The Antidote (Morcheeba album)

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The Antidote
Morcheeba - The Antidote.jpg
Studio album by
Morcheeba
Released31 May 2005
LabelEcho
Morcheeba chronology
Parts of the Process
(2003) 		The Antidote
(2005) 		Dive Deep
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Pitchfork2.7/10[3]
PopMatters5/10[4]

The Antidote is the fifth album by Morcheeba, released in 2005. It featured Daisy Martey on vocals, who replaced Skye Edwards. It was the band's first album with Echo Records.[5] The album reached 17 in the UK album charts.[6]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by P.Godfrey, R.Godfrey, D. Martey except track 1 - written by P.Godfrey, R.Godfrey, J. Sternberg.

No.TitleLength
1."Wonders Never Cease"4:13
2."Ten Men"4:15
3."Everybody Loves a Loser"4:34
4."Like a Military Coup"3:17
5."Living Hell"5:52
6."People Carrier"4:21
7."Lighten Up"4:15
8."Daylight Robbery"2:48
9."Antidote"6:20
10."God Bless and Goodbye"4:24
Total length:44:22
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Wonders Never Cease" (Chicken Lips special 12" version)6:39
12."Lighten Up" (Super Discount club mix)6:58
Total length:58:08

Singles[]

The album was supported by three singles; "Lighten Up", "Everybody Loves a Loser" and "Wonders Never Cease".[7][8][9] The latter was co-written by Jody Sternberg who would later join the band on tour.[10]

Critical reception[]

Pitchfork gave the album a 2.7 out of ten, remarking that Daisy Martey replacing singer Skye Edwards was like "an Angela Lansbury replacing a Marilyn Monroe."[3]

Most reviews were more favourable, if somewhat tepid. Prefix Magazine gave it a six out of ten, noting the new direction of the band was "definitely welcome."[11] PopMatters called it a solid album, but argued that Martey's style played against the Godfrey brothers' strengths, referring to the majority of the album as a "disappointment".[4] BBC Music, on the other hand, delivered a strong recommendation, noting its eclectic style, and ending its positive review with "For the malaise brought on by much of today's dance-by-numbers, it's an antidote, indeed."[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for The Antidote". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Morcheeba". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Morcheeba". PopMatters.
  5. ^ Listing for The Antidote album on Discogs.com (accessed 23 March 2015).
  6. ^ Chart listing for The Antidote (accessed 23 March 2015).
  7. ^ Listing for the Lighten Up single on Discogs.com, (accessed 23 March 2015).
  8. ^ Listing for the Everybody Loves a Loser single on Discogs.com, (23 March 2015).
  9. ^ Listing for the Wonders Never Cease single on Discogs.com, (accessed 23 March 2015).
  10. ^ Pauline Pechin. "Live - Morcheeba At Nokia Theatre, New York City". The Fader. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Album Review: Morcheeba - The Antidote". Prefixmag. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  12. ^ Morgan, Simon. "BBC - Music - Review of Morcheeba - The Antidote". Retrieved 2015-06-06.



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