Songs of Love and Revolution

Songs of Love and Revolution
Studio album by
The Telescopes
Released5 February 2021 (2021-02-05)
Genre
Length39:11
LabelTapete
The Telescopes chronology
Exploding Head Syndrome
(2019) 		Songs of Love and Revolution
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Beats Per Minute80%[2]
Classic Rock[4]
Under the Radar8/10[5]

Songs of Love and Revolution is the twelfth studio album by English noise rock band The Telescopes. It was released on February 5, 2021, by Tapete Records.[6]

Critical reception

Songs of Love and Revolution was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 5 reviews.[3]

Writing for AllMusic, Fred Thomas explained: "Twelfth studio album Songs of Love & Revolution continues the group's fixation with noise-dazzled psychedelic drone rock, but the production is clearer and the songs hit with direct impact. These nine songs are some of the most neatly rendered of the band's post-2010 output, but lose none of their mind-bending effect in the production upgrade. If anything, the album finds the Telescopes delivering their messages of self-discovery and cosmic love louder than ever."[1] Tim Sentz of Beats Per Minute said: "Songs of Love and Revolution, the band’s 12th album, comes after a decade of reinvention and experimentation. All the arrangements on their latest take influence from their 2010s material, but this time around every element coexists with one another, creating a sublime noise bath. Songs of Love and Revolution finds a home, a warm center, that crossroads between shoegaze, noise rock, ambient fuzz, and believe it or not – pop. In fact, this could be Lawrie’s most accessible album to date, and that’s taking into account Hidden Fields closeted pop."[2] In a review for Classic Rock, True Everett gave the release a four out of five stars, describing the album as "hypnotic, breathtaking and quite, quite beautiful."[4]

Track listing

Songs of Love and Revolution track listing
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Not a Dream"5:23
2."Strange Waves"3:27
3."Mesmerised"5:59
4."Come Bring Your Love"5:11
5."This Train"4:02
6."Songs of Love and Revolution"4:12
7."You're Never Alone with Despair"4:36
8."We See Magic and We Are Neutral, Unnecessary"4:21
9."Haul Away the Anchor"2:00

Charts

Chart performance for Songs of Love and Revolution
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 35

References

  1. ^ a b c d Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Sentz, Tim (11 February 2021). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b True, Everett (5 February 2021). "The Telescopes stay spooky and mesmeric on Songs Of Love And Revolution". Classic Rock. Louder Sound. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ Gourlay, Dom (12 February 2021). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ Gameiro, Rui (4 February 2021). "The Telescopes in Interview: "The Function of Art is to Keep the Balance"". Threshold Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2021.