With the Tides

With the Tides
Studio album by
South
Released23 September 2003 (2003-09-23)
StudioRAK Studios, London
GenreAlternative rock
Length42:55
LabelKinetic
ProducerDave Eringa
South chronology
From Here on In
(2002) 		With the Tides
(2003) 		Adventures in the Underground Journey to the Stars
(2006)
Singles from With the Tides
  1. "Loosen Your Hold"
    Released: 11 August 2003
  2. "Colours in Waves"
    Released: 22 March 2004
  3. "Motiveless Crime"
    Released: 2 August 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.3/10[3]
Slant Magazine[4]

With the Tides is the second studio album by English rock band South, originally released on Kinetic Records in 2003. It peaked at number 21 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Motiveless Crime"3:19
2."Colours in Waves"4:02
3."Loosen Your Hold"3:01
4."Natural Disasters"3:46
5."Fragile Day"4:51
6."9 Lives"3:50
7."Same Old Story"3:24
8."Mend These Trends"3:38
9."Silver Sun"3:30
10."Straight Lines to Bad Lands"3:38
11."What I Find"2:43
12."Threadbare"3:13
Total length:42:55
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Too Much Too Soon"3:33
14."Estimation"2:32
Total length:49:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

South

  • Joel Cadbury
  • Jamie McDonald
  • Brett Shaw

Additional musicians

  • Dave Eringa – synthesizer, mellotron, organ
  • Shaun Genocky – guitar, whistle
  • Will Harper – Rhodes piano, bass guitar
  • Sally Herbert – string arrangement, violin
  • Jules Singleton – violin
  • Dinah Beamish – cello
  • Claire Orsler – viola
  • Skaila Kanga – harp

Technical personnel

  • Dave Eringa – production, mixing
  • Shaun Genocky – co-production, mixing, engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Dbox – art direction
  • Laure Hughes – photography

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[5] 21

References

  1. ^ "With The Tides by South". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "With the Tides - South". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ Tangari, Joe (21 September 2003). "South: With the Tides". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (3 October 2003). "South With the Tides". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 04 April 2004 - 10 April 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 March 2018.