The Eleventh Hour (The Birthday Suit album)
| The Eleventh Hour | ||||
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| Studio album by The Birthday Suit | ||||
| Released | 11 November 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | indie rock, Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 40:17 | |||
| Label | Sing it Alone Records | |||
| The Birthday Suit chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[1] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[2] |
The Eleventh Hour is the debut studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Birthday Suit, released on November 11, 2011 on Sing it Alone Records.
Background
In 2010 Idlewild entered an indefinite hiatus and so guitarist and backing vocalist Rod Jones subsequently formed The Birthday Suit in 2011[3] after writing material for his second album, Jones noted:
I started making a second solo record, then got sick of it. I began writing a set of completely new songs which turned out to have more of an indie rock sound, and it felt more like band material than solo stuff. Even though I wrote it by myself at home, it wouldn’t have been right to record it alone, so I got a small band together. The name of The Birthday Suit was sort of an in-joke that stuck.[4]
They signed to Sing it Alone and released their debut single "Do You Ever?" as a free download, and in November 2011 they released The Eleventh Hour and followed its release with multiple performances in Glasgow and Edinburgh during the next year. The band performed at T in the Park and Wickerman Festival, and began working on a follow-up album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do You Ever?" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Hope Me Home" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "The Say I Love You" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "On My Own" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Sell It All" | 3:57 |
| 6. | "World Gone By" | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Are You OK?" | 3:16 |
| 8. | "A Nation" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Don't Look Down" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "The Eleventh Hour" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Talking Over You (featuring Jill O'Sullivan)" |
Personnel
- Rod Jones
- Jacqueline Irvine
- David Jack
- Steve Morrison
- Séan McLaughlin
- Catrin Pryce-Jones
References
- ↑ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16710/reviews/4144209
- ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/151914-the-birthday-suit-the-eleventh-hour/
- ↑ Adams, Sean (2011-08-30). "Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones reveals his Birthday Suit / Music News // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ↑ "Interview: Rod Jones". Ten Tracks. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
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