Honest Words
EP by
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins
Released19 September 2011
RecordedCafe Music, Analogue Catalogue, Crail
GenreFolk, electronic music
LabelDomino
ProducerJon Hopkins
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins chronology
Diamond Mine
(2011)		 Honest Words
(2011)

Honest Words is an EP by Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote and English electronica musician Jon Hopkins, released on 19 September 2011 on Domino Records.[1] The release is available on 12" vinyl and digital download.

Following on from their Mercury Prize nominated debut, Diamond Mine, the EP features two new recordings alongside a reworking of album track, "Bats in the Attic".

Background

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Skinny[2]

Unlike their collaborative debut, the EP is not directly influenced by the East Neuk of Fife, with Domino Records noting, "Lyrically, there's more soul-searching than Fife folklore on the EP follow up to Diamond Mine [...] The music underneath follows these thoughts into more expansive, crystalline realms, far away from the harbours and tea-rooms where they began."[3]

Track listing

Written by Kenny Anderson and Jon Hopkins, except where noted.

  1. "Honest Words" (Anderson/Hopkins/Johnston)
  2. "Aurora Boring Alias"
  3. "Bats in the Attic (Unraveled)"

Personnel

Musicians

  • King Creosote - lead vocals, acoustic guitars, lyrics
  • Jon Hopkins - piano, Casiotone, electronics, field recordings, atmospheres, percussion, organ
  • Lisa Elle - additional vocals ("Honest Words")
  • Sarah Jones - drums ("Honest Words")
  • Phil Wilkinson - drums ("Bats in the Attic")

Recording personnel

  • Jon Hopkins - producer, arrangements
  • Guy Davie - mastering
  • Julie McLarnon - guitar and vocal recording ("Honest Words")
  • Cherif Hashizume - drum recording
  • King Creosote - vocal recording ("Aurora Boring Alias")

Artwork

  • Max Myers - cover photo
  • Matthew Cooper - artwork

References

  1. ↑ "Domino | EP | Honest Words". Dominorecordco.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Meiklem, PJ (31 August 2011). "King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - Honest Words". The Skinny. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Domino | News | King Creosote & Jon Hopkins release new EP, Honest Words, on 19 September 2011". Dominorecordco.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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