''The First Days of Spring'' is the second studio album by the English band

Noah and the Whale Noah and the Whale were a British indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006 and dissolved in 2015. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (Singing, vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (violin/Keyboard instrument, keyboards), M ...

. It was released in the UK on 31 August 2009 and in the US on 6 October. The band began playing the new material at concerts in 2009 to a favourable response. ''The First Days of Spring'' notably differs from Noah and the Whale's debut album, ''

Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down ''Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down'' is the debut album by the English band Noah and the Whale Noah and the Whale were a British indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006 and dissolved in 2015. The band's last line-up consis ...

'', by the presence of a running narrative describing the break-up of a relationship and by the lack of female vocals. The break-up addressed on this album is the break-up between lead singer Charlie Fink and former member

Laura Marling Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is an English Folk music, folk singer-songwriter. She won the Brit Award for Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist, Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for th ...

, whose departure from the band led to the absence of female vocals. The Deluxe Edition of the album includes the film which is also titled ''The First Days of Spring''. A trailer of the movie is available on their official website. An online campaign for the release of the album onto vinyl was set up in 2014.

Singles

"The First Days of Spring" is the first single release from the album and it is already available on the band'
website
The first official single is " Blue Skies" which was released on 24 August 2009.

Reception

''The First Days of Spring'' has been met with very positive reviews, showing more critical acclaim than their previous release.

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called the album "immense" and gave it a strong 9/10, whilst

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awarded the album a full five stars. Towards the end of 2009 The Guardian newspaper put it at number 7 in their top albums of 2009. The Times newspaper put the album at number 9, and was also in Amazon's top albums of 2009.

Track listing

All songs written by

Charlie Fink Charlie Fink (born 16 May 1986) is an English songwriter, producer and filmmaker best known for fronting Noah and the Whale and for his work as a composer for theatre. He has been described as "one of Britain’s most daring and inventive song ...

Charts

References

External links

Official website

The First Days of Spring (film) on Vimeo
{{DEFAULTSORT:First Days of Spring (Album) 2009 albums Vertigo Records albums Noah and the Whale albums 2000s concept albums