Sub-Lingual Tablet

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Sub-Lingual Tablet
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Studio album by
Released11 May 2015 (2015-05-11)
Recorded2014–2015
Genre Post-punk
Length50:52(CD)
56:04 (vinyl)
Label Cherry Red [1]
Producer Mark E. Smith
The Fall chronology
The Remainderer
(2013)
Sub-Lingual Tablet
(2015)
Wise Ol' Man
(2016)

Sub-Lingual Tablet is the 30th and penultimate studio album by English band The Fall, released in May 2015 by Cherry Red Records.

Contents

The album was originally going to be named Dedication Not Medication, but, according to Mark E. Smith, "it looked a bit like a Barclays advert". [2] Sub-Lingual Tablet marks the first appearance of second drummer Daren Garratt as a full-time member (he previously guested on The Remainderer , uncredited). Meanwhile, "Black Roof" doesn't feature the regular Fall lineup at all; instead, the bulk of it was recorded by former members Rob Barbato and Tim Presley in the United States, with Smith adding the vocals later.

Two of the album's tracks were already released in 2014 in different versions – "Fibre Book Troll" on Modeselektor's Modeselektion Vol. 03 compilation and "Auto Chip 2014-2016" (as "Auto (2014) Chip Replace") on part-live, part-studio album Live: Uurop VIII-XII Places In Sun & Winter, Son.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [7]
Louder Than War 9/10 [8]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [10]
PopMatters 6/10 [11]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Michael Hann of The Guardian gave the album three stars out of five, calling it "predictable and surprising in almost equal measure"; he criticised the album for having "its share of Fall-by-numbers" but also described "Auto Chip 2014-2016" as "magnificent". [6] Chris McCall of The Skinny said that it was "easily the [band's] best [album] since 2007's Reformation Post TLC ". [13] Drowned in Sound reviewer Benjamin Bland said that while the album contained "a series of tracks that could fit into almost any period in the band's catalogue", it included "enough genuinely high quality Fall material" to be of interest to old and new fans alike. [5]

Track listing

CD version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Venice with the Girls" Mark E. Smith, Dave Spurr, Keiron Melling4:11
2."Black Roof" (listed as "Black Door" on iTunes )Smith, Rob Barbato, Tim Presley 1:46
3."Dedication Not Medication"Smith, Spurr4:47
4."First One Today"Smith, Elena Poulou2:45
5."Junger Cloth"Smith, Spurr, Melling4:55
6."Stout Man" (a reworking of "Cock in My Pocket" by Iggy and the Stooges ) Iggy Pop, James Williamson 3:15
7."Auto Chip 2014-2016" (listed as "Auto Chip 14-15" on iTunes)Smith, Poulou10:03
8."Pledge!"Smith6:32
9."Snazzy"Smith, Poulou2:29
10."Fibre Book Troll" (listed as "Facebook Troll" on iTunes)Smith, Poulou, Spurr5:59
11."Quit iPhone"Smith, Spurr, Melling4:10

Vinyl version

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Venice with the Girls"Smith, Spurr, Melling4:12
2."Black Roof"Smith, Barbato, Presley1:46
3."Dedication Not Medication"Smith, Spurr7:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."First One Today"Smith, Poulou2:45
5."Junger Cloth"Smith, Spurr, Melling4:55
6."Stout Man"Pop, Williamson3:17
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Auto Chip 2014-2016"Smith, Poulou8:21
8."Pledge!"Smith4:56
9."Snazzy"Smith, Poulou2:29
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Fibre Book Troll"Smith, Poulou, Spurr11:35
11."Quit iPhone"Smith, Spurr, Melling4:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from Sub-Lingual Tablet liner notes. [14]

The Fall
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 31

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