The Still Life (album)

This article is about the Alessi's Ark album. For similar uses, see Still Life (disambiguation) § Albums.

The Still Life
Studio album by
Alessi's Ark
Released15 April 2013
GenreFolk, pop
Length31:50
LabelBella Union
ProducerAlessi Laurent-Marke, Andy LeMaster, Nic Nell
Alessi's Ark chronology
Time Travel
(2011) 		The Still Life
(2013) 		Love Is the Currency
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
This Is Fake DIY7/10[3]
MusicOMH[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]

The Still Life is the third album by Alessi's Ark.[6] The album was produced by Andy LeMaster in his studio in Athens, Georgia over a three-week period and Nic Nell in his London studio. It features 12 songs written by Laurent-Marke, including re-recordings of two songs (Money and Pinewoods) from the Rough Trade bonus CD that came with her debut album Notes from the Treehouse, and a cover of The National's Afraid of Everyone. It was released on 15 April 2013 in the UK and on 30 April 2013 in the US.[7]

Plug in Music praised the album, calling it "a rich 13-song collection, imbued with a reflective sparkle by young singer/songwriter Alessi Laurent-Marke".[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alessi Laurent-Marke, except Afraid of Everyone by Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner

No.TitleLength
1."Tin Smithing"1:45
2."Veins are Blue"2:21
3."The Rain"3:17
4."The Good Song"1:27
5."Big Dipper"3:12
6."Afraid of Everyone"3:20
7."Those Waves"3:01
8."Whatever Makes You Happy"2:09
9."Sans Balance"2:55
10."Mountain"1:17
11."Hands in the Sink"2:18
12."Money"1:37
13."Pinewoods"3:11
iTunes bonus track (US only)
No.TitleLength
14."Big Dipper (acoustic)"3:12

References

  1. ^ "The Still Life Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ Kerr, Scott. "The Still Life - Alessi's Ark". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ^ Phillips, Hannah. "Alessi's Ark - The Still Life". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ^ Jex, Andy (17 April 2013). "Album Review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ^ Hardy, Tony (17 April 2013). "Album Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Alessi's Ark Line Up Third Album". Clash Music. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Alessi's Ark To Release Third Album, 'The Still Life'". DIY. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Alessi's Ark Announces Third LP "The Still Life"". Plug in Music. Retrieved 24 January 2013.


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