V for Vaselines

V for Vaselines
Studio album by The Vaselines
Released 29 September 2014
Recorded 2013-2014, Castle of Doom Studios, Glasgow
Genre Alternative rock
Length 33:00
Label Rosary Music
Producer The Vaselines and Tony Doogan
The Vaselines chronology
Sex with an X
(2010)		 V for Vaselines
(2014)

V for Vaselines is the third studio album by the Scottish alternative rock band The Vaselines. It was recorded at Castle of Doom studios in Glasgow[1] and was released in the UK on 29 September 2014 and in the US on 7 October 2014 through The Vaselines' own label, Rosary Music.

The album's sound was partially inspired by the Ramones, after Eugene Kelly went to see a Ramones cover band in Glasgow. Kelly stated that they wanted to "write some really short punk rock songs, just get into people’s ear really straight away, and then get out of there really quickly." [2] McKee was also surrounded by punk music, as her children were discovering the Ramones and The Stooges at the time the album was being made[3]

The first single from the album, "One Lost Year" was released online in June along with the announcement of the album. It was made available to download for free from the band's SoundCloud page.[4] A second single followed in August, "High Tide Low Tide", which was released as a download and on limited edition blue vinyl.

The album's lyrics were inspired by many current events including the death of Margaret Thatcher,[5] the Leveson Inquiry[6] and the popularity of MP3 downloads. The Vaselines have also noted that a seriousness and sense of maturity has developed slightly in their lyrics.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(7.3/10) [8]
AllMusic[9]
The Line of Best Fit(7/10)[10]
Exclaim!(5/10)[11]
Drowned in Sound(6/10)[12]
NME(6/10)[13]
Paste(7.7/10)[14]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Eugene Kelly/Frances McKee

  1. "High Tide Low Tide" – 3:36
  2. "The Lonely L.P." – 3:37
  3. "Inky Lies" – 3:14
  4. "Crazy Lady" – 2:50
  5. "Single Spies" – 4:22
  6. "One Lost Year" – 3:30
  7. "Earth Is Speeding" – 2:38
  8. "False Heaven" – 3:52
  9. "Number One Crush" – 2:22
  10. "Last Half Hour" – 3:54
  11. "Devil Moon" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 2:55
  12. "Messy Reflection" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 3:02

Personnel

The Vaselines

References

  1. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/56804-stream-new-releases-from-the-vaselines-and-vatican-shadow-function-via-pitchfork-advance/
  2. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/55592-the-vaselines-announce-new-album-v-for-vaselines-share-one-lost-year/
  3. ↑ http://louderthanwar.com/the-vaselines-v-for-vaselines-album-review/
  4. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/vaselines
  5. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/update/9507-the-vaselines/
  6. ↑ http://www.hmv.com/music/-i-d-like-one-direction-to-record-one-of-our-songs-hmv-com-talks-to-the-vaselines
  7. ↑ "V for Vaselines - The Vaselines". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Berman, Stuart. "The Vaselines: V for Vaselines". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "V for Vaselines - The Vaselines". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Scott, Hayley. "V for Vaselines by The Vaselines". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Edwards, Michael. "The Vaselines - V for Vaselines". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Farah, Amanda. "Album Review: The Vaselines - V for Vaselines". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Huggett, Stuart. "NME Reviews - The Vaselines - V for Vaselines". NME. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Cantor, Dave. "Vaselines: V for Vaselines". Paste. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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