Avalanche (Thea Gilmore album)
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| Avalanche | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 September 2003 | |||
| Studio | The Forge, Oswestry; The Loft, Liverpool; Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincs | |||
| Genre | Rock, folk | |||
| Length | 46:46 | |||
| Label | Hungry Dog | |||
| Producer | Nigel Stonier | |||
| Thea Gilmore chronology | ||||
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Avalanche is the fifth album by the English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released on 9 September 2003 on the Hungry Dog record label. The album peaked at number 63 on the UK Albums Chart.[1] Uncut magazine ranked Avalanche at number 59 of its "Albums of the Year" for 2003 and said of Gilmore: "You can hear her growing in stature with every record she makes."[2]
All songs written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted.
- "Rags and Bones" – 3:38
- "Have You Heard" – 3:26
- "Juliet (Keep That in Mind)" – 3:52
- "Avalanche" – 4:21
- "Mainstream" (Gilmore, Nigel Stonier) – 3:12
- "Pirate Moon" – 4:20
- "Apparition #13" – 3:27
- "Razor Valentine" – 3:46
- "God Knows" – 3:49
- "Heads Will Roll" – 2:33
- "Eight Months" – 5:33
- "The Cracks" – 4:49
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Independent | (favourable)[5] |
| Mojo | [2] |
| musicOMH | (highly favourable)[6] |
| No Depression | (mixed)[7] |
| Q | [2] |
| The Sunday Times | (favourable)[8] |
| Time Out | [citation needed] |
The Independent considered the album to be Gilmore taking "the final step to the forefront of British singer-songwriters, with 12 songs that establish her as the most prolific and intelligent wordsmith of her generation".[5] AllMusic's Hal Horowitz gave it four stars, stating the album saw her "moving a bit closer to the mainstream", also calling the songs "some of her best".[3] Adam Sweeting, for The Guardian, also gave it four stars, writing that it saw her "blazing her own path towards classic status as a songwriter".[4] Billboard's Steve Adams called it "an astonishingly literate collection of songs that marks another career leap".[9]
