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Everything Is Borrowed is the fourth album from The Streets. Released in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2008,[1] and slated for release in the United States on 7 October,[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", will be 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 will be 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]

Track listing

  1. "Everything Is Borrowed"
  2. "Heaven For the Weather"
  3. "I Love You More (Than You Like Me)"
  4. "The Way of the Dodo"
  5. "On the Flip of a Coin"
  6. "On the Edge of a Cliff"
  7. "Never Give In"
  8. "The Sherry End"
  9. "Alleged Legends"
  10. "Strongest Person I Know"
  11. "The Escapist"

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-07-29), The Streets Announce LP Release Date, Fall Tour, Pitchfork Media, retrieved 2008-07-29
  2. ^ Stanislawski, Ethan (2008-08-28), Mike Skinner talks about the legacy of the Streets, Prefix Magazine, retrieved 2008-09-04 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-06-05), Mike Skinner Names LP, Declares End of the Streets?, Pitchfork Media, retrieved 2008-06-05
  4. ^ The Streets name new album – but reveal their days are numbered, NME, 2008-06-02, retrieved 2008-06-05 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Michaels, Sean (2008-06-02), The Streets announce final album, The Guardian, retrieved 2008-07-16 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b The Streets offer new track as free download today (July 30), NME, 2008-07-30, retrieved 2008-08-04 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Get your free download from Birmingham's The Streets, Sunday Mercury, 2008-07-30, retrieved 2008-08-04 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Mike Skinner films epic trek through France, The Observer, 2008-08-10, retrieved 2008-08-27 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Michaels, Sean (2008-07-31), The Streets release new material ... and ruin Reeboks, The Guardian, retrieved 2008-08-04 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Thompson, Paul (2008-05-19), Mike Skinner Walking to France for New Streets Video?, Pitchfork Media, retrieved 2008-08-04
  11. ^ Milton, Jamie (2008-08-04), Muse: 'Collaboration With The Streets Result Of A Late Night Jam Session', Gig Wise, retrieved 2008-08-04 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ a b Skinner to release one more album, BBC, 2008-08-12, retrieved 2008-08-13
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