| News from Nowhere | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, art pop, psychedelic pop, synthpop | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Darkstar and Richard Formby | |||
| Darkstar chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [1] |
| Mixmag | [2] |
| NME | 8/10[3] |
| Pitchfork | 7/10[4] |
| Resident Advisor | [5] |
News from Nowhere is the second album by the UK electronic music band Darkstar.[4][6] It was released in February 2013 by Warp Records.[1] The album was produced and recorded at Richard Formby's studio in Leeds, using Formby's vintage analog synthesizers and classic tape machines.[3]
Darkstar members Aiden Whalley, James Young and new member James Buttery[7][8] returned from touring to promote their debut album North, and began writing and recording the album in rural Yorkshire. The album is named after William Morris' classic book, whose subject matter combined utopian socialism and science fiction.[9]
This album differs from their earlier album North by the addition of vocal work from Buttery.[10]
Reception
News from Nowhere received positive reviews from MOJO and The Quietus,[11] and generally positive reviews from several other reviewers.[2][1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Light Body Clock Starter" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Timeaway" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Armonica" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "-" | 2:45 |
| 5. | "A Day's Pay For A Day's Work" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Young Heart's" | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Amplified Ease" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "You Don't Need A Weatherman" | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Bed Music - North View" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Hold Me Down" | 7:18 |
References
- 1 2 3 Rebecca Nicholson, "Darkstar: News from Nowhere – review". The Guardian.
- 1 2 Sean Griffiths. "DARKSTAR NEWS FROM NOWHERE". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
- 1 2 Alex Denny. "Darkstar – 'News From Nowhere'". NME review.
- 1 2 "Darkstar News From Nowhere". Pitchfork review.
- ↑ "Darkstar - News From Nowhere" Resident Advisor.
- ↑ "Darkstar News from Nowhere" Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound.
- ↑ "Electro trio travels further from the dancefloor, picking up new tricks as they go.". Louis Pattison, BBC, 2013.
- ↑ " Darkstar - News from Nowhere". The Line of Best Fit, Thomas Hannan, 29 January 2013.
- ↑ Morris, William (24 March 2021), "Art and Socialism", Democratic Socialism in Britain, Routledge, pp. 1a–58a, ISBN 978-1-003-19212-1, retrieved 25 June 2023
- ↑ "News from Nowhere". Fact Magazine. by Lauren Martin, February 19, 2013.
- ↑ "REview: Darkstar News From Nowhere". The Quietus.