Coral Island

by The Coral

Coral Island cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 April 2021
  • Label: Run On
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 54:17
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructed as an ambitious double album, 'Coral Island' serves as a conceptual tribute to the faded glory of British seaside towns. The band enlists their grandfather, Ian Murray, to provide nostalgic spoken-word narration connecting lush, jangle-pop melodies and whimsical neo-psychedelia. It stands as a warm, meticulously crafted love letter to retro pop and decaying coastal romanticism.

Genres

Descriptors: aquatic, conceptual, melodic, narrative, retro

Tracklist

  1. Welcome To Coral Island (0:54)
  2. Lover Undiscovered (3:29)
  3. Change Your Mind (3:07)
  4. Mist On The River (3:35)
  5. Pavilions Of The Mind (1:21)
  6. Vacancy (2:43)
  7. My Best Friend (2:33)
  8. Arcade Hallucinations (0:32)
  9. The Game She Plays (3:22)
  10. Autumn Has Come (3:00)
  11. The End Of The Pier (1:07)
  12. The Ghost Of Coral Island (1:04)
  13. Golden Age (2:41)
  14. Faceless Angel (3:26)
  15. The Great Lafayette (1:09)
  16. Strange Illusions (3:06)
  17. Take Me Back To The Summertime (3:10)
  18. Telepathic Waltz (0:53)
  19. Old Photographs (2:21)
  20. Watch You Disappear (2:38)
  21. Late Night At The Border (0:30)
  22. Land Of The Lost (3:52)
  23. The Calico Girl (2:42)
  24. The Last Entertainer (0:49)

Credits

  • The Coral - primary artist
  • James Skelly - written-by
  • Nick Power - written-by
  • Richard Turvey - written-by
  • Paul Duffy - written-by
  • Philip McKinnell - written-by
  • Ian Skelly - written-by
  • Paul Molloy - written-by

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