News from Nowhere | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 February 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | Ambient, art pop, psychedelic pop, synthpop | |||
Length | 40:37 | |||
Label | Warp | |||
Producer | Darkstar and Richard Formby | |||
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NME | 8/10 [3] |
Pitchfork | 7/10 [4] |
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News from Nowhere is the second studio album by British electronic music duo Darkstar. [4] [6] It was released in February 2013 by Warp Records. [1] The album was produced and recorded at Richard Formby's studio in Leeds, using Formby's vintage analog synthesizers and classic tape machines. [3]
Darkstar members Aiden Whalley, James Young and new member James Buttery [7] [8] returned from touring to promote their debut album North , and began writing and recording the album in rural Yorkshire. The album is named after William Morris' classic book, whose subject matter combined utopian socialism and science fiction. [9]
This album differs from their earlier album North by the addition of vocal work from Buttery. [10]
News from Nowhere received positive reviews from MOJO[ citation needed ] and The Quietus, [11] and generally positive reviews from several other reviewers. [2] [1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Light Body Clock Starter" | 2:57 |
2. | "Timeaway" | 3:22 |
3. | "Armonica" | 3:42 |
4. | "-" | 2:45 |
5. | "A Day's Pay For A Day's Work" | 3:50 |
6. | "Young Heart's" | 2:57 |
7. | "Amplified Ease" | 4:48 |
8. | "You Don't Need A Weatherman" | 5:17 |
9. | "Bed Music - North View" | 3:41 |
10. | "Hold Me Down" | 7:18 |