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Frestonia is the sixth and final studio album by the Scottish band Aztec Camera, released in 1995.[4][5] Roddy Frame's subsequent releases would be under his own name. The title of the album refers to the community of Frestonia, in the Notting Hill district of London.

Frestonia
Studio album by
Released6 November 1995[1]
RecordedApril–August 1995
Length48:33
LabelReprise[2]
ProducerClive Langer, Alan Winstanley[3]
Aztec Camera chronology
Dreamland
(1993)
Frestonia
(1995)

Frestonia was the lowest-charting Aztec Camera album in the United Kingdom, reaching No. 100, whereas all previous releases made the top 30.[6] "Sun", the only single, failed to chart.


Critical reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Robert Christgau[8]
New Straits Times[9]
Martin C. Strong5/10[10]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music[11]
Wall of Sound80/100[12]

The Independent determined that "apart from one or two highlights ... it's pretty dull fare, with desultory, predictable arrangements doing their best to avoid trampling over the lyrics."[13] The Record deemed the album "a repulsive bit of narcissism that can't even make a claim for tragic portent; instead, it just sounds like the work of a poser."[14]

In 2021, Pitchfork wrote: "Less musically adventurous than its predecessor, Aztec’s 1995 album Frestonia is strongest in its softest moments, trading the sonic ambition of Dreamland for a classic approach to solo songwriting."[15]


Track listing


All tracks written by Roddy Frame.

  1. "Rainy Season" 5:41
  2. "Sun" 4:28
  3. "Crazy" 5:19
  4. "On the Avenue" 3:43
  5. "Imperfectly" 4:22
  6. "Debutante" 7:10
  7. "Beautiful Girl" 4:50
  8. "Phenomenal World" 4:09
  9. "Method of Love" 4:23
  10. "Sunset" 4:21

Personnel



References


  1. "Ad Focus" (PDF). Music Week. 4 November 1995. p. 30. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. Wener, Ben (13 December 1995). "Aztec Camera trains a murky lense on world". Cue. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 6.
  3. Thompson, Dave (12 May 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 via Google Books.
  4. "Aztec Camera Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. "Aztec Camera". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. "AZTEC CAMERA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. AllMusic Review
  8. "Robert Christgau: CG: Aztec Camera". www.robertchristgau.com.
  9. Murthi, R.S. (15 December 1995). "AZTEC CAMERA – Frestonia". Arts. New Straits Times. p. 5.
  10. Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate U.S. p. 68.
  11. Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. MUZE. p. 32.
  12. Graff, Gary. "Review: Frestonia". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 14 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  13. Gill, Andy (10 November 1995). "Aztec Camera Frestonia". POP MUSIC ALBUMS. The Independent. p. 14.
  14. Weiler, Derek (28 December 1995). "Aztec Camera Frestonia". The Record. p. E4.
  15. "Aztec Camera: Backwards and Forwards (The WEA Recordings 1984-1995)". Pitchfork.



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Frestonia es el sexto y último álbum de la banda escocesa Aztec Camera. A estas alturas de su carrera, Aztec Camera se había convertido en un conjunto de músicos más o menos asiduo al solista, Roddy Frame. Esto le empujó a comenzar su carrera en solitario con su primer álbum publicado en 1998, titulado The North Star. En este último trabajo con Aztec Camera, sigue los mismos esquemas de su anterior álbum, Dreamland: canciones suaves y discretas.



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