Mt. Desolation (album)

Mt. Desolation
Studio album by Mt. Desolation
Released 18 October 2010
Recorded January 2010
Genre Country, Alternative Rock
Length 49:05
Label Island/Cherrytree/Coop
Producer Emery Dobyns
Singles from Mt. Desolation
  1. "Departure - State of Our Affairs"
    Released: 18 October 2010
  2. "Bitter Pill (US/Canada only)"
    Released: 15 September 2010

Mt. Desolation is the debut studio album by English alt country duo Mt. Desolation, released on 18 October 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 19 October 2010 in the US. This is the first album by the side project of the band Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Departure"   3:37
2. "Annie Ford"   4:21
3. "Bridal Gown"   4:57
4. "State Of Our Affairs"   4:39
5. "Bitter Pill"   4:07
6. "Another Night On My Side"   3:01
7. "Midnight Ghost"   5:05
8. "Platform 7"   3:34
9. "My My My"   3:49
10. "Coming Home/Halo Of Fireflies"   11:55
11. "Pushed Around" (Amazon MP3 and 7Digital UK exclusive bonus track) 3:31
12. "Wherever You Were Going" (iTunes exclusive bonus track) 2:51
Total length:
49:05

Bonus songs

Most pressings of the CD only include 11 songs (Halo of Fireflies, hidden after Coming Home, is not listed on the back) however some extra songs have been released, either on special pressings of the CD, or digitally.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was met with generally favourable reviews, with the Guardian thinking of it, when compared to Keane's Night Train, as a "more convincing vehicle for their undisputed melodic gifts" and citing "Bitter Pill" as a highlight.

BBC Music called the production "fittingly delicate and unfussy, with no oppressive effects" and commented on the singer's voices, saying "Rice-Oxley and Quin [...] both sound a little shy", but welcoming the "intermittent, effortlessly harmonising female vocals".

Virgin.com, however, wasn't as enthusiastic, giving the album a 6 out of 10, and argumenting that "Mt. Desolation’s self titled first album is a mixed bag of charming country inspired tunes and hard to take seriously line dancing tracks", before adding that "the self gratifying love for the music that has been created makes this collaborative country collection well worth a listen despite the odd rogue."

Personnel

Mt Desolation:

Support musicians:

Guest Artist:

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 140
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[3] 10

References

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