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All This Life is the fifth studio album by English rock band Starsailor.[5] It was released on 1 September 2017. It is the first studio album released by the band since 2009's All The Plans. It was produced by Embrace guitarist Richard McNamara.[5][6]
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| All This Life | ||||
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| Studio album by Starsailor | ||||
| Released | 1 September 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-Britpop | |||
| Length | 45:23 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl[1] | |||
| Producer | Richard McNamara | |||
| Starsailor chronology | ||||
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| Singles from All This Life | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Irish Times |  [3] |
| musicOMH | [4] |
Background
The band had been on hiatus since 2009 while lead singer James Walsh and the other members concentrated on solo projects. The band reformed in 2015 with a tour to support their recent greatest hits album.
Singles
Three singles have been released from the album - "Listen to Your Heart", "All This Life" and "Take a Little Time".
All This Life Tour
The tour to support the album started in Cambridge on 12 October 2017 and continued to various venues across the UK.
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2017 Tour | |||
| 12 October 2017 | Cambridge | England | Cambridge Junction |
| 13 October 2017 | Norwich | England | Waterfront |
| 14 October 2017 | Bristol | England | Bristol Bierkeller |
| 16 October 2017 | Leeds | England | Leeds Beckett Students Union |
| 17 October 2017 | Birmingham | England | O2 Institute 2 |
| 18 October 2017 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Leadmill |
| 19 October 2017 | Liverpool | England | O2 Academy |
| 21 October 2017 | Newcastle | England | Boiler Shop |
| 22 October 2017 | Glasgow | Scotland | O2 ABC |
| 24 October 2017 | Manchester | England | O2 Ritz |
| 25 October 2017 | Brighton | England | Concorde 2 |
| 26 October 2017 | London | England | Koko |
Critical reception
AllMusic called All This Life "a sophisticated, organically produced album that nicely balances the expansive lyricism of their early albums with the robust stadium rock they embraced during the mid- and late 2000s."[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, and Barry Westhead.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Listen to Your Heart" | 3:51 |
| 2. | "All This Life" | 2:54 |
| 3. | "Take a Little Time" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Caught in the Middle" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Sunday Best" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Blood" | 4:51 |
| 7. | "Best of Me" | 3:37 |
| 8. | "Break the Cycle" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Fall Out" | 5:52 |
| 10. | "Fia(F*** It All)" | 6:03 |
| 11. | "No One Else" | 2:14 |
Chart positions
The album entered the UK Album chart at number 23 and stayed in the top 100 for one week.[7]
Personnel
- Vocals and Guitars: James Walsh
- Keyboards: Barry Westhead
- Bass: James 'Stel' Stelfox
- Drums: Ben Byrne
- Production
- Producer, Mixer and Engineer: Richard McNamara
- Mastering: Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering
References
- "Starsailor: All This Life". PopMatters. 2 October 2017.
- "All This Life - Starsailor | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Starsailor review: Cliches and squeaky-clean production". The Irish Times.
- "Starsailor - All This Life | Album Reviews". 1 September 2017.
- "Starsailor | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Starsailor Official (29 August 2017), Starsailor - The Making Of 'All This Life' Part 3, retrieved 29 March 2018
- "Official chart position". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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