The Ship (album)
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| Studio album by Brian Eno | ||||
| Released | 29 April 2016 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, electronic | |||
| Length | 47:30 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Brian Eno, Peter Chilvers | |||
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| Singles from The Ship | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[3] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [4] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
The Ship is a studio album by English musician Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records.[12] It was announced on Eno's website on 24 February 2016. The album is Eno's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005's Another Day on Earth.[13] The Ship debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and became Eno's highest-charting album since My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981).
Background
Brian Eno has said the title is a reference to the sinking of Titanic, which he has called "the apex of human technical power, set to be Man's greatest triumph over nature".[13] The album was originally conceived as a multi channel sound installation, when Eno discovered that he could sing in a low C: "As you get older, you know, your voice drops, so you sort of gain a semi-tone at the bottom and lose about six at the top every year. That's what's happened to me. So I've suddenly got this new, low voice I can sing with, and I just started singing with that piece. And, so it was the first time I thought, "Oh, what about making a song that you could walk around inside?".[14]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 41[15] |
Track listing
All tracks written by Brian Eno, except "Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free" written and composed by Eno and Lou Reed.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Ship" | 21:19 |
| 2. | "Fickle Sun (I)" | 18:03 |
| 3. | "Fickle Sun (II) The Hour Is Thin" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Fickle Sun (III) I'm Set Free" | 5:18 |
Total length: |
47:30 | |
| Japanese bonus track | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "Away" | 6:53 |
- "Fickle Sun (III) I'm Set Free" is a cover of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Set Free", from their third studio album The Velvet Underground.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from The Ship liner notes.[16]
- Brian Eno – producer, recording
- Peter Chilvers – co-producer, recording, programming, keyboards, vocoder
- Leo Abrahams – guitar (track 4)
- Jon Hopkins – keyboards (track 4)
- Nell Catchpole – violin, viola (track 4)
- Nuria Homs – voice (track 1)
- Members of the Elgin Marvels – voice (track 1)
- Peter Serafinowicz – voice (track 3)
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 44 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 91 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] | 68 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 28 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 175 |
| US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[22] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] | 11 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Reviews for The Ship by Brian Eno - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Thom Jurek. "Ship". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Ship · Brian Eno · Brian Eno's dark near-masterpiece is well worth the struggle · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Kot, Greg. "Brian Eno brings another wave of innovation with 'The Ship'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Mullin, Kyle. "Brian Eno The Ship". Exclaim!. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Andy Gill (21 April 2016). "Album reviews: The Ship by Brian Eno, I've Always Kept A Unicorn by Sandy Denny, Onwards To Mars! by Fanfare Ciocârlia". The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ The sprawling opening (title) track commencing with familiarly tremulous, slow-motion synths inexorably rising and falling, oscillating between exquisite consonance and transient dissonance. [May 2016, p.94]
- ↑ "Brian Eno: The Ship Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ This is magnificent. [Apr 2016, p.105]
- ↑ Kory Grow (25 April 2016). "Brian Eno's New Album: The Ship". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ The Ship successfully combines--surprisingly for the first time--his ambient and song-based work. [Jun 2016, p.73]
- ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (24 February 2016). "Brian Eno Announces New Album The Ship". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- 1 2 Brian Eno Announces Titanic-Inspired Solo LP 'The Ship'
- ↑ Brian Eno on Kanye West, David Bowie and His Immersive LP 'The Ship'
- ↑ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ The Ship (booklet). Brian Eno. Warp Records. 2016. 801061827216.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brian Eno – The Ship" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brian Eno – The Ship" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 18, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Brian Eno – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Brian Eno. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Brian Eno – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Brian Eno. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Brian Eno – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Brian Eno. Retrieved 15 June 2016.