Falling Off the Sky
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Falling Off the Sky is an album by the dB's, released on June 12, 2012, on Bar/None Records. It is the first album of new material released by the band since 1987.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Boston Globe | (favorable) |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| The Guardian | |
| Pitchfork | 5.7/10 |
Falling Off the Sky received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Among the most favorable reviews was one written by Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A−. In his review, Christgau described the lead track, "That Time Is Gone", as "as rousing as anything in their [Holsapple and Stamey's] book." A more mixed review by Stephen Deusner stated that on the album, the dB's "don't redefine themselves as defiantly as they once did".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That Time Is Gone" | Peter Holsapple | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Before We Were Born" | Chris Stamey | 3:48 |
| 3. | "The Wonder of Love" | Holsapple | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Write Back" | Will Rigby | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Far Away and Long Ago" | Stamey | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Send Me Something Real" | Stamey | 4:45 |
| 7. | "World to Cry" | Holsapple | 3:31 |
| 8. | "The Adventures of Albatross and Doggerel" | Stamey | 4:54 |
| 9. | "I Didn't Mean to Say That" | Holsapple | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Collide-oOo-Scope" | Stamey | 5:20 |
| 11. | "She Won't Drive in the Rain Anymore" | Holsapple, Kristian Bush | 5:12 |
| 12. | "Remember (Falling Off the Sky)" | Stamey | 3:10 |
Personnel
| Personnel taken from Falling Off the Sky liner notes.The dB's Peter Holsapple – vocals, guitar; Wurlitzer piano (2); piano, organ (6); percussion (3) Gene Holder – bass guitar Chris Stamey – vocals, guitar; organ (1); percussion (9); tubular bells, cello, double bass (10); string and woodwind arrangements Will Rigby – drums, percussion, vocals; organ solo (4) Additional musicians Mitch Easter – additional guitars (2, 3, 10), guitar solo (12), percussion (10) Charles Cleaver – Wurlitzer piano (2, 8, 10), piano (11) Brannon Bollinger – baritone saxophones (2) Brett Harris – backing vocals (2, 4, 8–11) Al Strong – trumpet (3) Peter Lamb – saxophone (3) Jeff Crawford – backing vocals (4, 8–11) Karen Galvin – violin (4, 5, 8, 10, 11) Kaitlin Wolfberg – violin (4, 5, 8, 10, 11) Josh Starmer – cello (4–6, 8, 10, 11) Gabriel Pelli – violin (6) Laura Thomas – violin (6, 7) Lisa Lachot – flute (6, 8) Emma Nadeau – French Horn (6) Corey Sims – trumpet (8) Dale Baker – percussion (10) | Technical personnel The dB's – production Mitch Easter – additional production, mixing (3, 8) Scott Litt – additional production, mixing (1, 9) Ian Schreier – mixing (2, 10, 12) Tim Harper – mixing (11) Chris Stamey – mixing (4–7) Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound |