Engineers (Engineers album)

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Engineers
Engineers (album).jpg
Studio album by
Engineers
Released7 March 2005 (2005-03-07)
Recorded2004
GenrePost-rock, dream pop, shoegazing, indie rock
Length49:31
LabelEcho
ProducerEngineers (see credits)
Engineers chronology
Folly EP
(2004) 		Engineers
(2005) 		Three Fact Fader
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Austin Chronicle3.5/5 stars[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
NME9/10[5]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[6]
Playlouder(favourable)[7]
PopMatters9/10[8]
Q4/5 stars[9]
StylusB+[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5 marks[11]

Engineers is the debut studio album of the British shoegaze band Engineers. It was released on 7 March 2005 by the Echo label, and features the singles "Home," "Forgiveness," and "Come in Out of the Rain." The album was released to generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a generally favourable score of 81, based on 18 reviews.[1]

In 2010, the song "Home" became the theme song for the HBO TV series Big Love.[12]

Artwork[]

The artwork for releases by Engineers during this period feature paintings by British artist David Thorpe (through the Maureen Paley gallery):

  • Folly EP
    • front cover: Do What You Have to Do, 1998[13]
  • Engineers album
    • front cover: Pilgrims, 1999[14]
    • booklet: Untitled (Skyline), 1999[15]
  • "Forgiveness" single
    • front cover: Out from the Night, the Day Is Beautiful and We are Filled with Joy, 1999[16]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Engineers.

No.TitleLength
1."Home"4:07
2."Waved On"5:21
3."New Horizons"4:54
4."Forgiveness"3:39
5."Let's Just See"4:20
6."Come in Out of the Rain"4:04
7."Peter Street"1:23
8."Said and Done"4:49
9."Thrasher"3:52
10."How Do You Say Goodbye?"5:19
11."One in Seven"7:45

Singles[]

  • "Forgiveness" (21 February 2005)
  • CD (ECSCD159)
    1. "Forgiveness"
    2. "Stake to Glory"
    3. "Cats of Justice"
  • 7" vinyl (ECS159)
    1. "Forgiveness"
    2. "Cats of Justice"
  • "Home" (13 June 2005)
  • Netherlands CD EP (113.0166.179)
    1. "Home"
    2. "Home" (Jagz Kooner Funhouse Remix)
    3. "Home" (Mogwai Wazzap Remix)
    4. "Home" (U-MYX enhanced section)
    5. "Home" (enhanced video)
    • Released as a digital download only in the UK. Originally planned for 7" (ECS166) and CD (ECSCD166). Was released in the Netherlands on Play It Again Sam.

Credits[]

  • All songs produced by Engineers, except:
    • "Home" produced by Engineers, with additional production by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby for Manna Productions.
    • "Forgiveness" produced by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby, with additional production by Engineers.
    • "Waved On" produced by Engineers and Tim Holmes.
  • All tracks mixed by , except:
    • "Home" and "Forgiveness" mixed by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby.
    • "New Horizons," "Peter Street," and "Thrasher" mixed by Engineers.
  • Art direction and design by Simon Earith for Blue Source; original artwork by David Thorpe.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Engineers reviews at Metacritic.com
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Austin Chronicle review
  4. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  5. ^ NME review
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ "Playlouder review". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
  8. ^ PopMatters review
  9. ^ Q Magazine review
  10. ^ Stylus review
  11. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  12. ^ "BIG LOVE – Engineers MySpace blog". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  13. ^ David Thorpe – Do What You Have to Do – Saatchi Gallery
  14. ^ "David Thorpe – Maureen Paley Gallery". Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  15. ^ David Thorpe – Ask Art
  16. ^ David Thorpe – Out from the Night – artnet.com
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