The Invisible is the debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by The Invisible

The Invisible (band)

The Invisible are an indie rock/post-rock band based in and originating from London, and fronted by the singer and guitarist Dave Okumu, a long-time member of the London jazz scene. The band formed as Dave Okumu's solo project but quickly developed into a full fledged band with friends Tom Herbert ...

, released on March 9, 2009, on Matthew Herbert's label, Accidental Records in the UK.

The album itself was released on 9 March 2009 and was produced by Matthew Herbert

Matthew Herbert

Matthew Herbert , also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician...

. London based singer Eska features as backing vocalist for all tracks apart from "In Retrograde", "London Girl" and "Spiral".

Reception

The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Music Prize.

The band received general praise for its first records, receiving 4 out of 5 stars from music magazines Q

Q (magazine)

Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...

 and Mojo

Mojo (magazine)

MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...

.

iTunes

ITunes Store

The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...

awarded the album its 'Album of the Year' award.

Track listing

1. "In Retrograde" (2:41)
2. "Constant" (5:11)
3. "Passion" (3:56)
4. "London Girl" (4:00)
5. "Babydoll" (4:15)
6. "Monster's Waltz" (3:49)
7. "OK" (4:15)
8. "Jacob & The Angel" (4:51)
9. "Climate" (5:08)
10. "Tally of Souls" (3:16)
11. "Spiral" (3:26)
12. "Time Waits" (3:39)

External links

• The Invisible on Accidental Records
• http://www.accidentalrecords.com/ Accidental Records