Office Politics

by The Divine Comedy

Office Politics cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 June 2019
  • Label: Divine Comedy Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:00:49
  • Community rating: 3.09/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Alison Dods, Emma Owens, Daniel Newell, Lucy Wilkins, Warren Zielinski, Max Spiers, Jake Jackson, Reiad Chibah, Richard George, Richard Pryce, Richard Skinner, Sonia Jones, Owen Slade, John Ryan, Chris Worsey, Hazel Fernandez, Eliza Marshall, Tosh Flood, Perry Montague-Mason, Tim Weller, Caroline Dale, Richard Edwards, Ber Quinn, Gillon Cameron, Katie Kissoon, Natalia Bonner, Pete Ruotolo, Ian Watson, Martin Robertson, Bruce White, Ian Burdge, Mark Templeton, Simon Little, Patrick Kiernan, Tom Pigott-Smith

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A double concept album by Neil Hannon focusing on the modernization of the workplace, corporate absurdity, and the obsolescence of human labor. It heavily incorporates synthesizers, drum machines, and industrial rhythms, deliberately departing from the lush orchestral chamber pop of his prior work.

Genres

Descriptors: satirical, conceptual, political

Tracklist

  1. Queuejumper (3:07)
  2. Office Politics (4:02)
  3. Norman And Norma (3:46)
  4. Absolutely Obsolete (4:13)
  5. Infernal Machines (3:05)
  6. You'll Never Work In This Town Again (4:11)
  7. Psychological Evaluation (2:40)
  8. The Synthesiser Service Centre Super Summer Sale (3:51)
  9. The Life And Soul Of The Party (3:28)
  10. A Feather In Your Cap (4:00)
  11. I'm A Stranger Here (4:38)
  12. Dark Days Are Here Again (3:15)
  13. Philip And Steve's Furniture Removal Company (4:51)
  14. 'Opportunity' Knox (3:43)
  15. After The Lord Mayor's Show (3:46)
  16. When The Working Day Is Done (4:13)

Credits

  • The Divine Comedy - primary artist
  • Ian Watson - backing vocals, handclaps, synthesizer [prophete 5], synthesizer [prophet5], written-by, organ [lira finger 5], accordion, electric organ [jumbo], mellotron
  • Pete Ruotolo - backing vocals, guest, vocals
  • Simon Little - backing vocals, handclaps, bass [fender], bass [fender], sounds, bass [hofner], bass [warwick], synth [korg volca bass], written-by
  • Tosh Flood - backing vocals, drums, handclaps, electric guitar [fender telecaster], acoustic guitar [epiphone texan, epiphone twelve-string], electric guitar [gibson sg, gibson les paul], electric guitar [fender telecaster, gibson sg], baritone guitar [eastwood], resonator guitar [epiphone], electric guitar [rickenbacker 330], mellotron, synthesizer [softube buchla 259e, arturia cs-80 v3, mininova], written-by, electric guitar [telecaster], acoustic guitar [sigma parlour], electric guitar [novo], omnichord, electric guitar [rickenbacker], voice [low], acoustic guitar [epiphone eldorado]
  • Richard Pryce - bass
  • Caroline Dale - cello
  • Chris Worsey - cello

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