Everything Is Borrowed

Infobox Album
Name = Everything Is Borrowed
Type = studio
Artist = The Streets


Released = September 15, 2008 (UK)
October 7, 2008 (US)
Recorded =
Genre = Electronica, UK garage, Hip Hop, Grime
Length =
Label = 679 Recordings, Vice Records
Producer = Mike Skinner
Reviews =
* "Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfpxzekldde link]
* "The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/12/urbanreview.thestreets link]
* "The Independent" Rating|4|5 [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-streets-everything-is-borrowed-sixsevenine-926671.html link]
* "Metro Rating|2|5 [http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/article.html?The_Streets:_Everything_Is_Borrowed&in_article_id=307015&in_page_id=25&in_a_source= link]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-streets/9899 link]
* "Pitchfork Media" (4.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/146211-the-streets-everything-is-borrowed link]
* "Planet Sound" (6/10) [http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/4958bb773487dcf7e854e96604ee9bd3/bThe+StreetsEverything+Is+Borrowedb.aspx link]
* "PopMatters" (4/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63387/the-streets-everything-is-borrowed link]
* "The Quietus" (Positive) [http://www.thequietus.com/articles/the-streets link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/23226245/review/23306253/everything_is_borrowed link]
* "The Skinny" Rating|3|5 [http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/43563-the-streets-everything-is-borrowed link]
* "Spin" Rating|4|5 [http://www.spin.com/reviews/streets-everything-borrowed-vice link]
* "Times Online" Rating|4|5 [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4733707.ece link]
* "TMM" (7/10) [http://www.themusicmagazine.co.uk/featured/the-streets-everything-is-borrowed link]
* "Virgin Media" Rating|3|5 [http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/albumreviews/thestreets-everythingisborrowed.php link]
Last album = "The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living"
(2006)
This album = "Everything Is Borrowed"
(2008)
Next album = "Computers and Blues"
(TBD)

"Everything Is Borrowed" is the fourth album from The Streets. Released in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2008, [Citation |last=Thompson |first=Paul |title=The Streets Announce LP Release Date, Fall Tour |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142415-the-streets-announce-lp-release-date-fall-tour |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=2008-07-29 |accessdate=2008-07-29] and in the United States on October 7, 2008, [Citation |last=Stanislawski |first=Ethan |title=Mike Skinner talks about the legacy of the Streets |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/mike-skinner-talks-about-the-legacy-of-the-streets/21101/ |publisher="Prefix Magazine" |date=2008-08-28 |accessdate=2008-09-04] Skinner describes the album as a "peaceful coming to terms album" [Citation |last=Thompson |first=Paul |title=Mike Skinner Names LP, Declares End of the Streets? |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/51030-mike-skinner-names-lp-declares-end-of-the-streets |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=2008-06-05 |accessdate=2008-06-05] and as containing "peaceful positive vibes" which stand in stark contrast to the previous album, "The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living", [Citation |last= |first= |title=The Streets name new album – but reveal their days are numbered |url=http://www.nme.com/news/streets/37027 |publisher="NME" |date=2008-06-02 |accessdate=2008-06-05] which Skinner has described as a "guilt-ridden indulgence". [Citation |last=Michaels |first=Sean |title=The Streets announce final album |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2283498,00.html |publisher="The Guardian" |date=2008-06-02 |accessdate=2008-07-16] Skinner wrote on his MySpace page that one rule he set himself while recording this album was to not have any references to modern life in the songs, although that information was later taken down.

The album's first single, "Everything Is Borrowed," was released on September 29, 2008.Citation |last= |first= |title=The Streets offer new track as free download today (July 30) |url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-streets/38536 |publisher="NME" |date=2008-07-30 |accessdate=2008-08-04] In the months leading up to the album's release, "The Escapist" was offered online as a free download, accompanied by a music video. The video (directed by Ted Mayhem) [Citation |last= |first= |title=Get your free download from Birmingham's The Streets |url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2008/07/30/get-your-free-download-from-birmingham-s-the-streets-66331-21437843/ |publisher="Sunday Mercury" |date=2008-07-30 |accessdate=2008-08-04] follows Skinner as he walks 770 miles from Dover to a beach in France, [Citation |last= |first= |title=Mike Skinner films epic trek through France |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/aug/10/popandrock3 |publisher="The Observer" |date=2008-08-10 |accessdate=2008-08-27] [Citation |last=Michaels |first=Sean |title=The Streets release new material ... and ruin Reeboks |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/jul/31/streets.release.free.download |publisher="The Guardian" |date=2008-07-31 |accessdate=2008-08-04] a feat Skinner actually undertook. [Citation |last=Thompson |first=Paul |title=Mike Skinner Walking to France for New Streets Video? |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50700-mike-skinner-walking-to-france-for-new-streets-video |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=2008-05-19 |accessdate=2008-08-04] "Who Knows Who", a track Skinner recorded with the band Muse, was leaked in August 2008 and was initially believed by many to be a track from the upcoming album, until refuted by Muse. [Citation |last=Milton |first=Jamie |title=Muse: 'Collaboration With The Streets Result Of A Late Night Jam Session' |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/45110/muse-collaboration-with-the-streets-result-of-a-late-night-jam-session |publisher="Gig Wise" |date=2008-08-04 |accessdate=2008-08-04]

During the recording of the album, Skinner states that he "threw away more music than is on the album now," as he was unhappy with the material recorded, but that "the album is a product of all the stuff I threw away, it was important to the album."Citation |last= |first= |title=Skinner to release one more album |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7554269.stm |publisher=BBC |date=2008-08-12 |accessdate=2008-08-13] "Everything Is Borrowed" will be the penultimate album from The Streets; Skinner has said that he signed a five-record deal, and that he always envisioned a five-album box set.

Track listing

# "Everything Is Borrowed"
# "Heaven for the Weather"
# "I Love You More (Than You Like Me)"
# "The Way of the Dodo"
# "On the Flip of a Coin"
# "On the Edge of a Cliff"
# "Never Give in"
# "The Sherry End"
# "Alleged Legends"
# "Strongest Person I Know"
# "The Escapist"

References