Sunburnt

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Sunburnt
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Studio album by
Martin Phillipps and The Chills
Released1996
RecordedAugust 1995 – September 1995
StudioDoghouse Studios, Henley-on-Thames
GenreJangle pop
Length40:29
LabelFlying Nun
ProducerCraig Leon
Martin Phillipps and The Chills chronology
Heavenly Pop Hits – The Best of The Chills
(1994) 		Sunburnt
(1996)
(2000)
Singles from Sunburnt
  1. "Come Home"
  2. "Surrounded"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[2]

Sunburnt is an album by Martin Phillipps and The Chills, though more correctly by Martin Phillipps alone. Owing to visa problems, the usual Chills line-up were not able to take part in the recording sessions, and session musicians Dave Gregory and Dave Mattacks appeared on all tracks, with Phillipps handling vocal, keyboard, and guitar parts, as well as some of the percussion. Craig Leon, the album's producer, also appeared on several of the tracks.[3]

The album was recorded at Doghouse Studios in Oxfordshire in August and September 1995, and mixed and mastered at Rockfield Studios in Wales and Townhouse Studios in London.[3] It was released by Flying Nun Records in 1996.[4]

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press wrote that it "lacks the drive of the best of the band’s singles."[5] Alternative Rock called it a "solid, but not too memorable collection scarred by the inadvertent loss of [Phillipps's] entire band."[6]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Martin Phillipps.

  1. "As Far as I Can See" – 3:28
  2. "Premonition" – 2:54
  3. "Surrounded" – 2:48
  4. "Come Home" – 3:09
  5. "Sunburnt" – 3:42
  6. "The Big Assessment" – 2:59
  7. "Swimming in the Rain" – 3:38
  8. "Dreams Are Free" – 2:07
  9. "You Can Understand Me" – 3:20
  10. "Lost in Future Ruins" – 3:10
  11. "New Millennium" – 3:29
  12. "Walk on the Beach" – 2:38
  13. "Secret Garden" – 3:07

Two singles were released from the album — "Come Home" and "Surrounded".

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic Review
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Martin Phillips". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b CD liner notes.
  4. ^ Buckley, Peter (June 9, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Chills".
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 9, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.


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