ENO: Brian Eno — The Ship (29 April 2016)
♠°♠ Brian Eno covers The Velvet Underground on new album “The Ship”. The Ship is a studio album by English musician Brian Eno, released on 29 April 2016 on Warp Records. It was announced on Eno’s website on 24 February 2016. The album is Eno’s first solo album to contain vocals since 2005’s Another Day on Earth. The Ship debuted at number #28 on the UK Albums Chart and became Eno’s highest–charting album since “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” (1981).
♠★■ “Eno is always looking for that new fantasy, a look into the shadow world that’s fascinated him for so long. The Ship is just his latest interpretation of his vision, his constantly changing illusion, and it’s also one of his most accessible albums in recent years.”
Source Rating:
■ AllMusic 4/5 stars
■ The Arts Deck 5/5 stars
■ The A.V. Club A−
■ Pitchfork Media 8.0/10
■ Mojo 3/5 stars
■ Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars
■ Q 4/5 stars
■ Uncut 4/5 stars
■ Slant Magazine 4/5 stars
■ The Independent 4/5 stars
■ Tais Awards 8.15
Charts:
★ Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) #44
★ Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) #91
★ Irish Albums (IRMA) #68
★ UK Albums (OCC) #28
★ US Billboard 200 #175
Credits:
• Credits are adapted from The Ship liner notes.
♠ 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)
Picture: ... a look into the shadow world that’s fascinated him for so long.
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♠★■ “Eno is always looking for that new fantasy, a look into the shadow world that’s fascinated him for so long. The Ship is just his latest interpretation of his vision, his constantly changing illusion, and it’s also one of his most accessible albums in recent years.”
Source Rating:
■ AllMusic 4/5 stars
■ The Arts Deck 5/5 stars
■ The A.V. Club A−
■ Pitchfork Media 8.0/10
■ Mojo 3/5 stars
■ Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars
■ Q 4/5 stars
■ Uncut 4/5 stars
■ Slant Magazine 4/5 stars
■ The Independent 4/5 stars
■ Tais Awards 8.15
Charts:
★ Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) #44
★ Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) #91
★ Irish Albums (IRMA) #68
★ UK Albums (OCC) #28
★ US Billboard 200 #175
Credits:
• Credits are adapted from The Ship liner notes.
♠ 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)
Picture: ... a look into the shadow world that’s fascinated him for so long.
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