Palace (album)

Palace
Studio album by
Chapel Club
Released31 January 2011
GenreIndie Rock, Post-punk, Shoegaze
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerPaul Epworth
Chapel Club chronology
Palace
(2011) 		Good Together
(2013)

Palace is the debut album by London-based band Chapel Club, which was released on 31 January 2011 by Polydor Records. The album featured production by Paul Epworth.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound7/10[3]
NME6/10[4]

Upon its release, Palace received some critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 68, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Depths"1:46
2."Surfacing"3:42
3."Five Trees"3:51
4."After the Flood"3:39
5."White Knight Position"3:08
6."The Shore"6:03
7."Blind"4:16
8."Fine Light"5:14
9."O Maybe I"3:30
10."All the Eastern Girls"4:36
11."Paper Thin"4:44

Personnel

  • Lewis Bowman – vocals
  • Michael Hibbert and Alex Parry – guitar
  • Liam Arklie – bass guitar
  • Rich Mitchell – drums

References

  1. ^ "Palace: Chapel Club: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Palace – Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. ^ Nellis, Krystina (15 February 2011). "Chapel Club – Palace / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. ^ Snapes, Laura (28 January 2011). "NME Album Reviews - Album Review: Chapel Club - Palace (Loog/Universal) - NME.COM". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 15 November 2013.