Beachcomber's Windowsill

Beachcomber's Windowsill
Studio album by Stornoway
Released 24 May 2010
Genre Indie rock, indie folk, chamber pop
Label 4AD
Producer Brian Briggs and Jonathan Ouin
Stornoway chronology
Beachcomber's Windowsill
(2010)
Tales from Terra Firma
(2013)
Singles from Beachcomber's Windowsill
  1. "Zorbing"
    Released: July 2009
  2. "I Saw You Blink"
    Released: 22 March 2010
  3. "Zorbing (re-release)"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Music[1]
God Is In The TV[2]
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
NME(8/10)[6]
The Times[7]

Beachcomber's Windowsill is the debut album by Stornoway. The title is that of an early, unreleased song by the band. It was released on 24 May 2010 on the 4AD label. It entered the UK Album Chart at number 14 and received silver certification for sales in the UK (silver certification is awarded for the sales of 60,000).

Singles

Critical Reception

The Album received generally positive reviews, however The Independent gave the album a below-average score 2 stars out of 5.

Track listing

  1. "Zorbing" (3:30)
  2. "I Saw You Blink" (3:50)
  3. "Fuel Up" (4:20)
  4. "The Coldharbour Road" (4:28)
  5. "Boats and Trains" (4:19)
  6. "We Are the Battery Human" (4:01)
  7. "Here Comes the Blackout...!" (2:03)
  8. "Watching Birds" (3:23)
  9. "On the Rocks" (4:49)
  10. "The End of the Movie" (4:20)
  11. "Long-Distance Lullaby" (4:17)

"Live 7" Single

Early versions of the album sold at some Independent Music stores in the UK also included a 7" vinyl single containing two live versions of tracks from the album recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on the 30th of October 2009.

  1. Side A: "We Are The Battery Human"
  2. Side B: "On The Rocks (Feat. The Oxford Millennium Orchestra)"

References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/beachcombers-windowsill-mw0001988129
  2. Broad, Craig (25 June 2010). "Stornoway: Beachcomber's Windowsill". God Is In The TV Zine. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. Skinner, James (25 May 2010). "Stornoway: Beachcomber's Windowsill". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  4. Petridis, Alexis (20 May 2010). "Stornoway: Beachcomber's Windowsill". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  5. Gill, Andy (21 May 2010). "Album: Stornaway, Beachcomber's Windowsill (4AD)". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  6. "Album review: Stornoway – 'Beachcomber's Windowsill' (4AD)". NME. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  7. Paphides, Pete (22 May 2010). "Stornoway: Beachcomber’s Windowsill". The Times. Retrieved 26 June 2010.


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