Weather Systems (Anathema album)

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Weather Systems
Weather Systems.jpg
Studio album by
Anathema
Released16 April 2012
Genre
Length55:44
Label Kscope
Producer Christer-André Cederberg, Vincent Cavanagh, Daniel Cavanagh
Anathema chronology
Falling Deeper
(2011)		Weather Systems
(2012)		 Distant Satellites
(2014)
Singles from Weather Systems
  1. "Untouchable, Part 2"
    Released: 17 September 2013 [2]

Weather Systems is the ninth album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released on 16 April 2012 in Europe via Kscope and 24 April 2012 in the US via The End Records. The band describes the album as "not background music for parties. The music is written to deeply move the listener". [3] The album was recorded in Liverpool, North Wales and Oslo, each place significant to Anathema's past, present and future. The record was produced by band members Vincent Cavanagh and Daniel Cavanagh, as well as Christer-André Cederberg.

Contents

Recorded and released between the departure of Les Smith and the full-time joining of live member Daniel Cardoso, it is the first album of the band to not feature a full-time keyboardist since Judgement in 1999; instead, keyboard duties were shared between Vincent and Daniel Cavanagh, and drummer John Douglas. On future albums, Cardoso would replace Douglas as the band's primary keyboardist.

The album's official track list was announced on 2 February 2012. [4] [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Terrorizer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]

Terrorizer noted that the album had "a lot to live up to" following We're Here Because We're Here . [7] The review noted that the songs on Weather Systems are "not instantaneous" as the previous album, but "its highlight is the way it decides to gently ebb from a dreamlike state in songs like 'The Beginning and the End' into the huge crescendo of 'The Lost Child' and elating release of 'Internal Landscapes'", and concluded that "Is it another masterpiece? Of course it is." [7]

Packaging

In the special edition, both discs come in a limited pressed hardcover digibook like their previous albums: Hindsight , We're Here Because We're Here , and Falling Deeper . Kscope store also has the standard jewel case edition with the album on CD format and no DVD. The American version of the album comes in a digisleeve.[ citation needed ]

The special edition DVD can only be found on the European pressing directly from Kscope. Also, the DVD features the album in 5.1 surround sound.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Cavanagh, except "The Storm Before the Calm" by John Douglas

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Untouchable Part 1" Vincent Cavanagh, Lee Douglas6:14
2."Untouchable Part 2"V. Cavanagh, L. Douglas5:33
3."The Gathering of the Clouds"V. Cavanagh, L. Douglas3:27
4."Lightning Song"L. Douglas5:25
5."Sunlight"D. Cavanagh4:55
6."The Storm Before the Calm"V. Cavanagh, L. Douglas9:23
7."The Beginning and the End"V. Cavanagh4:53
8."The Lost Child"D. Cavanagh, V. Cavanagh7:02
9."Internal Landscapes"V. Cavanagh, L. Douglas8:52
Total length:55:44

Singles

'Untouchable Part 1 Digital Single

  1. "Untouchable Part 1" – 6:14

Untouchable Part 2 Digital Single

  1. "Untouchable Part 2" – 5:33
  2. "Untouchable Part 2" (Live) – 5:43
  3. "Untouchable Part 2" (Live Video) – 5:43

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 53
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 18
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 15
French Albums (SNEP) [15] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] 14
Italian Albums (FIMI) [17] 46
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] 28
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [19] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 91
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 50
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [22] 22

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