Carnival of Souls | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2014 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Fire Records [1] | |||
Producer | David Thomas | |||
Pere Ubu chronology | ||||
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Carnival of Souls is an album by the American band Pere Ubu, released in 2014. [2] [3] The title is taken from the 1962 film, for which the band had created an underscore. [4] [2] "Irene" was released as a single. [5]
The album was written while Pere Ubu toured Europe in support of Lady from Shanghai. [6] Darryl Boon joined the band on clarinet. [7] In addition to the film, Pere Ubu was inspired by Van der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [7] |
Record Collector | [10] |
Record Collector wrote that the album "scrapes up enough sporadic excellence to justify David Thomas’ perseverance in the 21st-century scheme of things." [10] Greil Marcus, in The Believer, thought that the lead track "Golden Surf II" "shoots out like a flood, and then you can ride the wave of transmorgrification that sweeps over the whole album." [11] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel determined that the band "still challenges itself and its listeners on its unsettling, menacing circus of a latest disc." [12]
AllMusic noted that "'Dr. Faustus', one of the album's most score-like pieces, combines metallic percussion, spare guitars and David Thomas' muttered vocals into something rustic and rickety, yet threatening at a moment's notice." [9]
All songs written and composed by Pere Ubu.
CD version
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Golden Surf II" | 4:10 |
2. | "Drag the River" | 4:01 |
3. | "Visions of the Moon" | 3:33 |
4. | "Dr Faustus" | 4:22 |
5. | "Bus Station" | 4:28 |
6. | "Road to Utah" | 4:20 |
7. | "Carnival" | 5:01 |
8. | "Irene" | 4:13 |
9. | "Brother Ray" | 12:02 |
LP version
Side A
Side B
Carnival of Souls | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2014 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Fire Records [1] | |||
Producer | David Thomas | |||
Pere Ubu chronology | ||||
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Carnival of Souls is an album by the American band Pere Ubu, released in 2014. [2] [3] The title is taken from the 1962 film, for which the band had created an underscore. [4] [2] "Irene" was released as a single. [5]
The album was written while Pere Ubu toured Europe in support of Lady from Shanghai. [6] Darryl Boon joined the band on clarinet. [7] In addition to the film, Pere Ubu was inspired by Van der Graaf Generator's Pawn Hearts. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [9] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [7] |
Record Collector | [10] |
Record Collector wrote that the album "scrapes up enough sporadic excellence to justify David Thomas’ perseverance in the 21st-century scheme of things." [10] Greil Marcus, in The Believer, thought that the lead track "Golden Surf II" "shoots out like a flood, and then you can ride the wave of transmorgrification that sweeps over the whole album." [11] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel determined that the band "still challenges itself and its listeners on its unsettling, menacing circus of a latest disc." [12]
AllMusic noted that "'Dr. Faustus', one of the album's most score-like pieces, combines metallic percussion, spare guitars and David Thomas' muttered vocals into something rustic and rickety, yet threatening at a moment's notice." [9]
All songs written and composed by Pere Ubu.
CD version
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Golden Surf II" | 4:10 |
2. | "Drag the River" | 4:01 |
3. | "Visions of the Moon" | 3:33 |
4. | "Dr Faustus" | 4:22 |
5. | "Bus Station" | 4:28 |
6. | "Road to Utah" | 4:20 |
7. | "Carnival" | 5:01 |
8. | "Irene" | 4:13 |
9. | "Brother Ray" | 12:02 |
LP version
Side A
Side B