Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Drowned in Sound | 6/10[3] |
NME | 9/10[4] |
Pitchfork | 6.3/10[5] |
PopMatters | 6/10[6] |
Falling off the Lavender Bridge is the debut album by British artist
Recording
Devonté Hynes, the main musician in Lightspeed Champion, flew to
According to Hynes, the album is in two-halves; a mixture of his dreams and life experiences. The
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Number One" | 0:25 |
2. | "Galaxy of the Lost" | 3:58 |
3. | "Tell Me What It's Worth" | 2:41 |
4. | "All to Shit" | 1:12 |
5. | "Midnight Surprise" | 9:56 |
6. | "Devil Tricks for a Bitch" | 4:40 |
7. | "I Could Have Done This Myself" | 3:26 |
8. | "Salty Water" | 2:26 |
9. | "Dry Lips" | 3:46 |
10. | "Everyone I Know Is Listening to Crunk" | 3:03 |
11. | "Let the Bitches Die" | 2:38 |
12. | "No Surprise (for Wendela)/Midnight Surprise" | 5:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Never Meant to Hurt You" (Good Shoes cover) | 3:29 |
2. | "Souvenirs" (Patrick Wolf cover) | 3:08 |
3. | "Flesh Failures" (from the musical Hair) | 4:05 |
4. | "Xanadu" (Olivia Newton-John cover) | 3:46 |
Notes
Hynes claims "I Could Have Done This Myself" is "about losing [his] virginity" going on to state, "which is why it's called I Could Have Done This Myself. I later realised that it was actually referring to the second time I had sex; the first time was so traumatic I'd just blanked it out of my memory."
"Dry Lips" describes the last time Hynes - who has to lead a relatively sober life because of stomach ulcers - had a hangover.
The 'Wendela' mentioned in the name of the final track ("No Surprise (For Wendela)") is a reference to Hynes' mother. [9]
Personnel
- Devonté Hynes- vocals, guitar
- Emmy the Great - additional vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- Tim Kasher - additional vocals (track 3)
- - group vocals (tracks 7, 12)
- Clark Baechle - drums
- Kimberley Salistean, Cynthia Ricker, Donna Carnes and Tracy Sands - strings
- Nate Walcott - strings arrangement
- Tom Clarke - cello
- Miguel Picanco - oboe
- Mark Benson - clarinet
- Karen Murphy - flute
- Mike Mogis - producer, mixer, engineer
Charts
Charts (2008)[11] | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart | 45 |
French Albums Chart
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105 |
References
- ^ "Falling Off The Lavender Bridge by Lightspeed Champion". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ NME.COM (28 January 2008). "Lightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender bridge". NME. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Play.com listing". Play.com. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Amazon.co.uk listing". Amazon UK. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ^ a b "Domino Records page". Domino Records. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2007.
- ^ "An Introduction To Lightspeed Champion (video)". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2008 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
External links
- Dev Hynes talking in extensive detail about the album
- Lightspeed Champion official website Archived 18 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Lightspeed Champion Domino Records artists page
- Lightspeed Champion Album Review on Audiojunkies