Always Returning

Always Returning
Studio album by Engineers
Released	August 11, 2014
Recorded	York, London, September 2013 – May 2014
Genre	Post-rock, dream pop, shoegazing, indie rock
Length	41:19
Label	Kscope
Producer	Mark Peters and Ulrich Schnauss
Engineers chronology
In Praise of More (2010) Always Returning (2014)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
musicOMH	[3]
Under the Radar	[4]
The Upcoming	[5]

Always Returning is the fourth full-length studio album by British shoegazing band Engineers, released on August 11, 2014, through the Kscope label.^[6] The album is the first to feature Mark Peters on lead vocals throughout, with the rest of the band consisting of Ulrich Schnauss and Matthew Linley. It is the first release not to include vocalist Simon Phipps. The album was preceded by a single, "Fight Or Flight", released on 28 July 2014,^[7] with a second single, "A Million Voices," out on 19 January 2015.^[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Engineers.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bless The Painter"	3:15
2.	"Fight Or Flight"	4:23
3.	"It Rings So True"	4:18
4.	"Drive Your Car"	3:51
5.	"Innsbruck"	4:19
6.	"Searched For Answers"	3:05
7.	"Smiling Back"	4:43
8.	"A Million Voices"	3:25
9.	"Smoke And Mirrors"	3:43
10.	"Always Returning"	6:17

Singles

• "Fight Or Flight" (28 July 2014)
  1. "Fight Or Flight"
  2. "Drive Your Car (Instrumental)"

• "A Million Voices" (19 January 2015)
  1. "A Million Voices"
  2. "One Possible Ending"
  3. "Smoke and Mirrors (demo)"

Personnel

Engineers

• Mark Peters: Vocals, guitars, bass and sampler on all songs. Keyboards on 8.
• Ulrich Schnauss: Synths on all songs.
• Matthew Linley: Drums on all songs except 3 and 9, synth on 2, organ on 3 and 8 and piano on 4, 5, 7, 9, 10.

Additional musicians

• Sophie McDonnell: Vocals on all songs except 9.
• Craig Sergeant: Harmonica on 10.
• Maud Waret: Backing vocals on 8.
• Anna Drysdale: French horn on 2 and 8.

Producers

• Produced and mixed by Mark Peters at home in York except:
• Ulrich's synths: produced and mixed by him at his home in London.
• Drums and piano: engineered by Elliot Ireland, recorded at Pedigree Cuts studio, London.
• Matthew's keyboards, Maud's vocals and Anna's French horn produced by him at his home in London.
• Mastering by Tom Meyer at Master And Servant, Hamburg

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
2. Monger, Timothy. "Album Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
3. Marsh, Graeme. "Album Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
4. Humphries, Stephen. "Album Review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
5. Jose, Alex. "Album Review". Theupcoming.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
6. "Kscope - Engineers". Retrieved 2 July 2014.
7. "Proper Distribution - Always Returning". Retrieved 3 July 2014.
8. "Kscope - A Million Voices". Retrieved 24 July 2015.

External links

• Always Returning announcement