Album by The dB's
Falling Off the Sky |
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Studio album by The dB's |
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Released | June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) |
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Genre | Jangle pop |
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Length | 48:01 |
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Label | Bar/None |
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Producer | The dB's |
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The dB's chronology |
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Paris Avenue (1994) | Falling Off the Sky (2012) | | |
Falling Off the Sky is an album by the dB's, released on June 12, 2012, on Bar/None Records. It is the first album of new material released by the band since 1987.[1]
Critical reception
Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 73/100[2] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png) [1] |
The Boston Globe | (favorable)[3] |
Robert Christgau | A−[6] |
The Guardian | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [4] |
Pitchfork | 5.7/10[5] |
Falling Off the Sky received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Among the most favorable reviews was one written by Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A−. In his review, Christgau described the lead track, "That Time Is Gone", as "as rousing as anything in their [Holsapple and Stamey's] book."[6] A more mixed review by Stephen Deusner stated that on the album, the dB's "don't redefine themselves as defiantly as they once did".[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That Time Is Gone" | Peter Holsapple | 3:32 |
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2. | "Before We Were Born" | Chris Stamey | 3:48 |
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3. | "The Wonder of Love" | Holsapple | 3:46 |
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4. | "Write Back" | Will Rigby | 3:40 |
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5. | "Far Away and Long Ago" | Stamey | 3:22 |
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6. | "Send Me Something Real" | Stamey | 4:45 |
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7. | "World to Cry" | Holsapple | 3:31 |
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8. | "The Adventures of Albatross and Doggerel" | Stamey | 4:54 |
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9. | "I Didn't Mean to Say That" | Holsapple | 3:01 |
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10. | "Collide-oOo-Scope" | Stamey | 5:20 |
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11. | "She Won't Drive in the Rain Anymore" | Holsapple, Kristian Bush | 5:12 |
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12. | "Remember (Falling Off the Sky)" | Stamey | 3:10 |
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References
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Falling Off the Sky Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Falling Off the Sky". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Edgers, Geoff (11 June 2012). "The dB's, 'Falling off the Sky'". Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (12 July 2012). "The dB's: Falling Off the Sky – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ a b Deusner, Stephen (20 June 2012). "Falling Off the Sky Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (2012). "Consumer Guide: The dB's". Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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Studio albums | - Stands for Decibels (1981)
- Repercussion (1982)
- Like This (1984)
- The Sound of Music (1987)
- Paris Avenue (1994)
- Falling Off the Sky (2012)
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