Wreckorder
2010 studio album by Fran Healy
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Wreckorder is the debut solo album from Travis frontman, Fran Healy. The album was released on 4 October 2010,[6] on Healy's private label, WreckordLabel.[7] The album was recorded in late 2009 in Berlin and New York City, before being completed in Vermont in early 2010.[8][9] It was produced by Emery Dobyns, with contributions from Paul McCartney, Neko Case and Noah and the Whale's Tom Hobden.[10] The album is available in standard and deluxe editions,[6] and debuted at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart.
| Wreckorder | |
|---|---|
| |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 4 October 2010 |
| Recorded | 2009–2010 |
| Studio | Haus Studios and Hobo Sound[1] |
| Genre | Rock, soft rock |
| Length | 33:58 |
| Label | Wreckord Label |
| Producer | Emery Dobyns, Fran Healy |
| Singles from Wreckorder | |
Background
The cover for the album was photographed by Tim Barber. In an interview for his official website, Healy claimed that "I wanted a portrait of what I looked like at that very second. I wanted to show that I was no longer the little boy that appeared on the inside sleeve of The Man Who. I did think about other images, but they just didn't feel right. This one looked particularly cool."[11]
As a thank you for his work on the album, Healy honoured Paul McCartney by becoming a vegetarian. "My wife and I were sitting at the table, thinking of a way to thank Paul, and I suggested becoming a vegetarian. As our son is already a vegetarian, all it required was jumping onto the same boat. When I met Paul at one of his gigs in Berlin, I told him and he was visibly flabbergasted. Three days later the FedEx man delivered three Linda McCartney cookbooks."[8][9]
In August 2010, Healy announced that the first single from the album would be "Buttercups".[12] In an interview for Spin magazine, Healy revealed: "'Buttercups' was written about an experience in my art school days, when my then girlfriend turned her nose up at flowers I had picked for her. I couldn't afford fancy roses, so I thought that hand-picked flowers would be more romantic. She didn't think so. That relationship didn't last long."[13]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[14] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk |   [15] |
| AllMusic |  [16] |
| antiMusic | [17] |
| BBC Music | [18] |
| Decoy Music | [19] |
| Filter | 83%[20] |
| Glide Magazine | [21] |
| musicOMH | [22] |
| PopMatters | [23] |
| Slant Magazine | [24] |
Wreckorder received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 13 reviews.[14]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Morning" | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Anything" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Sing Me to Sleep" (featuring Neko Case) | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Fly in the Ointment" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "As It Comes" | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Buttercups" | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Shadow Boxing" | 4:35 |
| 8. | "Holiday" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Rocking Chair" | 3:06 |
| 10. | "Moonshine" | 2:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sierra Leone" | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sierra Leone" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "The Making of Wreckorder" (Video) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sierra Leone" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "As It Comes" (Demo) | 2:56 |
| 13. | "Zebra" | 3:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sierra Leone" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Buttercups" (Instrumental) | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Robot (Skit for Comedy Show)" | 2:29 |