Here Come the Tears
| Here Come the Tears | |
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| Studio album by The Tears | |
| Released | June 6, 2005 |
| Recorded | 2005 |
| Genre | Britpop |
| Length | 52:52 |
| Label | Independiente Records |
| Producer | Bernard Butler |
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Drowned In Sound | (7/10)[2] |
| entertainment.ie |  [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| NME | (8/10)[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[6] |
| Rockfeedback | [7] |
| Sputnik Music | [8] |
| Stylus Magazine | (B)[9] |
| Yahoo! Music UK |   [10] |
Here Come the Tears is the debut album by The Tears, released on June 6, 2005 on Independiente Records.
The album proved a comeback for Bernard Butler and Brett Anderson as the album was praised by critics and fans alike, and charted at number 15.
The album sees a much more mature contribution by Anderson on the lyrical side, as he strayed away from his often attacked use of redundant vocabulary. Butler's production is notable for its use of the "wall of sound", thus creating a lush backdrop for Anderson's vocals.
The album received praise prior to its release from the NME who called it, "The best album you'll hear this year, by a mile".[11] Some reviewers felt that the album sounded like later Suede material. Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that, Here Come the Tears is what Coming Up would have been if Butler had stuck around.[12] Other reviews, however were more sympathetic, such as Uncut, who wrote that "It's not a disaster, by any means.... It's just that, over 13 songs, it's abundantly clear that whatever the potency of this partnership, there's an old lack of range."[13]
Andrew Womack, of online magazine The Morning News placed Here Come the Tears at number 8 in its list of the top 10 albums of 2005.[14]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler
- "Refugees" – 2:51
- "Autograph" – 3:31
- "Co-star" – 4:01
- "Imperfection" – 4:42
- "The Ghost of You" – 4:57
- "Two Creatures" – 3:57
- "Lovers" – 4:03
- "Fallen Idol" – 3:39
- "Brave New Century" – 3:44
- "Beautiful Pain" – 3:46
- "The Asylum" – 3:53
- "Apollo 13" – 5:34
- "A Love as Strong as Death" – 4:14
- "Southern Rain" (Japanese only bonus track)
- "Song for the Migrant Worker" (Japanese only bonus track)
[edit] Singles
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Drowned In Sound review
- ^ entertainment.ie review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Rockfeedback review
- ^ Sputnik Music review
- ^ Stylus Magazine review
- ^ Yahoo! Music UK review
- ^ Cashmore, Pete. "The Tears : Here Come The Tears". NME.com 2 June 2005
- ^ Erlewins, Stephen Thomas. "Here Come The Tears review". Allmusic
- ^ "Metacritic: Here Come The Tears". Metacritic.
- ^ Womack, Andrew. "The Top 10 Albums of 2005". The Morning News
