Moves | ||||
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Released | 10 December 2012 | |||
Genre | Indie, pop | |||
Label | Records Records Records records | |||
Singing Adams chronology | ||||
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Moves is the second album by Singing Adams and is released by London indie label Records Records Records in December 2012. [1]
The album was recorded and released by London, UK native [2] Steven Adams, formerly of The Broken Family Band. [3] [4]
Recorded following an autumn tour of the United Kingdom, [5] the album follows Adams' debut Everybody Friends Now. [6] [7] [8] [9] The album has also been reviewed by The Line of Best Fit, [10] Bowlegs Music, [11] Time Out Music, [12] IoS, [2] ArtRocker, [13] Q and Uncut. [14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Rock Song" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 3:24 |
2. | "Good Luck" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 4:47 |
3. | "London Trocadero" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 4:09 |
4. | "You Drew A Line" | Steven Adams | 5:04 |
5. | "Black Cloud" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 4:04 |
6. | "Dead End" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 3:17 |
7. | "Theme From 'Moves'" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 4:09 |
8. | "See You Around" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 4:14 |
9. | "Building A Wall" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 2:44 |
10. | "What Happens Now?" | Steven Adams, Matthew Ashton, Melinda Bronstein, Michael Wood | 4:10 |
Total length: | 44:55 |
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