After Murder Park
After Murder Park is the third album by British alternative rock band The Auteurs, released in 1996. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Steve Albini. In 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released the album as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, alternate versions, radio session tracks and live recordings.
| After Murder Park | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 4 March 1996 | |||
| Recorded | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop,[1] alternative rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Hut | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| Wall of Sound | 80/100[5] |
Reception
Trouser Press called the album a "misanthropic mini-masterpiece."[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Luke Haines.[6]
- Original CD/LP (CDHUT33/HUTLP33)
- "Light Aircraft on Fire" – 2:17
- "Child Brides" – 4:26
- "Land Lovers" – 2:31
- "New Brat in Town" – 3:55
- "Everything You Say Will Destroy You" – 2:42
- "Unsolved Child Murder" – 2:08
- "Married to a Lazy Lover" – 3:55
- "Buddha" – 2:52
- "Tombstone" – 3:59
- "Fear of Flying" – 4:41
- "Dead Sea Navigators" – 3:47
- "After Murder Park" – 2:00
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[6]
- The Auteurs
- Luke Haines – guitar, Harmonium, vocals
- James Banbury – cello, Hammond, korg
- Alice Readman – bass guitar
- Barny C. Rockford – drums
- Additional musicians
- Andy Bush – French horn
- Marcus Broome – violin
- Eleanor Gilchrist – violin
- Theresa Whipple – viola
- Abigail Trundle – cello
- Bern Davis – cello
- Production
- Steve Albini – recording
- Paul Hicks – assistant engineer
- Stefan De Batselier – inner photo
- Chris Cunningham – treated
References
- Kravitz, Kayley (23 July 2013). "Get to Know the Auteurs". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- "TrouserPress.com :: Auteurs". www.trouserpress.com.
- After Murder Park at AllMusic
- Tudor, Alexander (14 January 2009). "The Auteurs and their part in Britpop's downfall". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- Gulla, Bob. "Review: After Murder Park". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- After Murder Park (Booklet). The Auteurs. Hut Recordings. 1996. CDHUT 33/7243 8 41317 2 2.CS1 maint: others (link)
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