God Is an Astronaut (album)

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God Is an Astronaut
God Is An Astronaut ST Cover.jpg
Studio album by
God Is an Astronaut
ReleasedNovember 1, 2008
RecordedOctober 2007 – October 2008
GenrePost-rock
Length60:52
LabelRevive Records, Happy Prince, Morningrise Records
ProducerGod Is An Astronaut
God Is an Astronaut chronology
Far from Refuge
(2007) 		God Is an Astronaut
(2008) 		Age of the Fifth Sun
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Sputnikmusic3/5[2]

God Is an Astronaut is a self-titled studio album by Irish post-rock band God Is An Astronaut.[3][4] It was released digitally on November 1, 2008.[5] It was released on CD on November 8, 2008, through Revive Records. It was released on vinyl LP by Morningrise Records and in Japan, with bonus live tracks, in 2009. The album was mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering in London and produced by the band.[5]

In December 2008, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted God Is an Astronaut Album of the Year in their "2008 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame."[6]

Critical reception[]

AllMusic wrote that "the melodies at the heart of these tunes are romantic and often darkly sentimental, but they are delivered in a Wall of Sound of loud guitars and sprawling synthesizer textures that do a great job of evoking the vast fiery spaces and restless mood of the cover artwork."[1]

Track listing[]

All Songs written by Torsten Kinsella, Niels Kinsella, Lloyd Hanney and Thomas Kinsella, Zachary Dutton Hanney, Colm Hassett

No.TitleLength
1."Shadows"5:11
2."Post Mortem"5:52
3."Echoes"5:10
4."Snowfall"6:41
5."First Day of Sun"3:37
6."No Return"7:04
7."Zodiac"5:41
8."Remaining Light"5:30
9."Shores of Orion"5:15
10."Loss"10:51
Japanese Edition
No.TitleLength
11."A Moment of Stillness (Live)"4:06
12."Point Pleasant (Live)"4:59
13."A Deafening Distance (Live)"3:42

Personnel[]

God Is An Astronaut
  • Torsten Kinsella - guitars, keyboards, vocals, programming
  • Niels Kinsella - bass guitar, guitars, keyboards
  • Lloyd Hanney – drums
Production
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Torsten Kinsella – mixing
  • Dave King artwork
  • Niels Kinsella – design
Additional musicians
  • Colm Hassett - percussion
  • Dara O'Brien - sitar
  • Chris Hanney – Guitar
  • Zachary Dutton Hanney - guitar

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "God Is an Astronaut - God Is an Astronaut | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "God Is an Astronaut - God Is an Astronaut (album review 2) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  3. ^ "God Is an Astronaut | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "God Is An Astronaut: 'We Never Had A Plan B' -". December 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "God is an Astronaut by GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT". godisanastronaut.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. ^ Lamoreaux, Jason T. (December 1, 2008). "2008 Somewhere Cold Awards". Somewhere Cold. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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