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
Studio album by
Released4 March 1996 (1996-03-04)
RecordedAbbey Road Studios, London
GenreBaroque pop,[1] alternative rock, indie pop
Length39:17
LabelHut
ProducerSteve Albini[2]
The Auteurs chronology
Now I'm a Cowboy
(1994)
After Murder Park
(1996)
How I Learned to Love the Bootboys
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
Wall of Sound80/100[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)
  1. "Light Aircraft on Fire" – 2:17
  2. "Child Brides" – 4:26
  3. "Land Lovers" – 2:31
  4. "New Brat in Town" – 3:55
  5. "Everything You Say Will Destroy You" – 2:42
  6. "Unsolved Child Murder" – 2:08
  7. "Married to a Lazy Lover" – 3:55
  8. "Buddha" – 2:52
  9. "Tombstone" – 3:59
  10. "Fear of Flying" – 4:41
  11. "Dead Sea Navigators" – 3:47
  12. "After Murder Park" – 2:00

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[6]

The Auteurs
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

  1. Kravitz, Kayley (23 July 2013). "Get to Know the Auteurs". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. "TrouserPress.com :: Auteurs". www.trouserpress.com.
  3. After Murder Park at AllMusic
  4. Tudor, Alexander (14 January 2009). "The Auteurs and their part in Britpop's downfall". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. Gulla, Bob. "Review: After Murder Park". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. After Murder Park (Booklet). The Auteurs. Hut Recordings. 1996. CDHUT 33/7243 8 41317 2 2.CS1 maint: others (link)



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