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See The Light (The Hours Album)
''See The Light'' is the second album by the Hours. It was released on 20 April 2009. The cover art work was designed by the renknowned YBA Damien Hirst and was amongst the top 50 designs for the Best Art Vinyl 2009 award. Track listing All tracks composed by the Hours (Antony Genn and Martin Slattery); except where noted. #"Big Black Hole" - 4:16 #"These Days" - 3:56 #"Come On" - 3:11 #"Never See You Again" (Andy Treacey, Emily Dolan Davies, Mark Neary, Mike Moore, Richard Lobb) - 4:22 #"Car Crash" - 4:26 #"Think Again" - 5:56 #"Love Is an Action" - 4:28 #"The Girl Who Had the World at Her Feet" - 4:12 #"Wall of Sound" - 5:14 #"See the Light" - 11:08 Personnel ;The Hours *Antony Genn - vocals, "bits and bobs" *Martin Slattery - piano, "loads of other stuff" with: *Mike Moore, Richard Lobb - guitar *Mark Neary - bass *Andy Treacey, Emily Dolan Davies - drums *Antony Genn, Philip Sheppard - string arrangements *Hilary Skewes - orchestra contractor ;Additional musicians *Dimitr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hours (band)
The Hours are an English rock band, formed in 2004 by Antony Genn and Martin Slattery. Career Antony Genn got his start as a 16-year-old joining Pulp and went on to play with Elastica and Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. He went on to co-write a number of songs with Robbie Williams, Josh Homme, Brian Eno, Ian Brown from The Stone Roses, Scott "Walker" Engel, Jarvis Cocker, Lee Hazlewood and others, along with writing and producing scores for film and television. Martin Slattery is an established pianist and keyboard player, who had previously toured with Shaun Ryder's group Black Grape. Both Genn and Slattery also have worked with Joe Strummer as a part the group the Mescaleros, and Slattery has written and worked with KT Tunstall, Grace Jones and Joe Strummer. The band is managed by Pat Magnarella who also manages The All-American Rejects, the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day. The artwork for the band, including the skull image, was created by British artist Damien Hir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced. The sound of indie rock has its origins in the New Zealand Dunedin sound of the Chills, Tall Dwarfs, the Clean and the Verlaines, and early 1980s college rock radio stations who would frequently play jangle pop bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. The genre solidified itself during the mid–1980s with ''NME''s ''C86'' cassette in the United Kingdom and the underground success of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and Unrest (band), Unrest in the United States. During the 1990s, indie rock bands like Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Radiohead all released albums on major labels and subgenres like slowcore, Midwest emo, slacker rock and space rock began. By this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (producer)
Mark Ellis (born 16 August 1960), known by his professional pseudonym Flood, is an English Rock music, rock and synthpop record producer and Audio engineering, audio engineer. Flood's list of work includes projects with New Order (band), New Order, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Marc and the Mambas, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Sneaker Pimps, King (new wave band), King, Ministry (band), Ministry, The Charlatans (English band), The Charlatans, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Erasure (duo), Erasure, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Foals (band), Foals, a-ha, Orbital (band), Orbital, Sigur Rós, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, White Lies (band), White Lies, Pop Will Eat Itself, Warpaint (band), Warpaint, Ed O'Brien, EOB, and Interpol (band), Interpol. His co-production collaborations have included projects with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, and longtime collaborator Alan Moulder, with whom he co-founded the Assault & Battery Studios complex. In 2006, hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus Road
''Narcissus Road'' is the debut album by English indie rock band the Hours. It is named after a road in West Hampstead, London NW6; a picture of the road sign is on the back cover. Track listing All tracks composed by Antony Genn and Martin Slattery; except where indicated #"Ali in the Jungle" – 4:38 #"Narcissus Road" – 3:50 #"Back When You Were Good" (Genn, Slattery, Joey Waronker) – 5:29 #"Love You More" – 3:06 #"Icarus" – 3:30 #"I Miss You" – 4:13 #"Murder or Suicide" – 5:55 #"Dive In" – 3:34 #"I Need to Know" – 5:03 #"People Say" – 6:28 #"Let Me Breathe" – 5:14 Notes The artwork for the album was created by British artist Damien Hirst. Themes of the album include ruminations on the celebrities that songwriters Antony Genn and Martin Slattery have known in their previous careers as musicians, such as on the title track; love songs such as "Love You More"; uplifting exhortations to achieve, such as in "Ali in the Jungle"; and references and metaphor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Not How You Start, It's How You Finish
''It's Not How You Start, It's How You Finish'' is the third full-length album by the Hours. It was released on 5 October 2010 through Adeline Records. It features songs from their previous two albums, released only in Europe. ''PopMatters ''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, ...'' noted in its review of the album, "Still, given the mad dash behind many of these songs, you’ll wind up cherishing the staggering hooks and left jabs to be found on ''It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish''." Track listing #"Ali in the Jungle" #"These Days" #"Big Black Hole" #"Back When You Were Good" #"Never See You Again" #"I Miss You" #"Icarus" #"1000 Years" #"Come On" #"Narcissus Road" #"See the Light" #"Born to Be (Deluxe Edition)" #"Murder or Suicide (Deluxe Edition)" #"Fade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young British Artists
The Young British Artists, or YBAs—also referred to as Brit artists and Britart—is a loose group of visual artists who first began to exhibit together in London in 1988. Many of the YBA artists graduated from the BA Fine Art course at Goldsmiths, in the late 1980s, whereas some from the group had trained at Royal College of Art.Blanché, Ulrich (2018). ''Damien Hirst. Gallery Art in a Material World''. Baden-Baden, Tectum Verlag, p. 69. The scene began around a series of artist-led exhibitions held in warehouses and factories, beginning in 1988 with the Damien Hirst-led '' Freeze'' and, in 1990, '' East Country Yard Show'' and '' Modern Medicine''. They are noted for "shock tactics", use of throwaway materials, wild living, and an attitude "both oppositional and entrepreneurial". They achieved considerable media coverage and dominated British art during the 1990s; internationally reviewed shows in the mid-1990s included '' Brilliant!'' and '' Sensation''. Many of the artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst (; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist and art collector. He was one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingdom's richest living artist, with his wealth estimated at US$384 million in the 2020 ''Sunday Times'' Rich List.Richard Brooks,It's the fame I crave, says Damien Hirst, The Times, 28 March 2010 During the 1990s his career was closely linked with the collector Charles Saatchi, but increasing frictions came to a head in 2003 and the relationship ended. Death is a central theme in Hirst's works. He became famous for a series of artworks in which dead animals (including a shark, a sheep, and a cow) are preserved, sometimes having been dissected, in formaldehyde. The best-known of these is '' The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living'', a tiger shark immersed in formaldehyde in a clear display case. In September 2008, Hirst mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Art Vinyl
Best Art Vinyl is an annual award that began in 2005. It celebrates artists and designers of album cover art. The nomination process begins in November and the winners are announced in January, and are exhibited at venues across the United Kingdom and Europe. The 50 shortlisted records and winners are voted for by an expert judging panel within the world of art and music and are displayed using Art Vinyl's unique Play & Display Flip Frame. 2024 winners 2023 winners 2022 winners 2021 winners 2020 winners 2019 winners 2018 winners 2017 winners 2016 winners 2015 winners Some of the information in this table was obtained from the following referenced article: 2014 winners 2013 winners 2012 winners 2011 winners 2010 winners 2009 winners 2008 winners 2007 winners 2006 winners 2005 winners References {{reflist, 35em External links Best Art Vinyl nominationsArt Vinyls Sleeves of 2008Best Vinyl Cover Art of 2009Muse’s ‘The Resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963) is an English musician. As the founder, frontman, lyricist and only consistent member of the band Pulp (band), Pulp, he became a reluctant figurehead of the Britpop genre of the mid-1990s. Cocker has also pursued a solo career, and for seven years he presented the BBC Radio 6 Music show ''Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service''. Early life Born in Sheffield, Cocker grew up in the Richmond, Sheffield#Intake, Intake area of the city and attended Outwood Academy City, City School. His father, Mac Cocker, a DJ and actor, left the family and moved to Sydney when Cocker was seven, and had no contact with his son or daughter, Saskia, until Jarvis was in his thirties. Following their father's departure, both children were brought up by their mother, Christine Connolly, who later became a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative councillor. Cocker credits his upbringing, almost exclusively in female company, for his interest in how women think and wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Mackey
Stephen Patrick Mackey (10 November 1966 – 2 March 2023) was an English musician and record producer best known as the bass guitarist for the Britpop band Pulp, which he joined in 1989. As a record producer, he produced songs and albums by M.I.A., Florence + the Machine, The Long Blondes and Arcade Fire. Early life Mackey was born in Manchester on 10 November 1966, and moved to Sheffield. In his early years he attended Hucklow First and Middle Schools with friend Richard Hawley, who would later play with Pulp as a touring musician. He attended Hinde House Comprehensive in Sheffield before undertaking further studies at Richmond College of Further Education. Before joining Pulp, he played bass for another Sheffield band called Trolley Dog Shag, who were featured alongside Pulp on a Dolebusters compilation album in 1987. He moved to London in 1988 to pursue an interest in film-making and graduated from London's Royal College of Art, in 1992, MA Film. Pulp Joining Pulp in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Hogarth
James Dearness Hogarth (born September 1974) is a London-based producer and songwriter, whose production and writing credits include, Anohni, Amy Winehouse, Sia, Tom Grennan, Paolo Nutini, Duffy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ren Harvieu, Estelle, Tina Turner, KT Tunstall, James Blunt, James Morrison, James Bay, Maverick Sabre, and Dermot Kennedy. In 2005, he was introduced to Welsh singer Duffy and went on to contribute four tracks, including the single " Warwick Avenue" to her five million selling debut album '' Rockferry''. In 2008, he received a Grammy award for his work on the Suzanne Vega album, '' Beauty & Crime''. Hogarth is a fan of soul music such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, but admits to listening to heavy rock during his youth. He lives and works in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
