Welcome to the New Cold World
| Welcome to the New Cold World | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 2, 2009 |
| Recorded | Konk Union Chapel The Pierce Rooms Battery Mayfair |
| Genre | Rock Indie Alternative |
| Length | 38:42 |
| Label | Colt Signals |
| Producer | Richard Wilkinson |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Ulster |   [citation needed] |
| NME |   [citation needed] |
| Rock Sound | [citation needed] |
| Total Guitar | [citation needed] |
Welcome to the New Cold World is an Album by Lights Action. It was released worldwide on March 2, 2009 as a digital download only, with the option to buy a CD version through the band's website.[1]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Patrick Currier; all music is composed by Lights Action
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moscow" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Battle of Lovers" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Signals to Radar" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Young Scarlett Young" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Travellin' Man" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "I Woke Up in a Civil War" | 2:07 |
| 7. | "Passions of the Lonely" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Until the Day I Die" | 4:21 |
| 9. | "Black Feathers" | 4:50 |
| 10. | "The Bottom of the Sea" | 3:54 |
Information of Value[edit]
Funding[edit]
The album was produced and mastered on a slim budget of around £15k. Much of the recording costs of the album were funded through the investment engine "SliceThePie".[2]
Recording[edit]
The band spent the vast majority of 2008 writing and recording the album. Over 18 tracks were recorded for the album, the band choosing 10 to make the final cut.[3]
Dirty Pretty Strings[edit]
The London-based string quartet "Dirty Pretty Strings"[4] feature on four of the songs on the album. "Signals to Radar", "Young Scarlett Young", "I Woke Up in a Civil War" and "Black Feathers". Dirty Pretty Strings have worked with bands such as The Enemy, Lightspeed Champion and Ed Harcourt.
"The Bottom of the Sea" choir[edit]
The final track on the record features a choir vocal in the chorus. The vocals were recorded in various locations around the UK and feature the voices of the band themselves, along with Singer/songwriter Richard Walters, Dallas Green of Alexisonfire/City and Colour, Kenny Bridges of Moneen, and all of the Oxford Band A Silent Film.
Credits[edit]
- Patrick Currier - vocals, Cover Illustration
- Karl Bareham - Guitar, Art Direction & Design
- Chris Moorhead - Guitar/Keys/String Arrangement
- Alex Leeder - Bass
- Steven Durham - drums/String Arrangement
- Richard Wilkinson - Producer, Mixing (At The Pierce Rooms/Mayfair)
- Doug Shearer - Mastering (At Pierce Entertainment)
- Dirty Pretty Strings - Session string quartet
- Dallas Green - Guest vocals (on "Bottom of the Sea")
- Kenny Bridges - Guest vocals (on "Bottom of the Sea")
- Richard Walters - Guest vocals (on "Bottom of the Sea")
- Rob Stevenson - Guest vocals (on "Bottom of the Sea")
- Spencer Walker - Guest vocals (on "Bottom of the Sea")
- Ali Hussain - Guest vocals (on "Bottom of the Sea")
- Lewis Jones - Guest vocals (on "Bottom of the Sea")
- Darren Heelis - Assistant Engineer (At The Pierce Rooms)
- Ben Bell - Mayfair Assistant
- Toshi Minesaki - Mayfair Assistant
- Dougal Lott - Konk Assistant
- Emma Hampson-Jones - Band Photography
- iheartstudios - still life photography
- Paul Russell for P Russell & Co - Legal
- Matt Hughes for Devil PR - UK Press
References[edit]
- ^ "Lights Action - Welcome to the New Cold World". Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Home". slicethepie.com.
- ^ Rocksound Magazine (feature March 2009)
- ^ "Home". dirtyprettystrings.com.
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