More Light (Primal Scream album)

More Light
Studio album by Primal Scream
Released 13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)
Genre
Length 68:28
Label Ignition
Producer David Holmes
Primal Scream chronology
Beautiful Future
(2008)Beautiful Future2008		 More Light
(2013)		 Chaosmosis
(2016)Chaosmosis2016
Singles from More Light
  1. "2013"
    Released: 25 March 2013
  2. "It's Alright, It's OK"
    Released: 7 May 2013
  3. "Invisible City"
    Released: 2 August 2013

More Light is the tenth studio album by Scottish band Primal Scream, released on 13 May 2013. The single "It's Alright, It's OK" received airplay on national stations including BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music and Absolute Radio and on music channel MTV Rocks, whilst it has also been played on a number of smaller stations including 106.9FM WHCR and Kingstown Radio. It is the first Primal Scream album after the departure of bassist Mani.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
Mojo[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.7/10[10]
Sputnikmusic[11]
Uncut7/10[12]

More Light received highly positive reactions from critics, and is perhaps their most critically acclaimed album since XTRMNTR. On Metacritic, the album has a score of 77 out of 100, based on 29 reviews.[4] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph gave a positive review of the album, describing it as "mesmerising" and containing "big, monstrous, mantra-like, psychedelic grooves". He went on to add that More Light should do much to restore Primal Scream’s reputation as one of the country’s most creative and ambitious rock bands. The music is dense yet uplifting, creating its own tensions with Gillespie’s dark, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Songs like "2013", "Culturecide", "Tenement Kid" and "Walking with the Beast" convey an impression of a highly-strung, heartfelt assault on the inequities of the modern world, before building to the euphoric gospel release of closing track "It’s Alright, It’s OK".[13]

Artwork

The artwork, designed by Scottish artist Jim Lambie, is based on the artwork from Scottish musician Momus' 1988 album, Tender Pervert.

Track listing

More Light
No.TitleLength
1."2013"9:01
2."River of Pain"6:59
3."Culturecide"4:36
4."Hit Void"4:10
5."Tenement Kid"4:46
6."Invisible City"4:41
7."Goodbye Johnny"3:29
8."Sideman"3:54
9."Elimination Blues"5:47
10."Turn Each Other Inside Out"4:35
11."Relativity"7:29
12."Walking with the Beast"3:58
13."It's Alright, It's OK"5:09
Total length:68:28
Extra Light
No.TitleLength
1."Nothing Is Real / Nothing Is Unreal"5:07
2."Requiem for the Russian Tea Rooms"3:14
3."Running Out of Time"2:37
4."Worm Tamer"5:37
5."Theme from More Light"2:29
6."2013 (Weatherall remix)"8:20
Total length:27:24

Personnel

Primal Scream
  • Bobby Gillespie – vocals, tambourine, handclaps, mellotron, electric piano, drums, percussion
  • Andrew Innes – electric, acoustic, and twelve-string guitars, bass guitar, six-string bass, keyboards, electric sitar, synthesizer, autoharp, dulcimer, drones
  • Martin Duffy – keyboards
  • Darrin Mooney – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
  • Fred Adams – trumpet
  • Marshall Allen – alto saxophone
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Nicky Brown – vocal arrangements
  • Barrie Cadogan – guitar, backing vocals
  • Davey Chegwidden – drums, guiro, percussion, tom-toms
  • Keefus Cianca – bells, piano
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Jason Falkner – bass guitar, six-string bass, guitar, synthesizer, engineer
  • Geo Gabriel – backing vocals
  • Michael Harris – engineering
  • Sharlene Hector – backing vocals
  • David Henderson – guitar
  • Max Heyes – engineering
  • David Holmes – engineering, producer
  • Jim Hunt – saxophone, flute
  • Eric Islip – engineering
  • Woody Jackson – engineering, guitar, orchestration
  • Sam Johnston – engineering
  • Chris Kasych – Pro-Tools
  • Jim Lambie – sleeve art
  • Brendan Lynch – production, engineering, mixing
  • David Meltzer – composer
  • Marco Nelson – bass guitar
  • Niall O'Brien – photography
  • Ladonna Harley Peters – background vocals
  • Lee Pierce – composer
  • Robert Plant – backing vocals
  • Noel Scott – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Kevin Shields – guitar
  • Todd Simon – trumpet
  • Paul Stanborough – engineering
  • Mark Stewart – backing vocals, whistle
  • Steve Tavaglione – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Danny Ray Thompson – baritone saxophone
  • Valente Torrez – engineering
  • Masa Tsuzki – engineering
  • The Unloved – backing vocals
  • Tracy Wannomae – alto saxophone

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131228050038/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/music_and_videos/listen-primal-scream-more-light/. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Zap2it (2013-10-11). "Primal Scream: Bobby Gillespie talks 'More Light,' Kevin Shields, Andy Weatherall and touring while sober – Zap2it | News & Features". Blog.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. ↑ "Primal Scream – More Light". Uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  4. 1 2 More Light at Metacritic Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (19 May 2013). "More Light – Primal Scream". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Comaratta, Len (Jun 17, 2013). "Album Review: Primal Scream – More Light". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jun 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ Moores, J.R. (8 May 2013). "Primal Scream – More Light". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Joe. "Look on the bright side: Bobby Gillespie's men diagnose social ills in order to transcend them on 70-minute, double disc tenth LP". Mojo. Bauer Media Group. June 2013 (235): 82. ISSN 1351-0193. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  9. ↑ Beaumont, Mark (7 May 2013). "Primal Scream, 'More Light'". NME. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Berman, Stuart (8 May 2013). "Primal Scream: More Light | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Stanciu, Raul (12 May 2013). "Primal Scream, 'More Light'". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  12. ↑ Thomson, Graeme. "Bobby & co run the gamut from cool to cringe on 10th LP". Uncut. IPC Media. June 2013 (193): 66. ISSN 1368-0722. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  13. ↑ McCormick, Neil. "Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie interview: 'drugs put my life in chaos'". Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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