Machineries of Joy
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| Machineries of Joy | ||||
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| Released | 1 April 2013 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| British Sea Power chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | [4] |
Machineries of Joy is a studio album by British indie rock band Sea Power, then known as "British Sea Power". It was released in April 2013 on the Rough Trade record label.[5]
The album's title track was released as a single in February 2013 in advance of the album release.[6]
To promote the album, the band announced a UK tour in April 2013.[7]
The album reached #2[8] on the UK indie album chart, and #19[9] on the regular chart. It also debuted at #15[10] on the Irish indie album chart.
Rough Trade announced the track listing as follows.[11]
- "Machineries of Joy" – 6:18
- "K Hole" – 3:25
- "Hail Holy Queen" – 3:20
- "Loving Animals" – 5:10
- "What You Need The Most" – 5:41
- "Monsters of Sunderland" – 3:11
- "Spring Has Sprung" – 3:54
- "Radio Goddard" – 3:19
- "A Light Above Descending" – 4:11
- "When A Warm Wind Blows Through The Grass" – 4:40
Initial copies of the album were bundled with a bonus EP containing 5 tracks:
- "Facts Are Right" – 2.58
- "Fingertips" – 4.39
- "Baby Grey" – 4.35
- "Lullaby For What You Are" – 3.20
- "Chrysanthemum" – 4.27
Production
The band started writing the songs that would form the album at the start of 2012. These were released in the form of "enhanced demos" on limited edition EPs (see section BSP EP1-6). Later in the year, the band spent two weeks in the Welsh mountains working on completing the songs.[12] They recorded the album in Brighton[13] in November 2012.
