Tightly Unwound
Tightly Unwound (2008) is the seventh studio album by The Pineapple Thief, and their first album released by Kscope.[4] All previous Pineapple Thief releases were published by Cyclops Records. Kscope dedicated a microsite to the album before its release, containing a preview of the album in audio streaming, a picture gallery, desktop wallpapers and audio samples as a source for remixes.
Tightly Unwound | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 19 May 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 - 2008 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 59:30 | |||
Label | Kscope | |||
The Pineapple Thief chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Blogcritics | (favourable)[2] |
Classic Rock | [3] |
Those who were signed to the mailing list could get the acoustic version of "Shoot First" as a free-download track. On 28 July 2008 the band released Shoot First as a download EP.
A video for the song, filmed by the acclaimed director Lasse Hoile (famous for his works with Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Dream Theater and Blackfield), premiered on the Tightly Unwound mini-site on 31 July 2008.[5]
Two tracks, "And So Say All of You" and "The Sorry State", were originally written for the band's first and second Fruit and Veg Selection podcasts, respectively.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "My Debt to You" | 5:19 |
2. | "Shoot First" | 4:12 |
3. | "Sinners" | 4:52 |
4. | "Tightly Wound" | 6:35 |
5. | "The Sorry State" | 4:11 |
6. | "My Bleeding Hand" | 4:20 |
7. | "Different World" | 10:44 |
8. | "And So Say All of You" | 4:05 |
9. | "Too Much to Lose" | 15:12 |
Early promo versions of the album had the tracks "Tightly Wound" and "The Sorry State" switched in order.[6]
External links
References
- Widran, Jonathan. Review of Tightly Unwound at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Perkins, Jeff (13 September 2008). "Music Review: The Pineapple Thief – Tightly Unwound". Blogcritics. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "The Pineapple Thief reviewed in Classic Rock". Kscope. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Kscope | The Pineapple Thief – Tightly Unwound". Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- Kscope » Blog Archive » Anathema & The Pineapple Thief digital releases
- The Pineapple Thief Discography