The Road: Part I | ||||
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Released | 18 August 2017 | |||
Length | 59:34 | |||
Label | Songs For The Def | |||
Producer | James Lavelle | |||
UNKLE chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Road: Part I | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
Review scores | |
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The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[5] |
Magnet | 9/10[6] |
Mixmag | 7/10[7] |
PopMatters | 8/10[8] |
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The Road: Part I is the fifth studio album from British electronic music act Unkle, released on 18 August 2017 .[12]
Background
[edit]The Road: Part 1 is the first UNKLE record in seven years. The album was inspired by James Lavelle's time spent curating the Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank Centre in 2014.[12] Talking about the process of creating the new album, Lavelle said:[12]
I hadn't made a record in a long time, and the incarnation of UNKLE had changed in that now, it was me on my own. For that reason, I wanted to make a record that I hadn't been able to before, going back to the roots of where I came from, with a foot in modern London.
Artwork
[edit]The artwork for the album was created by German painter Jonas Burgert. The album is accompanied by a 36-page booklet that features artworks by Nathan Coley, John Isaacs, David Nicholson, Norbert Schoerner, Doug Foster, and previous collaborators Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones.[12]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Iter I: Have You Looked at Yourself" | 0:49 |
2. | "Farewell" (featuring Ysée, Eska, Elliott Power, Keaton Henson, Liela Moss, Mink, Dhani Harrison and Steven Young) | 6:16 |
3. | "Looking for the Rain" (featuring Mark Lanegan, Eska and Twiggy Ramirez) | 6:01 |
4. | "Cowboys or Indians" (featuring Elliott Power, Mink and Ysée) | 6:20 |
5. | "Iter II: How Do You Feel" | 1:06 |
6. | "Nowhere to Run/Bandits" (featuring Twiggy Ramirez) | 5:34 |
7. | "Iter III: Keep on Runnin'" | 0:56 |
8. | "Stole Enough" (featuring Mink) | 3:09 |
9. | "Arm's Length" (featuring Elliott Power, Mink and Callum Finn) | 4:56 |
10. | "Iter IV: We Are Stardust" | 0:59 |
11. | "Sonata" (featuring Keaton Henson) | 5:18 |
12. | "The Road" (featuring Eska) | 6:22 |
13. | "Iter V: Friend or Foe" | 0:33 |
14. | "Sunrise (Always Come Around)" (featuring Liela Moss) | 6:42 |
15. | "Sick Lullaby" (featuring Keaton Henson) | 4:33 |
16. | "Looking for the Rain" ((Trentemøller Rework)" [Japanese bonus track]) | 4:57 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 106 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 80 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 92 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] | 58 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[17] | 8 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 12 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 55 |
UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Road: Part 1 at Metacritic
- ^ Wacey, Rob. "UNKLE - The Road: Part 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "UNKLE: The Road, Part 1 review – cinematic, orchestral and pensive".
- ^ "UNKLE - The Road: Part 1 review: gloomy soundtrack for the apocalypse".
- ^ "The Line of Best Fit review".
- ^ "The Road: Part I - UNKLE". Magnet. No. 145. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 61.
- ^ Worthy, Stephen. "SEPTEMBER: 18 ALBUMS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH". Mixmag. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Schiller, Mike. "UNKLE: THE ROAD, PART 1". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ In cinematic terms, not a bomb. But not a blockbuster, either. [Sep 2017, p.116]
- ^ Harley, Kevin. "The Road: Part 1 - UNKLE". Record Collector. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Slant Magazine review".
- ^ a b c d "The Road: Part 1". Pledge Music. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Unkle – The Road: Part 1" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Unkle – The Road: Part 1" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Unkle – The Road: Part 1" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 25 August 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Unkle – The Road: Part 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2017.