Ornaments from the Silver Arcade

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Ornaments from the Silver Arcade
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Studio album by
Released4 April 2011
RecordedSeedy Belly Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Indie rock, post-punk revival
Label Gadzook
Producer Nick Launay
Young Knives chronology
Superabundance
(2008)
Ornaments from the Silver Arcade
(2011)
Sick Octave
(2013)
Singles from Ornaments from the Silver Arcade
  1. "Love My Name"
    Released: 21 March 2011
  2. "Human Again"
    Released: 30 May 2011
  3. "Vision in Rags"
    Released: 12 September 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC (positive) [1]
Drowned In Sound (6/10) [2]
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Gigwise Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Kerrang! Radio (positive) [5]
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MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME (4/10) [8]
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Ornaments from the Silver Arcade is the third full-length album by Young Knives, released in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2011 on the Gadzook label.

Contents

The track "Love My Name" was released as a single on 14 March 2011.

Track listing

  1. "Love My Name" – 3:14
  2. "Woman" – 3:47
  3. "Everything Falls Into Place" – 3:05
  4. "Human Again" – 3:41
  5. "Running from a Standing Start" – 3:11
  6. "Sister Frideswide" – 3:58
  7. "Vision in Rags" – 3:29
  8. "Go to Ground" – 3:59
  9. "Silver Tongue" – 3:39
  10. "Storm Clouds" – 2:33
  11. "Glasshouse" – 4:50

iTunes bonus track

  1. "Her Pearls" - 3:08

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