
War Stories is a Electronic album by UNKLE, originally released in 2007. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Trip-Hop
- layered
- dark
- nocturnal
About
Perhaps a disappointment to longtime UNKLE fans who favored James Lavelle’s electronic evolution over the years, <i>War Stories</i> is clearly a rock record. “Chemistry” revisits orchestral Britpop of the early ‘90s, weaving guitars, synths and strings into a cinematic, dance-floor dervish, and from there it’s all churning, distorted guitars (“Hold My Hand”), stomping, swirling hard-pop (“May Day” with England’s the Duke Spirit) and anxious unease (“Morning Rage”). The pulsating, ominous “Burn My Shadow” shows Ian Astbury’s voice to be as evocative as it was back in the day (he of The Cult), and the hollow cowbell and stabbing guitar midsection promise a dark end, but “Restless” has the playfulness, chugging energy and edge you might expect from Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. There’s a gossamer bounce to “Persons and Machinery,” gusts of airy guitar push “Keys to the Kingdom” skyward, and the ethereal “Price You Pay” is a welcome breather. <i>War Stories</i> feels somewhat sprawling but considering the loose theme (of personal “war stories” and change), perhaps that’s only fitting.
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Tracklist
- 1Intro0:24
- 2Chemistry3:24
- 3Hold My Hand5:01
- 4Restless (feat. Josh Homme)5:06
- 5Keys to the Kingdom4:47
- 6Price You Pay6:24
- 7Burn My Shadow (feat. Ian Astbury)4:59
- 8May Day (feat. The Duke Spirit)3:20
- 9Persons & Machinery (feat. Autolux)6:06
- 10Twilight5:23
- 11Morning Rage5:17
- 12Lawless2:38
- 13Broken (feat. Gavin Clark)4:44
- 14When Things Explode (feat. Ian Astbury)13:42
- 2.1Buying a Lie4:29
- 2.2Mistress (feat. Alice Temple)3:49
Credits
Performers
- Alex GrazioliVOCALS
- Aidan LavelleBACKING VOCALS SYNTH SYNTHESIZER
- James LavelleBACKING VOCALS VOCALS ORGAN
- Pablo ClementsBACKING VOCALS PROGRAMMED BY SYNTH
- James BookBASS PROGRAMMED BY
- Philip SheppardCELLO
- Richard FilePIANO ORGAN STRINGS
- Chris AllenPROGRAMMED BY
- JonseyDRUMS
- Chris GossGUITAR BASS BACKING VOCALS
- Josh HommeGUITAR DRUMS BASS
- David CatchingGUITAR PIANO DRUMS
- Brett ShawDRUMS
- Gavin ClarkVOCALS FEATURING
- Toby ButlerGUITAR BASS
- Twiggy RamirezBASS SYNTH SYNTHESIZER
- Ian AstburyGUITAR VOCALS FEATURING
- Oliver BettsDRUMS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
