Perfect Darkness

Last updated

Perfect Darkness
FinkPerfectDarknessPackshot.png
Studio album by
Released13 June 2011 (2011-06-13)
Recorded22 November – 9 December 2010
in Brighton, UK and Los Angeles, CA
Genre R&B, folk-pop, blues
Length46:54
Label Ninja Tune
Producer Billy Bush, Fink
Fink chronology
Sort of Revolution
(2009)
Perfect Darkness
(2011)
Fink Meets the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC Music (positive) [2]

Perfect Darkness is the fifth album from British musician Fink, and the fourth to be recorded with his self-titled band. It was released in 2011 on Ninja Tune. [3]

Contents

Background

On the concept of the album:

"With Fink we do sing about relationships and love and emotions – but we also sing about other stuff: embracing fear, Berlin dawns, looking forward. Perfect Darkness was written about a friend of mine who’s just signed a massive record deal and it’s all about to kick off. And I’m saying, ‘just roll with it man. It’s gonna get dark but you’ll survive and you’ll come out the other side.’" - Fin Greenall.

The album was recorded in the space of 20 days with the intention of capturing a "sense of right nowness" and an "organic sounding recording". The title was chosen because it sounded "really first-tracky" to the band. Behind the title is also a deliberate misinterpretation of the genre of folk, and the album is described by Greenall not to be "a collection of songs about being dumped or ships leaving meadows or whatever it is people think folk’s supposed to be nowadays, [it] is not that at all." [4]

The album was produced by Billy Bush (who has worked with artists such as Beck and Garbage) and recorded in Brighton and Los Angeles. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Fin Greenall, Tim Thornton and Guy Whittaker, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Perfect Darkness"Greenall, Thornton, Whittaker, Matt Kelly6:39
2."Fear Is like Fire" 3:58
3."Yesterday Was Hard on All of Us" 4:55
4."Honesty"Greenall, Thornton, Whittaker, Blair Mackichan4:33
5."Wheels" 3:04
6."Warm Shadow" 5:46
7."Save It for Somebody Else"Greenall, Thornton, Whittaker, Michael Flury3:49
8."Who Says" 5:04
9."Foot in the Door" 5:03
10."Berlin Sunrise" 4:04

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [6] 149
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 78

Release history

RegionDateLabelCatalogue
United Kingdom13 June 2011 Ninja Tune ZENCD170
United States19 July 2011

Related Research Articles

<i>The Dark Side of the Moon</i> 1973 studio album by Pink Floyd

The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records. Primarily developed during live performances, the band premiered an early version of the record several months before recording began. The record was conceived as an album that focused on the pressures faced by the band during their arduous lifestyle, and dealing with the apparent mental health problems suffered by former band member Syd Barrett, who departed the group in 1968. New material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London.

<i>Lovesexy</i> 1988 studio album by Prince

Lovesexy is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Prince. The album was released on May 10, 1988 by Paisley Park Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album was recorded in just seven weeks, from mid-December 1987 to late January 1988, at Prince's new Paisley Park Studios, and most of the album is a solo effort from Prince, with a few exceptions. The lyrical themes of the record include positivity, self-improvement, spirituality, and God.

<i>Absolution</i> (album) 2003 studio album by Muse

Absolution is the third studio album by English rock band Muse. It was released on 15 September 2003 in Japan, 22 September 2003 in the United Kingdom by East West Records and Taste Media and 30 September 2003 in the United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album followed up on Origin of Symmetry's diverse musical tendencies and elaborate sound, while also having a more focused and consistent theme and aesthetic throughout. Absolution has a noticeably darker and heavier tone musically, with a lyrical focus on theological and apocalyptic concepts.

<i>Origin of Symmetry</i> 2001 studio album by Muse

Origin of Symmetry is the second studio album by English rock band Muse, released on 17 July 2001 through Mushroom Records and Taste Media. Its title and theme comes from a concept put forward by the theoretical physicist Michio Kaku in his book Hyperspace.

<i>Anthology 1</i> 1995 compilation album by the Beatles

Anthology 1 is a compilation album by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–64, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best. It is the first in a trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird", billed as the first new Beatles song in 25 years, which was released as a single two weeks after Anthology 1.

Bros are an English band formed in 1986 in Camberley, Surrey. The band originally consisted of twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss, and their friend Craig Logan, who attended Collingwood School in Camberley. The band was managed by former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins. They achieved chart success and a large teenage fanbase in 1988 with songs such as "When Will I Be Famous" and "I Owe You Nothing". Early the following year, Logan quit the band and the Goss twins continued as a duo. After two more albums the band split up in 1992.

<i>Under the Iron Sea</i> 2006 album by Keane

Under the Iron Sea is the second studio album by the English rock band Keane, released on 12 June 2006. During its first week on sale in the UK, the album opened at number one, selling 222,297 copies according to figures from the Official Chart Company. In the United States, the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 75,000 copies in its first week there. Since its release, the album has sold over three million copies worldwide.

<i>World of Our Own</i> 2001 studio album by Westlife

World of Our Own is the third studio album recorded by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released through RCA Records on 12 November 2001. This is their third album release under RCA and Sony Music. It was also the band's third album to be released as a five-piece. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and includes the singles "Queen of My Heart", "World of Our Own", "Bop Bop Baby", and the final single from the group's last album, "Uptown Girl". "Evergreen" was later covered by Will Young as his winner's single for the 2002 Pop Idol competition. It is their first album to have a title track.

<i>An Other Cup</i> 2006 studio album by Yusuf

An Other Cup is the twelfth studio album by Yusuf, released on 10 November 2006 in Germany, 13 November in the UK and the US and worldwide on 14 November. It is Yusuf's first Western pop album since Back to Earth, which was released in 1978 under the name Cat Stevens. An Other Cup is Cat Stevens's first new studio album under the name Yusuf Islam since returning to Western pop music.

Fink (singer)

Fin Greenall, known professionally as Fink, is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and DJ born in Cornwall and currently based in Berlin and London. From 1997–2003 he focused on electronic music and DJ'd internationally, releasing in 2000 his debut album Fresh Produce on Ninja Tune. Since the 2006 release of his album Biscuits for Breakfast, the name Fink has also referred to the recording and touring trio fronted by Greenall himself, completed by Guy Whittaker (bass) and Tim Thornton (drums).

Just Jack

Jack Christopher Allsopp, known by the stage name Just Jack, is an English musician from Camden Town, London. He first came to prominence with the release of his 2007 single "Starz in Their Eyes", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. He has also since been known for the songs "Embers", peaking at number 17, and "The Day I Died", which peaked at number 11, and the track "Writer's Block".

"The Story" is a song released as a single by American folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, written by Phil Hanseroth, from her 2007 album The Story. It was featured in Grey's Anatomy in 2007 and is on Grey's Anatomy Soundtrack album 3.

Sort of Revolution is the fourth album of original studio material from British musician Fink, also known as Fin Greenall. It was released on 25 May 2009, on the Ninja Tune independent record label.

Tim Thornton is an English musician, composer and novelist. He is best known as the drummer and guitarist for the English electronica group Fink.

<i>Some Kind of Trouble</i> 2010 studio album by James Blunt

Some Kind of Trouble is the third studio album by the British singer-songwriter James Blunt, released on 8 November 2010. On 6 December 2011, a deluxe version of the album was released, titled Some Kind of Trouble: Revisited.

<i>Fallen Empires</i> (album) 2011 studio album by Snow Patrol

Fallen Empires is the sixth studio album by Northern Irish-Scottish rock band Snow Patrol. The album was released on 11 November 2011. The album became the first to feature future member Johnny McDaid, who was credited as guest musician and songwriter in the album liner notes, and would officially join the band following the tour. It is also the last album to feature keyboardist Tom Simpson, who would later depart the band in 2013. American singer Lissie provided additional vocals for six songs on the album.

<i>Opposites</i> (album) 2013 studio album by Biffy Clyro

Opposites is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro, which was released on 28 January 2013. A double album, Opposites was originally announced as a pair of albums, The Land at the End of Our Toes and The Sand at the Core of Our Bones, which later became the names of the individual discs of the album. The album features 20 songs across two discs. There is also a single disc version with 14 selected tracks. As of July 2016, the album has sold 260,720 copies in the UK.

<i>Babel</i> (Mumford & Sons album) 2012 studio album by Mumford & Sons

Babel is the second studio album by British rock band Mumford & Sons. As with Sigh No More, the album was produced by Markus Dravs. The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee. It was released on 21 September 2012 in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. It was released on 24 September 2012 in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy, Eastern Europe, South America, and on 25 September 2012 in the United States and Canada.

<i>Fink Meets the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra</i> 2013 live album by Fink

Fink Meets the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is the second live album to be released by British band Fink. It was released globally by Ninja Tune on 14 October 2013.

<i>Hard Believer</i> 2014 studio album by Fink

Hard Believer is the fifth studio album by British band Fink. It was released globally by Ninja Tune's imprint R'COUP'D on 14 July 2014.

References

  1. "Fink: Perfect Darkness – review". The Guardian . 9 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. Wade, Ian. "BBC - Music - Review of Fink - Perfect Darkness". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. Fink. Release info 29 April 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. Kerr, Will. Gigwise.com interview 7 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. Stickler, John. Stereoboard interview 20 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. [UK&titel=Perfect+Darkness&cat=a "Lescharts.com – FINK [UK] – Perfect Darkness"]. Hung Medien.
  7. [UK&titel=Perfect+Darkness&cat=a "Dutchcharts.nl – FINK [UK] – Perfect Darkness"] (in Dutch). Hung Medien.