Out of Silence (Neil Finn album)

Out of Silence
Studio album by Neil Finn
Released	1 September 2017
Recorded	05, 12, 19, and 26 August 2017
Studio	Roundhead, Auckland
Length	36:00
Label	EMI Records [1]
Producer	Neil Finn, Liam Finn
Neil Finn chronology
Dizzy Heights (2014) Out of Silence (2017)

Out of Silence, released 1 September 2017, ^[2] is the fourth solo album by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Neil Finn. ^[3] The making of the album was livestreamed on Finn's Facebook page. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Critical reception

Metacritic rated the album as 84 out of 100. ^[7] The New Zealand Herald described the album as "quietly astonishing" ^[8] while The Music Australia rated it as 4 out of 5. ^[9]

Singles

"More Than One of You" and "Second Nature" were released as the first and second singles on 11 and 18 August 2017, respectively. ^[4]

Track listing

All songs were written by Neil Finn, additional writers noted below.

1. "Love Is Emotional" – 3:32
2. "More Than One of You" - 2:53
3. "Chameleon Days" - 4:35
4. "Independence Day" - 3:48
5. "Alone" (Tim Finn, Mervyn Peake) - 3:08
6. "Widow's Peak" (Sharon Finn) - 3:25
7. "Second Nature" - 3:50
8. "The Law Is Always on Your Side" - 2:23
9. "Terrorise Me" - 4:13
10. "I Know Different" - 4:14

Personnel

• Neil Finn: piano, vocals
• Tim Finn: harmony vocals and acoustic guitar on "Alone"
• Elroy Finn: drums, percussion, guitar
• The Infinity Orchestra: strings
• Choir: Amelia Murray, Don McGlashan, EJ Barnes, Harper Finn, Hollie Fullbrook, James Milne, Jimmy Metherell, Reb Fountain, Samuel Flynn Scott, Sandy Mill, Sean Donnelly
• Victoria Kelly: string arrangements
• David Squire: choir director
• Sharon Finn: artwork
• Steve Dykes: photography
• Design: Anns Taylor

References

1. "Bernard Zuel Music Journalist". Bernard Zuel Music Journalist. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
2. "REVIEW: Neil Finn's new album Out of Silence". Radio New Zealand . 1 September 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
3. "Out of Silence - Neil Finn". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
4. Stafford, Andrew (2 September 2017). "Piece by piece, Neil Finn's Out of Silence comes together in simplistic beauty". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
5. Dwyer, Michael (5 September 2017). "Neil Finn does it the hard way with new album Out of Silence". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
6. "Neil Finn - Out Of Silence album review". Classic Rock. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
7. "Out of Silence by Neil Finn" . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
8. CritiKarl, Karl Puschmann Karl Puschmann is a senior entertainment writer and columnist for the New Zealand Herald karl puschmann@nzherald co nz (14 September 2017). "Album Review: Neil Finn, Out of Silence". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
9. "Neil Finn - Out Of Silence". theMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2018.