Stars and the Sea

2008 studio album by Boy Kill Boy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stars and the Sea is the second and final album by Boy Kill Boy. It was released on 31 March 2008. It was recorded in three recording studios in Cornwall, Brighton, and Los Angeles. The track, "Loud and Clear", was made available for a free download from the band's website.

Released31 March 2008
Recorded2007
StudioSunset Sound, Hillside Manor
Quick facts Studio album by Boy Kill Boy, Released ...
Stars and the Sea
Studio album by
Released31 March 2008
Recorded2007
StudioSunset Sound, Hillside Manor
GenreAlternative rock, indie pop
Length43:01
LabelVertigo
ProducerDave Sardy
Boy Kill Boy chronology
Civilian
(2006)
Stars and the Sea
(2008)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound6/10[1]
GigwiseStarStar[2]
The Irish TimesStarStarStar[3]
The PressStarStarStarStar[4]
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Much deliberation was made over the name of the album. In the December 2007 edition of Uncut, the magazine claimed that it would be a self-titled album, also HMV had the title listed as Loud and Clear, although MTV2UK and Amazon had both named it Stars and the Sea. It was finally announced in early November 2007 that it would be called this.

It charted at number 98 on 6 April 2008. The relatively poor sales of the record and subsequent label issues have been claimed to be behind the split of the band later in 2008.[citation needed]

Production

Recording took place at Sunset Sound and Hillside Manor, with producer Dave Sardy. Ryan Castle served as the main engineer, with Cameron Barton as secondary engineer at Hillside Manor, and Clifton Allen as secondary engineer at Sunset Sound. Andy Brohard did Pro Tools editing and additional engineering, while Greg Gordon did additional editing. Sardy mixed the recordings, before the album was mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering.[5]

Track listing

All songs and lyrics by Chris Peck. All arrangements by Boy Kill Boy.[5]

  1. "Promises" – 3:30
  2. "No Conversation" – 3:59
  3. "Be Somebody" – 3:26
  4. "Loud + Clear" – 3:39
  5. "Paris" – 3:52
  6. "A-OK" – 4:13
  7. "Ready to Go" – 4:12
  8. "Rosie's on Fire" – 3:33
  9. "Kidda – Kidda" – 4:40
  10. "Pen 'n Ink" – 3:18
  11. "Two Souls" – 4:38

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[5]

References

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