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Looking in the Shadows
Studio album by
The Raincoats
Released14 May 1996
StudioTrident 2, London
GenreAlternative rock
Length47:41
LabelRough Trade (UK), DGC (US)
ProducerEd Buller[1]
The Raincoats chronology
Moving
(1984) 		Looking in the Shadows
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
NME(1/10) link
Pitchfork7.4/10[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Spin8/10[6]

Looking in the Shadows is the fourth studio album by British alternative rock group the Raincoats, released in 1996 on Rough Trade and DGC.[7] It was the band's first album in 12 years, after Moving (1984).

Production

The album was produced by Ed Buller. The Raincoats' original members, Gina Birch and Ana da Silva, had to relearn their instruments before recording Looking in the Shadows.[8]

Critical reception

The Hartford Courant wrote: "With a bent toward electronic sounds and a playful, revealing manner in the lyrics, the band succeeds in creating music that reflects not some sort of nostalgia for what the Raincoats used to be but considerable understanding in what they came to be."[9]

Track listing

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 were written by Ana da Silva, the remainder by Gina Birch.

  1. "Only Tonight" – 3:30
  2. "Don't Be Mean" – 3:59
  3. "Forgotten Words" – 3:36
  4. "Pretty" – 4:17
  5. "Truth is Hard" – 2:57
  6. "Babydog" – 5:05
  7. "You Ask Why" – 3:58
  8. "57 Ways to End It All" – 5:31
  9. "So Damn Early" – 4:12
  10. "You Kill Me" – 3:58
  11. "Love a Loser" – 3:30
  12. "Looking in the Shadows" – 3:14

Personnel

The Raincoats
  • Gina Birch – vocals, bass, guitar, feedback, fuzz guitar, distortion
  • Ana da Silva – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, sruthi, design
  • Anne Wood – bass, guitar, violin

with:

Technical
  • Gary Stout – programming, computer editing
  • Shirley O'Loughlin – photography
  • Maria Mochnacz – photography

References

  1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080726014651/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theraincoats/albums/album/222415/review/5945745/looking_in_the_shadows
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/looking-in-the-shadows-mw0000182928
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 747.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20050824163319/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/raincoats/looking-in-the-shadows.shtml
  5. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080726014651/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theraincoats/albums/album/222415/review/5945745/looking_in_the_shadows
  6. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=SXQ6nPE3H9wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA107#v=onepage&q&f=false
  7. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-raincoats-mn0000489999/biography
  8. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=SXQ6nPE3H9wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA107#v=onepage&q&f=false
  9. ^ https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1996-05-30-9605300957-story.html


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