The Marble Downs
2012 studio album by Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
The Marble Downs | ||||
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Studio album by Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | ||||
Released | April 12, 2012 | |||
Length | 48:21 | |||
Label | Honest Jon's Records | |||
Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology | ||||
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The Marble Downs is an album by the Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. The album was released in 2012 by Honest Jon's Records in the UK. The album features vocals by Lavinia Blackwall of the Trembling Bells and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Consequence of Sound | [3] |
The album was not widely reviewed. However the reviews it did receive were generally positive. It received a score of 79/100 based on eight reviews on the Metacritic review aggregator website.[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Alex Neilson except where stated[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Made a Date (With an Open Vein)" | 6:34 | |
2. | "I Can Tell You're Leaving" | 4:36 | |
3. | "Ferrari in a Demolition Derby" | 4:15 | |
4. | "Ain't Nothing Wrong With A Little Longing" | 6:55 | |
5. | "Excursions into Assonance" | Dorothy Parker, Lavinia Blackwall | 4:22 |
6. | "Every Time I Close My Eyes (We're Back There)" | 5:51 | |
7. | "Love is a Velvet Noose" | 3:39 | |
8. | "My Husband's Got No Courage in Him" | Traditional | 2:16 |
9. | "Riding" | Will Oldham | 3:13 |
10. | "Lord Bless All" | Robin Gibb | 6:45 |
Personnel
- Martin Beer - bass
- Lavinia Blackwall - vocals, piano, organ, guitar, glockenspiel, percussion
- Dave Dixon - vocals
- Lucy Farrell - violin, viola
- Mike Hastings - guitar, lap-steel guitar
- Ross MacRae - trombone
- Michael John McCarthy - accordion
- Saoirse McDonald - recorder
- Richard Merchant - trumpet
- Alasdair C. Mitchell - vocals
- Alex Neilson - drums, bells, theremin, vocals
- Peter Nicholson - cello
- John Nicol - vocals
- Will "Bonnie Prince Billy" Oldham – vocals
- Sybren Renema - saxophone
- Simon Shaw - bass
References
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for The Marble Downs - Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "The Marble Downs - Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Trembling Bells | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Lane, Liz (17 April 2012). "Album Review: Trembling Bells & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – The Marble Downs | Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Trembling Bells Featuring Bonnie 'Prince' Billy* - The Marble Downs". Discogs. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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- There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You
- Days in the Wake
- Viva Last Blues
- Arise Therefore
- Joya
- I See a Darkness
- Ode Music
- Ease Down the Road
- Master and Everyone
- Sings Greatest Palace Music
- Superwolf
- The Brave and the Bold
- The Letting Go
- Wai Notes
- Lie Down in the Light
- Beware
- The Wonder Show of the World
- Wolfroy Goes to Town
- The Marble Downs
- What the Brothers Sang
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy
- Best Troubador
- I Made a Place
- Blind Date Party
- Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You
- Goat Songs
- An Arrow Through the Bitch
- Hope
- The Mountain
- Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant)
- Western Music
- Black/Rich Music
- Blue Lotus Feet
- Dream of a Drunk Black Southern Eagle
- More Revery
- Amalgamated Sons of Rest
- Seafarers Music
- I Gave You
- Strange Form of Life
- Ask Forgiveness
- Among the Gold