Falling Off the Sky

Falling Off the Sky
Studio album by The dB's
Released June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
Genre Jangle pop
Length 48:01
Label Bar/None
Producer The dB's
The dB's chronology
Paris Avenue
(1994)		 Falling Off the Sky
(2012)

Falling Off the Sky is an album by the dB's, released on June 12, 2012 on Bar/None Records. It is the first album of new material released by the band since 1987.[1]

Critical reception

Falling Off the Sky received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Among the most favorable reviews was one written by Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A-. In his review, Christgau described the lead track, "That Time is Gone," as "as rousing as anything in their [Holsapple and Stamey's] book."[3] A more mixed review by Stephen Deusner stated that on the album, the dB's "don't redefine themselves as defiantly as they once did".[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(73%)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[4]
The Guardian[5]
Boston Globe(favorable)[6]
Robert Christgau(A-)[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "That Time is Gone"  Peter Holsapple 3:32
2. "Before We Were Born"  Chris Stamey 3:48
3. "The Wonder of Love"  Holsapple 3:46
4. "Write Back"  Will Rigby 3:40
5. "Far Away and Long Ago"  Stamey 3:22
6. "Send Me Something Real"  Stamey 4:45
7. "World to Cry"  Holsapple 3:31
8. "The Adventures of Albatross and Doggerel"  Stamey 4:54
9. "I Didn't Mean to Say That"  Holsapple 3:01
10. "Collide-oOo-Scope"  Stamey 5:20
11. "She Won't Drive in the Rain Anymore"  Holsapple, Kristian Bush 5:12
12. "Remember (Falling Off the Sky)"  Stamey 3:10

References

  1. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Falling Off the Sky Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Falling Off the Sky". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (2012). "Consumer Guide: The dB's". Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 Deusner, Stephen (20 June 2012). "Falling Off the Sky Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Costa, Maddy (12 July 2012). "The dB's: Falling Off the Sky – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Edgers, Geoff (11 June 2012). "The dB’s, ‘Falling off the Sky’". Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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