- 23 (album)
Infobox Album
Name = 23
Type = studio
Artist =Blonde Redhead
Released =April 10 ,2007
Recorded =
Genre =Alternative rock
Length = 43:23
Label =4AD
Producer = Blonde Redhead
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?sql=10:azfpxz95ldfe link]
*Cokemachineglow (79%) [http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/170/blonderedhead-23-2007 link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42226-23 April 11, 2007]
*Rocklouder rating|3|5 [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/2627.html link]
*Stylus Magazine (A) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/blonde-redhead/23.htm April 11, 2007]
*Tiny Mix Tapes rating|3|5 [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Blonde-Redhead,3208 link]
*Comfort Comes (9/10) [http://comfortcomes.com/?page=reviews&id=1555 link]
Last album = "Misery Is a Butterfly "
(2004)
This album = "23"
(2007)
Next album ="23" is the seventh studio album by
Blonde Redhead , released on start date|2007|4|10. It debuted on the U.S.Billboard 200 at number 63, selling roughly 11,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003572991 "'NOW' Remains No. 1 As Bright Eyes Debuts High"] , Billboard.com, April 18, 2007.]Background
The album is the first to be self-produced by the band, with additional assistance provided by
Crowded House producerMitchell Froom on two tracks, "Silently" and "Top Ranking". In a press release accompanying the album, the band acknowledged their goals to be more spontaneous in their song-writing, to aim for simplicity and clarity, and to create additional tensions. Drummer Simone Pace said he found it nerve-racking to enter the studio with only loose ideas for songs. Singer Kazu Makino admitted it "wasn't an entirely enjoyable experience. Without a producer, a referee, we could really get on each other's cases. It got intense."The band admitted that until they reached the mixing stage they were unsure what direction the album was taking.
Simone said it "sounds fresh because we are exploring new things. We get tired of doing the same thing all the time, so we search for other things to do."
The music video for single "Top Ranking" was directed by Mike Mills, and guests director/writer/actress/artist
Miranda July as the main, and only, character. At the start of the video it says "One pose per second." Following that we view July for the duration striking a different pose every second, creating the effect of a living statue.Track listing
# "23" – 5:18
# "Dr. Strangeluv" – 4:47
# "The Dress" – 4:00
# "SW" – 4:35
# "Spring and by Summer Fall" – 4:15
# "Silently" – 3:57
# "Publisher" – 4:01
# "Heroine" – 4:11
# "Top Ranking" – 3:27
# "My Impure Hair" – 4:52* The Japanese edition includes two bonus tracks: "Signs Along The Path" and "(We Are A Real Team) Harry And I"
ingles
* "23" (April 2, 2007)
** light blue-colored 7" vinyl, featuring the album version only
* "Silently" (June 11, 2007)
** promo CD single b/w: "Signs Along the Path" and "(We Are a Real Team) Harry and I"
** 7" vinyl single b/w: "(We Are a Real Team) Harry and I (Edit)"References
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