The Ship (album)
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| Released | 29 April 2016 | |||
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| Length | 47:30 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Brian Eno, Peter Chilvers | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[3] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [4] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
The Ship is the twenty-sixth solo studio album by Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records.[12] Announced on Eno's website on 24 February 2016, it was Eno's first solo album to contain vocals since 2005's Another Day on Earth.[13] The Ship debuted at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart and is the second highest-charting solo album of Eno's solo career (after debut Here Come The Warm Jets.)[14] The album received critical acclaim.
Background[edit]
Brian Eno has said the title is a reference to the sinking of Titanic, which he has called "the apex of human technical power, set to be man's greatest triumph over nature".[13] The album was originally conceived as a multi-channel sound installation, when Eno discovered that he could sing in a low C: "As you get older, you know, your voice drops, so you sort of gain a semi-tone at the bottom and lose about six at the top every year. That's what's happened to me. So I've suddenly got this new, low voice I can sing with, and I just started singing with that piece. And, so it was the first time I thought, "Oh, what about making a song that you could walk around inside?".[15]
Accolades[edit]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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| Pitchfork | The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 | 2016 | — | |
| The Quietus | Albums of the Year 2016 | 2016 | 25
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| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 41
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Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Brian Eno, except "Fickle Sun (iii) I'm Set Free" written and composed by Eno and Lou Reed
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Ship" | 21:19 |
| 2. | "Fickle Sun (I)" | 18:03 |
| 3. | "Fickle Sun (II) The Hour Is Thin" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Fickle Sun (III) I'm Set Free" | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 47:30 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Away" | 6:53 |
- "Fickle Sun (III) I'm Set Free" is a cover of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Set Free", from their third studio album The Velvet Underground.
Personnel[edit]
Credits are adapted from The Ship liner notes.[19]
- Brian Eno – producer, recording
- Peter Chilvers – co-producer, recording, programming, keyboards, vocoder
- Leo Abrahams – guitar (track 4)
- Jon Hopkins – keyboards (track 4)
- Nell Catchpole – violin, viola (track 4)
- Nuria Homs – voice (track 1)
- Members of the Elgin Marvels – voice (track 1)
- Peter Serafinowicz – voice (track 3)
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 44 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 91 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] | 68 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 28 |
| US Billboard 200[24] | 175 |
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[25] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] | 11 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Reviews for The Ship by Brian Eno - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Thom Jurek. "Ship". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "The Ship · Brian Eno · Brian Eno's dark near-masterpiece is well worth the struggle · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Kot, Greg (29 April 2016). "Brian Eno brings another wave of innovation with 'The Ship'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Mullin, Kyle. "Brian Eno The Ship". Exclaim!. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Andy Gill (21 April 2016). "Album reviews: The Ship by Brian Eno, I've Always Kept A Unicorn by Sandy Denny, Onwards To Mars! by Fanfare Ciocârlia". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ The sprawling opening (title) track commencing with familiarly tremulous, slow-motion synths inexorably rising and falling, oscillating between exquisite consonance and transient dissonance. [May 2016, p.94]
- ^ "Brian Eno: The Ship Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ This is magnificent. [Apr 2016, p.105]
- ^ Kory Grow (25 April 2016). "Brian Eno's New Album: The Ship". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ The Ship successfully combines--surprisingly for the first time--his ambient and song-based work. [Jun 2016, p.73]
- ^ Gordon, Jeremy (24 February 2016). "Brian Eno Announces New Album The Ship". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b Brian Eno Announces Titanic-Inspired Solo LP 'The Ship'
- ^ (UK) Official Charts - Brian Eno
- ^ Brian Eno on Kanye West, David Bowie and His Immersive LP 'The Ship'
- ^ "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016". The Quietus. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ The Ship (booklet). Brian Eno. Warp Records. 2016. 801061827216.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ultratop.be – Brian Eno – The Ship" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Brian Eno – The Ship" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 18, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Brian Eno Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Brian Eno Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Brian Eno Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
