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2011 studio album by Slow Club
Paradise
is the second
studio album
by English
folk pop
duo
Slow Club
. It was released on 12 September 2011, on independent record label
Moshi Moshi Records
. The record was produced by Luke Smith, former member of
Clor
and producer of
Foals
'
Mercury
-nominated
Total Life Forever
.
[1]
The album received "universal acclaim" according to review aggregator
Metacritic
,
[2]
and peaked at number 70 on the
United Kingdom Albums Chart
.
[3]
The songs "Two Cousins" and "Where I'm Waking" were released as singles leading up to the album's release. The next single to be released was "Beginners", whose video features
Harry Potter
film star
Daniel Radcliffe
. The video for "Beginners" was filmed in the Faltering Fullback, a pub in Finsbury Park in London, and was shot in a single take.
[
citation needed
]
Track listing
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Paradise
Title
|
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1.
| "Two Cousins"
| 3:50
|
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2.
| "If We're Still Alive"
| 3:17
|
---|
3.
| "Never Look Back"
| 4:30
|
---|
4.
| "Where I'm Waking"
| 3:43
|
---|
5.
| "Hackney Marsh"
| 3:52
|
---|
6.
| "Beginners"
| 4:16
|
---|
7.
| "You, Earth or Ash"
| 4:28
|
---|
8.
| "Gold Mountain"
| 3:24
|
---|
9.
| "The Dog"
| 2:43
|
---|
10.
| "Horses Jumping"
| 10:59
|
---|
Total length:
| 44:58
|
---|
- The track "Horses Jumping" has a
hidden track
on the end called "Paradise".
Paradise
? Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
[4]
Title
|
---|
10.
| "Horses Jumping"
| 6:29
|
---|
11.
| "Paradise"
| 4:25
|
---|
12.
| "Half Drunk"
| 4:01
|
---|
13.
| "Palms"
| 3:00
|
---|
14.
| "Two Cousins (Acoustic Version)"
| 2:43
|
---|
15.
| "Never Look Back (Acoustic Version)"
| 3:23
|
---|
16.
| "Two Cousins (Malcolm Middleton & Aidan Moffatt 1999 Version)"
| 4:12
|
---|
17.
| "Two Cousins (Music video)"
| 3:01
|
---|
18.
| "Paradise (Live video)"
| 3:15
|
---|
19.
| "Wild Blue Milk (Live video)"
| 3:32
|
---|
20.
| "US Tour (video)"
| 1:07
|
---|
21.
| "European Tour (video)"
| 2:40
|
---|
Total length:
| 75:53
|
---|
Reception
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Critical response
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The album has received widespread critical acclaim from critics. On Metacritic, a website which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 from reviews by mainstream critics, it currently holds a rating of 81/100, signifying Universal Acclaim.
References
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]
- ^
Kelly, Stephen (9 September 2011).
"Review of Slow Club - Paradise"
.
BBC
. Retrieved
12 June
2012
.
- ^
a
b
"Paradise Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic"
.
Metacritic.com
. Retrieved
24 January
2012
.
- ^
Phares, Heather (13 September 2011).
"Paradise - Slow Club"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
24 January
2012
.
- ^
"iTunes ? Music ? Paradise (Deluxe) by Slow Club"
. iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. 13 September 2011
. Retrieved
24 February
2014
.
- ^
Phares, Heather.
"Review of
Paradise
"
.
AllMusic
.
- ^
Rivers, Joe.
"Review of "Paradise"
"
.
No Ripcord
.
- ^
Studarus, Laura (19 September 2011).
"Review of
Paradise
"
.
Under the Radar
.
- ^
Perpetua, Matthew.
"Review of "Paradise"
"
.
Pitchfork
.
- ^
Dolan, Jon (13 September 2011).
"Review of "Paradise"
"
.
Rolling Stone
.
- ^
Malone, Ailbhe (20 September 2011).
"Review of "Paradise"
"
.
NME
.
- ^
Murphy, John.
"Review of "Paradise"
"
.
MusicOMH
.
- ^
Vitcavage, Adam.
"Slow Club: Paradise"
.
Paste
.