Welcome to the North
| Welcome to the North | ||||
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| Released | 20 September 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 - 2004 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:13 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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Welcome to the North is the second album by British rock band The Music, first released in September 2004 (see 2004 in music).
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 57/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Cokemachineglow | 60%[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[4] |
| E! Online | C[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| NME | 9/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 5/10[8] |
| Stylus Magazine | 7/10[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 2.5/5[10] |
| Yahoo! Launch |   [11] |
Welcome to the North was met with mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 57, based on 20 reviews.[1]
Track listing
- All tracks written by The Music.
- "Welcome to the North" – 5:10
- "Freedom Fighters" – 3:44
- "Bleed from Within" – 6:27
- "Breakin'" – 3:58
- "Cessation" – 3:51
- "Fight the Feeling" – 4:12
- "Guide" – 4:13
- "Into the Night" – 3:59
- "I Need Love" – 3:46
- "One Way In, No Way Out" – 3:50
- "Open Your Mind" (contains the hidden track "The Walls Get Smaller") – 11:58
B-Sides
- "So Low"
- "Come What May"
Singles and EPs
In the UK
- "Freedom Fighters", single released 6 September 2004 and charted as high as #15 in the UK Singles Charts link
- "Breakin'", single released 10 January 2005 and charted as high as #20 in the UK Single Charts link
In Japan
- "Freedom Fighters", EP released 25 August 2004 link (in Japanese)
- "Bleed From Within", EP released 22 December 2004 link (in Japanese)
- "Breakin'", EP released 9 March 2005 link (in Japanese)
Special edition
On 24 January 2005, an expanded version of the album was released and features extra live tracks recorded at the Liverpool Academy. link
Extra tracks
- "Welcome to the North" (live)
- "The People" (live)
- "Freedom Fighters" (live)
- "I Need Love" (live)
- "Bleed From Within" (live)
- "Take the Long Road and Walk It" (live)
Release details
The album has been released in various countries.
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 8 September 2004 | Toshiba-EMI | CD | VJCP-68680 |
| United Kingdom | 20 September 2004 | Virgin Records | 2LP | V2989 |
| CD | CDV2989 | |||
| Australia | 20 September 2004 | Virgin Records | CD | 864 3742 |
| United States | 19 October 2004 | Capitol Records | CD | CDP 7243 8 78516 2 6 |
| United Kingdom | 24 January 2005 | Virgin Records | Special Edition 2CD | CDVX2989 |
External links
- Official UK site
- Official US site
- Capitol Records site
- Welcome to the North (mini site)
- The Music dot info (with live mp3 tracks from Welcome To The North)
- THE MUSIC SQUAD (in Japanese)
- Liverpool Academy
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Welcome to the North". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Welcome to the North - The Music". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Goldstein, David M. (10 November 2004). "The Music: Welcome to the North". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 4 December 2004 suggested (help) - ^ Leay, Martin (11 October 2004). "Album Review: The Music - Welcome To The North / Releases". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Music - The Music 'Welcome to the North'". E! Online. Archived from the original on 30 October 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (17 September 2004). "The Music, Welcome to the North". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Album Reviews - The Music : Welcome To The North". NME. 12 October 2004. Archived from the original on 25 March 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (1 December 2004). "The Music: Welcome to the North Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Southall, Nick (28 September 2004). "The Music Welcome To The North". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Welcome To The North". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 9 November 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Browne, Chris Nye (1 October 2004). "The Music - 'Welcome To The North'". Yahoo! Launch. Archived from the original on 11 December 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2022.