The Invisible Invasion

The Invisible Invasion
Studio album by The Coral
Released	23 May 2005 (2005-05-23)
Recorded	2004–2005 Monnow Valley Studio, Rockfield; Elevator Studios, Liverpool
Genre	Indie rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Length	39:37
Label	Deltasonic
Producer	Adrian Utley, Geoff Barrow
The Coral chronology
Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker (2004) The Invisible Invasion (2005) Roots & Echoes (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
NME	(7/10)
Pitchfork Media	(6.0/10)
PopMatters	(6/10)
Rolling Stone

The Invisible Invasion is the third full-length album by The Coral. It was released on May 23, 2005 in the United Kingdom and entered at #3 in the album charts (see 2005 in music). The production is by Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley of Portishead, and most critics have described this album as a more stripped-down effort than their previous material. It was released in the United States on August 30, 2005 by Columbia Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She Sings the Mourning"	James Skelly, Nick Power	3:08
2.	"Cripples Crown"	J. Skelly, Power	3:38
3.	"So Long Ago"	J. Skelly, Power, Bill Ryder-Jones	2:42
4.	"The Operator"	J. Skelly	2:20
5.	"A Warning to the Curious"	J. Skelly, Power, Ryder-Jones	3:56
6.	"In the Morning"	J. Skelly	2:33
7.	"Something Inside of Me"	J. Skelly	2:26
8.	"Come Home"	J. Skelly, Power, Ryder-Jones	4:14
9.	"Far from the Crowd"	J. Skelly	3:39
10.	"Leaving Today"	J. Skelly, Lee Southall	3:08
11.	"Arabian Sand"	The Coral	4:02
12.	"Late Afternoon"	J. Skelly	3:56

Japan bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Gina Jones"	J. Skelly	3:31
14.	"Leeslunchboxbyblueleadandthevelcrounderpants"	The Coral	2:57

Limted edition bonus disc: Recorded at Maida Vale (April 11, 2005) for BBC Radio 1's Lamacq Live
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pass It On"	2:33
2.	"Shadows Fall"	3:29
3.	"Don't Think You're the First"	4:03
4.	"Dreaming of You"	2:19
5.	"A Warning to the Curious"	3:50
6.	"She Sings the Mourning"	3:06
7.	"Something Inside of Me"	2:21
8.	"Arabian Sand"	3:46

Personnel

The Coral

• James Skelly – vocals, guitar, arrangements
• Lee Southall – guitar, arrangements
• Bill Ryder-Jones – guitar, arrangements
• Paul Duffy – bass guitar, arrangements
• Nick Power – keyboards, arrangements
• Ian Skelly – drums, arrangements, artwork, design

Production

• Adrian Utley – producer, engineer, mixing
• Geoff Barrow – producer, mixing
• Matthew Edge – assistant engineer
• Steve Davis – assistant engineer
• Craig Silvey – mixing
• Nick Joplin – assistant mixing
• Paul Corkett – assistant mixing
• Frank Arkwright – mastering

Other personnel

• Kevin Power – artwork, design
• Claire Lewis – assistant

Extended Copy Protection

In November 2005, it was revealed that Sony was distributing albums with Extended Copy Protection, a controversial feature that automatically installed rootkit software on any Microsoft Windows machine upon insertion of the disc. In addition to preventing the CDs contents from being copied, it was also revealed that the software reported the users' listening habits back to Sony and also exposed the computer to malicious attacks that exploited insecure features of the rootkit software. Though Sony refused to release a list of the affected CDs, the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified The Invisible Invasion as one of the discs with the invasive software.

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
France (SNEP)	104
Ireland (Irish Albums Chart)	16
Japan (Oricon)	53

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	23 May 2005	Deltasonic	CD, LP, digital download	DLTCD036, DLTLP036

External links

• Official website
• The Invisible Invasion at Allmusic
• The Invisible Invasion at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Invisible Invasion at Metacritic