Ready to Fly (The Verlaines album)
1991 studio album by the Verlaines
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Ready to Fly is an album by the New Zealand band the Verlaines.[1] It was released in 1991 by Slash Records.[2][3] The album was recorded in Sydney, Australia.[4]
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
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It was re-pressed for the first time on Blue Jay Opaque coloured vinyl for Record Store Day 2026, with remastering by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios.[5]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [7] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [8] |
The Indianapolis Star noted that "it's reminiscent of the Beatles without being a Beatles ripoff, and many of the songs could be show music without losing any of their pop-rock atmosphere."[8] The Toronto Star opined that "the songs off Ready to Fly prove the Verlaines have the power trio thing down, but it's still too concerned with tasteful rather than tasty."[9] The Columbus Dispatch wrote that, "at its busiest and most dense, the album is still about guitars (electric and acoustic), melody, a killer hook."[10]
Track listing
All songs written by Graeme Downes.
- "Gloom Junky" – 3:32
- "Overdrawn" – 2:35
- "Tremble" – 2:50
- "Such as I" – 3:18
- "Hurricane" – 2:25
- "War in My Head" – 4:47
- "Inside Out" – 2:29
- "See You Tomorrow" – 3:36
- "Hole in the Ground" – 3:31
- "Ready to Fly" – 4:16
- "Moonlight on Snow" – 4:02
- "Hold On" – 3:28