We're Here Because We're Here
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| Studio album by Anathema | ||||
| Released | May 31, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, new prog | |||
| Label | Kscope | |||
| Producer | Vincent Cavanagh and Daniel Cavanagh, mixed by Steven Wilson | |||
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We're Here Because We're Here is the eighth studio album by British band Anathema, released on 31 May 2010. The working title of the album was Horizons. The album was mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.
Ville Valo of the band HIM recorded vocals for the song "Angels Walk Among Us".[1]
The title of the album is taken from a song of the same name that was sung in the Allied trenches of World War I to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne".[1]
From May 28, 2011, the videoclip for "Dreaming Light" began streaming through the band's website.
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [3] |
| Silencio Hungary | [4] |
| Classic Rock | (9/10)[5] |
| Rock Sound | (8/10)[6] |
Response from the critics was generally positive. The album was proclaimed "Prog Album of the Year" by Classic Rock magazine, describing it as "a flawless, life-affirming comeback and a gold-plated contender for album of the year".[5]
[edit] Track listing
- All songs written by Danny Cavanagh, except where noted.
- "Thin Air" (Vincent Cavanagh, D. Cavanagh, John Douglas) – 5:59
- "Summernight Horizon" – 4:12
- "Dreaming Light" – 5:47
- "Everything" – 5:05
- "Angels Walk Among Us" (featuring Ville Valo) – 5:17
- "Presence" – 2:58
- "A Simple Mistake" – 8:14
- "Get Off, Get Out" (D. Cavanagh, J. Douglas) – 5:01
- "Universal" (D. Cavanagh, J. Douglas) – 7:19
- "Hindsight" – 8:10
- Special Edition Bonus DVD - Audio
- The Entire Album In 5.1 Surround
[edit] Credits
- Vincent Cavanagh — vocals, guitar
- Daniel Cavanagh — guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
- John Douglas — percussion, keyboards, guitars
- Jamie Cavanagh — bass guitar
- Lee Douglas — female vocals
- Les Smith — keyboards
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums Chart[7] | 52 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[8] | 19 |
| French Albums Chart[9] | 69 |
| German Albums Chart[10] | 50 |
| Greek Albums Chart[11] | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Anathema Discusses New Album, "We’re Here Because We’re Here", and Reveals metal-underground.com 2010-03-20. Retrieved on 2010-03-31.
- ^ Eremenko, Alexey. "allmusic ((( We're Here Because We're Here > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1804561. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ Spencer, Trey. We're Here Because We're Here review Sputnikmusic 2010-06-18. Retrieved on 2010-06-21.
- ^ http://silencio.freeblog.hu/archives/2011/04/29/Anathema_-_Were_Here_Because_Were_Here_2010/
- ^ a b Classic Rock - Prog Album of the Year Drop-D 2010-06-22.
- ^ Alderslade, Merlin. We're Here Because We're Here review rocksound.tv. 2010-06-18. Retrieved on 2010-06-21.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. 2011 [last update]. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Anathema&cat=a. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. 2011 [last update]. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Anathema&cat=a. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. 2011 [last update]. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=anathema&cat=a. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de. 2011 [last update]. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Anathema/longplay. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "greekcharts.com - Greek charts portal". greekcharts.com. 2011 [last update]. http://greekcharts.com/search.asp?search=Anathema&cat=a. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
[edit] External links
- "Anathema's We're Here Because We're Here". kscopemusic.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.kscopemusic.com/anathema/wereherebecausewerehere/album-info.php. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Release “We’re Here Because We’re Here” by Anathema - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. 2011 [last update]. http://musicbrainz.org/release/e43311bc-0480-4e6f-95ae-84d884dd8821. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Anathema". anathema.ws. 2011 [last update]. http://www.anathema.ws/. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Anathema | Kostenlose Musik, Tourdaten, Fotos, Videos". myspace.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.myspace.com/weareanathema. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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