Liejacker

Liejacker
Studio album by Thea Gilmore
Released 19 May 2008 (2008-05-19)
Studio The Loft, Liverpool
Label Fullfill
Producer Thea Gilmore, Nigel Stonier, Mike Cave
Thea Gilmore chronology
Harpo's Ghost
(2006)		 Liejacker
(2008)		 Recorded Delivery
(2009)

Liejacker is an album by English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore, released in May 2008.

For the first time Gilmore duets with other singers. "Old Soul" (also released as a single) features Zutons frontman Dave McCabe, while Joan Baez (who invited Gilmore to tour with her in 2004) assists on "The Lower Road".[1]

The album was recorded primarily at The Loft, Liverpool and produced by Thea Gilmore, Nigel Stonier and Mike Cave. Gilmore described it as her most personal album to date.[2]

Liejacker was released in the US four months after its UK release, and with two tracks omitted and a revised running order.[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Soul" 3:55
2."Black Letter" 3:11
3."Dance In New York" 6:54
4."Rosie" 4:33
5."Roll On" 5:27
6."Icarus Wind" 4:10
7."The Wrong Side" 3:16
8."Slow Journey" 2:39
9."And You Shall Know No Other God But Me" 4:24
10."When I Get Back To Shore" 2:03
11."Breathe" 4:17
12."The Lower Road" 5:15
13."You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"Pete Burns, Wayne Hussey, Mike Percy, Tim Lever, Steve Coy3:51

Reception

Stephanie Merritt, for The Observer, gave the album the full five stars, describing it as "simply a beautiful, deeply affecting piece of work".[2] Nick Coleman, reviewing the album for The Independent, described it as a "Good record, lovable in parts.".[3] Allmusic reviewer Hal Horowitz gave it fours stars, describing it as "one of Gilmore's least commercially oriented albums yet, and perhaps because of that, also one of her finest".[1] PopMatters writer Steve Horowitz stated that the album proves "that the 28-year-old Gilmore is a seriously talented writer and performer".[4] Gigwise.com gave it 9 stars (out of 11), Daniel Melia describing it as "her most intimate and deeply personal record".[5] The BBC's Chris Long was less impressed, considering the songs over-produced and Gilmore's songwriting "losing its energy and passion, as if she has a slow puncture in her soul".[6]

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Horowitz, Hal "Liejacker Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  2. 1 2 Merritt, Stephanie (2008) "Thea Gilmore, Liejacker", The Observer, 18 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  3. ↑ Coleman, Nick (2008) "Album: Thea Gilmore, Liejacker (Fullfill)", The Independent, 24 May 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  4. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (2008) "Thea Gilmore: Liejacker", PopMatters, 24 November 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  5. ↑ Melia, Daniel (2008) "The Gilmore - 'Liejacker'", Gigwise.com, 25 April 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2018
  6. ↑ Long, Chris (2008) "Thea Gilmore Liejacker Review", BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2018
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