Track Listing 1. Observatory Crest - (with Captain Beefheart) 2. Midnight - (with A Tribe Called Quest) 3. Dark Lady - (with DJ Food) 4. I Walk The Earth - (with King Biscuit Time) 5. Canal Song (End of Sentence) - (with Iain Archer) 6. Ordinary Joe - (with Terry Callier) 7. It's All Gone Quiet - (with The Week That Was) 8. Last Train [Album Version] - (with Allen Toussaint) 9. Fancy - (with Bobbie Gentry) 10. That's Us/Wild Combination - (with Arthur Russell) 11. Eanie Meany - (with Jim Noir) 12. Half Asleep - (with School Of Seven Bells) 13. Family Tree - (with TV On The Radio) 14. Hold On - (with Holy Ghost) 15. Download - (with Super Furry Animals) 16. New Sensation [Exclusive Cover Version] 17. Next Train - (with Miracle Fortress) 18. Sweet Little Mystery - (with John Martyn) 19. Happy Detective [Part 2] [Exclusive Spoken Word Piece], The
| Details | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Liner Note Author: Gary Lightbody. Recording information: Mayfair Studios, London; Jacob Studios; Farnham. Snow Patrol's pop anthems don't lend themselves well to late-night clubbing, but the band's installment of LATENIGHTTALES is surprisingly moody, stylish, and fairly danceable. Produced by front man Gary Lightbody and keyboardist Tom Simpson, the disc weaves a narrative out of 19 tracks, finding the links that exist between Captain Beefheart, A Tribe Called Quest, and Allen Toussaint. The songs slyly bleed into one another--a result of the band's DJ capabilities--and the liner notes help shed some light on the band's selections. This being a LATENIGHTTALES release, there's an overarching emphasis on nocturnal ambiance, and the album's biggest strength is its ability to sustain that mood over the course of 60 minutes. A close second, however, is Snow Patrol's own contribution, an electro-acoustic cover of INXS' "New Sensation" that tones down the band's epic tendencies for something intimate.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- [A] pleasing trawl through their favourite mellow tunes... Q
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