Unusual Places to Die

by The Bathers

Unusual Places to Die cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Go! Discs
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 37:12
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Chris Thomson, Sam Loup, Douglas MacIntyre, Michael Peden, Andy Alston, James Locke, James Grant, Audrey Carden

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Formed by Chris Thomson after the dissolution of Friends Again, the Scottish outfit debuted with a remarkably elegant, string-laden pop record. 'Unusual Places to Die' merges lush chamber pop orchestration with sophisticated, melancholic blue-eyed soul. The album garnered significant critical praise, establishing the band's signature sweepingly romantic, cinematic sound.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, orchestral, literate, elegant, chamber

Tracklist

  1. Perpetual Adoration (3:31)
  2. Latta's Dream (3:10)
  3. Fancy Dress (4:36)
  4. Time Regained (7:10)
  5. Take Me Back to the Brooklands (5:19)
  6. Candide (3:55)
  7. JuJu Peach (2:59)
  8. Unusual Places to Drive (1:31)
  9. Isn't She Shining (2:58)
  10. Fortuny (1:57)

Credits

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