United Nations of Sound (album)
Encyclopedia
United Nations of Sound is the debut album by British
alternative rock
band RPA & The United Nations of Sound (pseudonym of Richard Ashcroft
, arrived at his fourth solo album), released on 19 July 2010 through Parlophone
(see 2010 in British music
). The album was released in the United States
on 22 March 2011 under the name "Richard Ashcroft
" through the record company Razor & Tie
.
, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 37, based on eight reviews, which indicates "Generally unfavorable reviews".
UK-based review aggregation website AnyDecentMusic?
correlated 23 reviews with an ADM Rating of 4.5. In the United Statee, Spin Magazine
said the result a "fruitful collaboration" and Nylon Magazine
called the new album "a commanding performance".
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band RPA & The United Nations of Sound (pseudonym of Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards...
, arrived at his fourth solo album), released on 19 July 2010 through Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
(see 2010 in British music
2010 in British music
This is a summary of the year 2010 in British music. The average number one sale is an encouraging 102,326, nearly double the average sale of 2007, showing a reversal in the dip in record sales which had been seen in recent years...
). The album was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on 22 March 2011 under the name "Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft
Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and occasional guitarist of alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their split in 1999, and continues as a lead vocalist working with guitars and keyboards...
" through the record company Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie
Razor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...
.
Reception
United Nations of Sound received generally negative reviews from critics on its initial release. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 37, based on eight reviews, which indicates "Generally unfavorable reviews".
UK-based review aggregation website AnyDecentMusic?
AnyDecentMusic?
AnyDecentMusic? is a website that collates reviews of contemporary music albums, covering rock, pop, electronic, dance, folk, country, roots and urban...
correlated 23 reviews with an ADM Rating of 4.5. In the United Statee, Spin Magazine
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
said the result a "fruitful collaboration" and Nylon Magazine
Nylon (magazine)
Nylon is an American magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel...
called the new album "a commanding performance".
Track listing
Song appearances
- "Are You Ready?" is featured in the 2011 Volkswagen JettaVolkswagen JettaAlthough the Golf had reached considerable success, in the North American markets, Volkswagen observed that the hatchback body style lacked some of the appeal to those who preferred the traditional three-box configuration...
's commercial, it's currently been used in Fox SportsFox Sports (USA)Fox Sports is a division of the Fox Broadcasting Company . It was formed in 1994 with Fox's acquisition of broadcast rights to National Football League games...
broadcasts of Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
's postseason games including the opening of the 2010 World Series2010 World SeriesThe 2010 World Series was the 106th occurrence of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff, played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion San Francisco Giants, began on Wednesday, , and ended on Monday, , with the Giants...
, and it was played in many ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
promos during the 2010 FIFA World Cup2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. The song will be also featured over the closing credits of the film The Adjustment BureauThe Adjustment BureauThe Adjustment Bureau is a 2011 American fantasy romantic thriller film loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story, "Adjustment Team". The film was written and directed by George Nolfi and stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. The cast also includes Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Michael Kelly,...
in March 2011, along with "Future's Bright", a new song written and performed specifically for the film's opening by Richard and ten-time Oscar-nominated composer Thomas NewmanThomas NewmanThomas Montgomery Newman is an American composer and conductor, best known for his many film scores. He is one of the more respected and recognized composers for modern film and has scored over fifty feature films in a career which spans nearly three decades.Newman has received a total of ten...
. - "She Brings Me the Music" appears in an episode of ChuckChuck (TV series)Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
, Season 4 Episode 4.
External links
- Richard Ashcroft - Richard Ashcroft official website
- http://www.fye.com/United-Nations-of-Sound-Front-Page_stcVVproductId127303422VVcatId455366VVviewprod.htm