Everything Is Borrowed

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Everything Is Borrowed
Studio album by The Streets
Released 15 September 2008 (UK)
7 October 2008 (US)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Electronica
UK garage
Length 38:49
Label 679 Recordings, Vice Records
Producer Mike Skinner
The Streets chronology
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
(2006)		 Everything Is Borrowed
(2008)		 Computers and Blues
(2011)

Everything Is Borrowed is the fourth album from The Streets. Released in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2008,[1] and in the United States on 7 October 2008,[2] Skinner describes the album as a "peaceful coming to terms album"[3] and as containing "peaceful positive vibes" which stand in stark contrast to the previous album, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living,[4] which Skinner has described as a "guilt-ridden indulgence".[5]

The album's first single, "Everything Is Borrowed", was released on 29 September 2008.[6] In the months leading up to the album's release, "The Escapist" was offered online as a free download, accompanied by a music video.[6] The video (directed by Ted Mayhem)[7] follows Skinner as he walks 770 miles from Dover to a beach in France,[8][9] a feat Skinner actually undertook.[10] "Who Knows Who", a track Skinner recorded with the band Muse, was leaked in August 2008 and was initially believed by many to be a track from the upcoming album, until refuted by Muse.[11]

During the recording of the album, Skinner states that he "threw away more music than is on the album now," as he was unhappy with the material recorded, but that "the album is a product of all the stuff I threw away, it was important to the album."[12] Everything Is Borrowed is the penultimate album from The Streets; Skinner has said that he signed a five-record deal, and that he always envisioned a five-album box set.[12] Eight music videos were made for the album, culminating with "On the Edge of a Cliff" being released on 7 April 2009 (videos were not made for "The Sherry End", "Alleged Legends" and "The Strongest Person I Know").[13][14]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (63/100) [15]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [16]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[17]
Drowned in Sound (3/10) [18]
Entertainment Weekly (A-) [19]
The Guardian 4/5 stars [20]
The Independent 4/5 stars [21]
NME (8/10) [22]
Spin (8/10) [23]
Pitchfork Media (4.8/10) [24]
musicOMH 4/5 stars [25]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars [26]
Times Online 4/5 stars [27]
Virgin Media 3/5 stars [28]
adriandenning.co.uk 8/10 stars [29]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Everything Is Borrowed" – 4:04
  2. "Heaven for the Weather" – 3:27
  3. "I Love You More (Than You Like Me)" – 3:45
  4. "The Way of the Dodo" – 3:33
  5. "On the Flip of a Coin" – 3:21
  6. "On the Edge of a Cliff" – 3:04
  7. "Never Give In" – 3:25
  8. "The Sherry End" – 2:46
  9. "Alleged Legends" – 3:12
  10. "The Strongest Person I Know" – 3:03
  11. "The Escapist" – 5:16
  12. "To Your Face" (iTunes bonus track) – 3:35

[edit] Chart position

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 7[30]
US Billboard 200 154[31]
Belgium 28[32]
France 99[33]
Denmark 9[34]
Austria 64[35]
Switzerland 19[36]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-07-29) (– Scholar search), The Streets Announce LP Release Date, Fall Tour, Pitchfork Media, http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142415-the-streets-announce-lp-release-date-fall-tour, retrieved 2008-07-29 [dead link]
  2. ^ Stanislawski, Ethan (2008-08-28), Mike Skinner talks about the legacy of the Streets, Prefix Magazine, http://www.prefixmag.com/news/mike-skinner-talks-about-the-legacy-of-the-streets/21101/, retrieved 2008-09-04 
  3. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-06-05) (– Scholar search), Mike Skinner Names LP, Declares End of the Streets?, Pitchfork Media, http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51030-mike-skinner-names-lp-declares-end-of-the-streets, retrieved 2008-06-05 [dead link]
  4. ^ The Streets name new album – but reveal their days are numbered, NME, 2008-06-02, http://www.nme.com/news/streets/37027, retrieved 2008-06-05 
  5. ^ Michaels, Sean (2008-06-02), The Streets announce final album, London: The Guardian, http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2283498,00.html, retrieved 2008-07-16 
  6. ^ a b The Streets offer new track as free download today (July 30), NME, 2008-07-30, http://www.nme.com/news/the-streets/38536, retrieved 2008-08-04 
  7. ^ Get your free download from Birmingham's The Streets, Sunday Mercury, 2008-07-30, http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2008/07/30/get-your-free-download-from-birmingham-s-the-streets-66331-21437843/, retrieved 2008-08-04 
  8. ^ Mike Skinner films epic trek through France, London: The Observer, 2008-08-10, http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/10/popandrock3, retrieved 2008-08-27 
  9. ^ Michaels, Sean (2008-07-31), The Streets release new material ... and ruin Reeboks, London: The Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/31/streets.release.free.download, retrieved 2008-08-04 
  10. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-05-19) (– Scholar search), Mike Skinner Walking to France for New Streets Video?, Pitchfork Media, http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50700-mike-skinner-walking-to-france-for-new-streets-video, retrieved 2008-08-04 [dead link]
  11. ^ Milton, Jamie (2008-08-04), Muse: 'Collaboration With The Streets Result Of A Late Night Jam Session', Gig Wise, http://www.gigwise.com/news/45110/muse-collaboration-with-the-streets-result-of-a-late-night-jam-session, retrieved 2008-08-04 
  12. ^ a b Skinner to release one more album, BBC, 2008-08-12, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7554269.stm, retrieved 2008-08-13 
  13. ^ From the Ladle to the Grave, The Streets, 2009-07-04, http://www.skinnermike.com/blog/2009/04/from-the-ladle-to-the-grave.html, retrieved 2009-05-05 
  14. ^ Everything Is Borrowed- The Videos, The Streets, 2009-07-04, http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B04919BDD40F9F92, retrieved 2009-05-05 
  15. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/everything-is-borrowed
  16. ^ [http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1424708
  17. ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Streets". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5035. 
  18. ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13667
  19. ^ "Music Review: everything is borrowed, by The Streets". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20231523,00.html. 
  20. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (2008-09-12). "CD: Urban review: The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/12/urbanreview.thestreets. 
  21. ^ The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-streets-everything-is-borrowed-sixsevenine-926671.html. 
  22. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-streets/9899
  23. ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/streets-everything-borrowed-vice
  24. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/reviews/albums/12291-everything-is-borrowed
  25. ^ http://www.musicomh.com/albums/streets-4_0908.htm
  26. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/23226245/review/23306253/everything_is_borrowed
  27. ^ Bremner, Charles. The Times (London). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4733707.ece. 
  28. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/albumreviews/thestreets-everythingisborrowed.php
  29. ^ http://www.adriandenning.com/streets.html
  30. ^ The Streets UK chart history, everyHit.com, http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php, retrieved 2009-02-21 
  31. ^ Artist Chart History - The Streets, Billboard, http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=485395&model.vnuAlbumId=1183174, retrieved 2009-02-21 
  32. ^ The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed chart performance, UltraTop.be, http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Everything+Is+Borrowed&cat=a, retrieved 2009-02-21 
  33. ^ The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed chart performance, LesCharts.com, http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Everything+Is+Borrowed&cat=a, retrieved 2009-02-21 
  34. ^ The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed chart performance, DanishCharts.com, http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Everything+Is+Borrowed&cat=a, retrieved 2009-02-21 
  35. ^ The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed chart performance, AustrianCharts.at, http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Streets&titel=Everything+Is+Borrowed&cat=a, retrieved 2009-02-21 
  36. ^ The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed chart performance, SwissCharts.com, http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?key=97395&cat=a, retrieved 2009-02-21 
The Streets
Mike Skinner • Johny Drum Machine • Kevin Mark Trail
Morgan Nicholls • Wayne Vibes • Chris Brown • Magic Mike
Studio albums
Original Pirate Material (2002)  · A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004)  · The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006)  · Everything Is Borrowed (2008)  · Cyberspace and Reds (2011)  · Computers and Blues (2011)
Extended plays
Singles
Other songs
"Fake Streets Hats" · "Empty Cans" · "Who Knows Who" (with Muse) · "The Escapist" · "Heaven for the Weather"
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