Ways to Forget

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Ways to Forget
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Studio album by
Released23 April 2012 (2012-04-23)
RecordedThe League of Imaginary Nations, London
The Studio Down Below, Bridport
Genre Indie rock
Length43:46
Label Moshi Moshi and Island
Producer Guy Connelly
Clock Opera album chronology
Ways to Forget
(2012)
Venn
(2017)
Singles from Ways to Forget
  1. "Once and for All"
    Released: 3 February 2012
  2. "Man Made"
    Released: 16 April 2012
  3. "Belongings"
    Released: 30 July 2012
  4. "The Lost Buoys"
    Released: 5 November 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Metacritic 59/100 [1]
Q Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Beats Per Minute(67%) [5]

Ways to Forget is the debut studio album of British indie rock group Clock Opera, released on 23 April 2012. Prior to the album, the band made singles for the songs "White Noise," "A Piece of String," "Once and for All" and "Belongings." An EP of "Lesson No.7" was released on 3 October 2011. The first single from the album was a new recording of "Once and for All" on 3 February 2012. An EP of "Man Made" and its remixes was released on 16 April 2012. [6] "Belongings" was re-released on 30 July 2012. [7] A single of "The Lost Buoys" was released for 5 November 2012. [8]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Guy Connelly except where noted; all music is composed by Clock Opera.

No.TitleLength
1."Once and for All"5:14
2."Lesson No.7"4:25
3."11th Hour"4:44
4."Man Made"4:08
5."Belongings"4:53
6."White Noise"3:35
7."A Piece of String"3:29
8."The Lost Buoys"4:07
9."Move to the Mountains"4:25
10."Fail Better" (incorporates an excerpt from Worstward Ho by Samuel Beckett [9] )4:46
Deluxe Edition Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Ways to Forget"3:36
12."Alouette"4:34
13."New Arrivals"4:24
14."Let Go the Lifeboats"2:50
15."Glass Eye"3:38
16."Seven Hours"3:45
17."Outro"2:18
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
18."Once and for All" (Under the Floorboards)4:21

Personnel

Clock Opera

Production

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