Negative Capability (album)
Negative Capability | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2 November 2018 | |||
Recorded | January 2018 | |||
Studio | La Frette Studios, Paris | |||
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Length | 42:30 | |||
Label | Panta Rei | |||
Producer |
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Marianne Faithfull chronology | ||||
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Singles from Negative Capability | ||||
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Negative Capability is the twentieth
The lead single, "The Gypsy Faerie Queen", was released on 14 September 2018.
Background and development
The album was first announced in December 2017 in Faithfull's interview with
Music and lyrics
Described by Faithfull as "the most honest record she's ever made", Negative Capability has a "
Artwork and packaging
Shot by Yann Orhan, the cover art for the album was released on 5 September 2018.
Singles
On 13 September 2018, "The Gypsy Faerie Queen" was serviced to several radio stations in Europe as the album's lead single. It was released to online music stores on 14 September 2018 along with the album becoming available for pre-order.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Crack Magazine | (8/10)[8] |
The Guardian | [9] |
MusicOMH | [10] |
NME | [11] |
Pitchfork | (8/10)[12] |
Rolling Stone | [13] |
Vice (Expert Witness) | [14] |
Negative Capability was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 88 based on 14 reviews.[4]
Writing for
Track listing
| 4:57 | ||
7. | "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Re-recorded) | Bob Dylan | 5:01 |
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8. | "They Come at Night" |
| 3:40 |
9. | "Don't Go" |
| 4:20 |
10. | "No Moon in Paris" |
| 4:56 |
| 2:52 | ||
12. | "No Moon in Paris" (radio edit) |
| 3:26 |
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13. | "They Come at Night" (alternative version) |
| 3:36 |
Personnel
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Nick Cave – backing vocals (1), additional vocals (2), piano (2)
- Rob McVey – guitar (1–4, 7–13), piano (7), synthesiser (7), backing vocals (2)
- Ed Harcourt – piano (1, 3, 5–6, 9–12), bass guitar (2, 10–12), baritone guitar (3, 8, 13), keyboards (4), wurlitzer (5, 6), rhodes (7), organ (7), harmonium (10, 12), backing vocals (2, 4, 9, 10, 12)
- Warren Ellis – viola (1, 2, 10, 12), synthesiser (1, 7–9, 13), violin (3, 7, 11), keyboards (4, 11), piano (4, 7), synthesiser bass (4), alto flute (5, 6, 9), backing vocals (1, 2, 4), producer
- Rob Ellis – drums (2, 4, 8, 11, 13), percussion (2–4, 7–9, 11, 13), synthesiser (4, 8, 13), piano (4, 7), bass synthesiser (5, 6), glockenspiel (10, 12), thumbjam synthesiser (13), backing vocals (1, 2, 4), producer
- Head – producer
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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- The 405. Archived from the originalon 7 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Smith, Mat (29 October 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Crack Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2 November 2018). "Negative Capability review – staggering meditation on ageing and death". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Horton, Ross (2 November 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ a b Beaumont, Mark (2 November 2018). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Osmon, Erin (19 November 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Grow, Kory (7 November 2018). "Marianne Faithfull Delivers Another Late-Career Masterwork on 'Negative Capability'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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