Writers Without Homes

Writers Without Homes
Studio album by Piano Magic
Released	10 June 2002 (2002-06-10)
Genre	Post-rock
Length	52:00
Label	4AD
Piano Magic chronology
Son de Mar (2001) Writers Without Homes (2002) The Troubled Sleep of Piano Magic (2003)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Mojo	[4]
Pitchfork	6.1/10 [5]
Q	[6]
Uncut	8/10 [7]

Released in 2002, Writers Without Homes is the sixth album by Piano Magic. Track 7, "Crown of the Lost", features vocals by Vashti Bunyan, her first vocal work since 1970.

Track listing

1. "(Music Won't Save You From Anything But) Silence" – 6:40
2. "Postal" – 3:08
3. "Modern Jupiter" – 4:41
4. "(1.30)" – 1:31
5. "The Season Is Long" – 8:43
6. "Certainty" – 3:13
7. "Crown of the Lost" – 4:14
8. "It's the Same Dream That Lasts All Night" – '0:56
9. "Dutch Housing" – 3:14
10. "Already Ghosts" – 4:48
11. "Shot Through the Fog" – 10:48

1. "Reviews for Writers Without Homes by Piano Magic". Metacritic . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
2. Kellman, Andy (10 June 2002). "Writers Without Homes - Piano Magic". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
3. Aizlewood, John (7 June 2002). "Pop CD releases". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
4. Post-techno production adds a depth and sheen to these fragile ruminations on the melancholy minutiae of existence. [Aug 2002, p.110]
5. Richardson, Mark (2 February 2003). "Writers Without Homes - Piano Magic". Pitchfork . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
6. Whey-faced romantics in black clothing should form a queue. [Aug 2002, p.131]
7. As powerfully evocative as a French arthouse flick. [Sep 2002, p.116]