1] |
Spin | 8/10 [8] |
Looking in the Shadows is the fourth studio album by British alternative rock group the Raincoats, released in 1996 on 17 June by Rough Trade and on 3 June by DGC. [9] [10] It was the band's first album in 12 years (after 1984's Moving ). [11]
The album was produced by Ed Buller. The Raincoats' original members, Gina Birch and Ana da Silva, had to relearn their instruments prior to recording Looking in the Shadows. [8]
The Hartford Courant wrote: "With a bent toward electronic sounds and a playful, revealing manner in the lyrics, the band succeeds in creating music that reflects not some sort of nostalgia for what the Raincoats used to be but considerable understanding in what they came to be." [12] The Washington Post wrote that "the Raincoats may be grown up now, but on songs like 'Love a Loser' they still juxtapose harsh and sweet as bracingly as ever." [13]
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 were written by Ana da Silva, the remainder by Gina Birch.
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