Thunder and Consolation
by New Model Army
- Type: Album
- Released: February 1989
- Label: EMI
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 1:02:13
- Community rating: 3.88/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Jason Harris, Ed Alleyne-Johnson
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Thunder and Consolation' blends the aggressive, rhythmically driven sound of post-punk with traditional folk elements, prominently featuring Ed Alleyne-Johnson's electric violin. The album's lyrical themes articulate political dissent and social observation within the context of late-1980s Britain.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, conscious, political, rhythmic, folk, guitars, storytelling
Tracklist
- I Love the World (5:08)
- Stupid Questions (3:29)
- 225 (4:47)
- Inheritance (3:23)
- Green and Grey (4:56)
- The Ballad of Bodmin Pill (4:47)
- Family (4:01)
- Family Life (3:00)
- Vagabonds (4:20)
- 125 Mph (3:57)
- Archway Towers (4:54)
- The Charge (3:24)
- Chinese Whispers (3:32)
- Nothing Touches (4:10)
- White Coats (4:17)
Credits
- New Model Army - primary artist, producer
- Joolz - artwork by, design
- Jason Harris - bass, keyboards, guitar
- Robert Heaton - drums, backing vocals [b.vox], guitar, bass, mixed by, written-by
- Frantz Verna - engineer [assistant]
- Michael J. Ade - engineer [assistant]
- Steve Orchard - engineer [assistant]
- Chris McLaughlin - guitar [live]
- Steve Rooke - mastered by
- Andy Wallace - mixed by
- Jon Kelly - mixed by
- Justin Sullivan - mixed by, vocals, lyrics by, guitar, keyboards, written-by
- Tom Dowd - mixed by, producer
- Paul Cox - photography by
- John Cornfield - recorded by
- Nick Davis - recorded by
- Steve Riddel - recorded by
- Ed Alleyne-Johnson - violin