The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon

The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon is the thirteenth studio album by British indie rock band Echo & the Bunnymen that re-records older songs from the band's catalogue. It was released on 5 October 2018 and has received mixed reviews.

The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon
Studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen
Released	5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)
Studio	The Doghouse Studio, Henley on Thames, England, United Kingdom Plato Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Genre	Indie rock
Length	63:44
Language	English
Label	BMG
Producer	Ian McCulloch Jez Wing
Echo & the Bunnymen chronology
The Killing Moon – The Singles 1980–1990 (2017) The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon (2018) The John Peel Sessions 1979–1983 (2019)

Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2 out of 5 stars, with critic Tim Sendra writing that the new songs and lack of a coherent approach to re-recordings "makes for a jumbled listening experience that is sure to leave many Echo fans wondering just why the record exists". Writing for The Skinny, Alan O'Hare rated this album 3 out of 5 stars, writing that only some tracks work in re-recorded form and "it's hard to see many fans going back to these recordings instead of the originals after a curious first listen".

Track listing

1. "Bring On the Dancing Horses" (transformed) – 4:01
2. "The Somnambulist" – 3:23
3. "Nothing Lasts Forever" (transformed) – 4:09
4. "Lips Like Sugar" (transformed) – 4:27
5. "Rescue" (transformed) – 4:17
6. "Rust" (transformed) – 5:03
7. "Angels & Devils" (transformed) – 3:39
8. "Bedbugs & Ballyhoo" (transformed) – 3:25
9. "Zimbo" (transformed) – 4:33
10. "Stars Are Stars" (transformed) – 3:30
11. "Seven Seas" (transformed) – 3:43
12. "Ocean Rain" (transformed) – 5:41
13. "The Cutter" (transformed) – 4:23
14. "How Far?" – 4:40
15. "The Killing Moon" (transformed) – 4:59

Personnel

Echo & the Bunnymen

• Ian McCulloch – guitar, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals, production
• Will Sergeant – guitar, steel guitar

Additional personnel

• Ryan Art – design
• Barrie Barlow – drums
• Stephen Brannan – bass guitar
• Jean-Pierre Chalbos – mastering
• Gareth Huw Davies – cello
• Gavin Goldberg – engineering, production, programming
• Nick Kilroe – drums
• London Session Orchestra – strings
• Igor Outkine – accordion
• Ian Skelly – drums
• Sam Swallow – piano, string arrangement, string conducting
• Jez Wing – keyboards, programming, assistant production
• Andrea Wright – engineering, assistant production
• Andy Wright – programming, production

See also

• List of 2018 albums

External links

• The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon at MusicBrainz (list of releases)