Weatherhouse (album)

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Weatherhouse
Philip Selway - Weatherhouse.jpg
Studio album by
Released6 October 2014 [1]
Recorded2013 in Oxfordshire [2]
Genre Art rock
Length37:02
Label Bella Union
Philip Selway chronology
Running Blind
(2011)
Weatherhouse
(2014)
Strange Dance
(2023)
Singles from Weatherhouse
  1. "Coming Up for Air"
    Released: 31 May 2014
  2. "It Will End In Tears"
    Released: 22 September 2014

Weatherhouse is the second album by the English musician Philip Selway, released on 7 October 2014. It features musicians Selway's backing band. [1] On 31 July 2014 a music video was released for the first single from the album, "Coming Up for Air". On 22 September 2014 a music video was released for another song on the album, "It Will End In Tears". [3] Whereas Selway's first album, Familial (2010), was largely acoustic, Weatherhouse features more ambitious arrangements and electronic elements. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4056/10 [6]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Consequence of Sound C [8]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [10]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Under the Radar 7/10 [13]

Weatherhouse received a score of 65 on Metacritic, indicating "generably favourable reviews". [14] AllMusic gave the album three and a half out of 5, declaring it "an immaculately crafted, impossibly tasteful miniature". [15] NME also gave it three and a half, writing that it showed that Selway was " a compelling artist in his own right" and shared elements with his work with Radiohead. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Coming Up for Air"3:38
2."Around Again"3:22
3."Let It Go"3:12
4."Miles Away"4:36
5."Ghosts"3:12
6."It Will End in Tears"3:15
7."Don't Go Now"2:55
8."Drawn to the Light"4:26
9."Waiting for a Sign"4:16
10."Turning It Inside Out"4:10
Total length:37:02

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Weatherhouse liner notes. [16]

Musicians

The Elysian Quartet

Production

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