Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires is a mix album compiled by Friendly Fires, released on 5 November 2012.[1] It is the thirtieth album in the Late Night Tales series.[2]
| Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires | ||||
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| Released | 5 November 2012 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, pop | |||
| Length | 1:13:51 | |||
| Label | Night Time Stories | |||
| Producer | Ed MacFarlane, Edd Gibson, Jack Savidge | |||
| Compiler | Ed MacFarlane, Edd Gibson, Jack Savidge | |||
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| Late Night Tales chronology | ||||
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"...the perfect prescription of head, heart and footwork that defines ideal participants for constructing Late Night Tales"[3]
Their compilation features tracks from artists such as SBTRKT, Bibio, Cocteau Twins, Laurel Halo and Stereolab. It also features an exclusive Friendly Fires' cover of Eberhard Schoener + Sting's song "Why Don't You Answer?" off the 1978 album Flashback.[4]
History
editIn November 2012, a music video was released for Friendly Fires' cover "Why Don't You Answer?", directed by Fred Rowson for Colonel Blimp. It was premiered on The Guardian's new music blog.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Under the Sun" | Junior Boys | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Change Your Style" | Renée | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Love Vibration" | Joe Simon | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Like an Eagle" | Dennis Parker | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Carry On, Turn Me On" | Space | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Attention Seeker" | Iron Galaxy | 6:36 |
| 7. | "Don't Summarise My Summer Eyes" | Bibio | 4:00 |
| 8. | "The Black Arts" | Stereolab | 4:53 |
| 9. | "Hold On" (featuring Sampha) | SBTRKT | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Why Don't You Answer" (Eberhard Schoener and Sting cover) | Friendly Fires | 2:28 |
| 11. | "One Most Memorable" | Sonna | 1:14 |
| 12. | "Embassy" | Laurel Halo | 3:59 |
| 13. | "House Music Is a Controllable Desire You Can Own" | DJ Sprinkles | 3:59 |
| 14. | "Invisible" | Grouper | 2:46 |
| 15. | "Endless Shore" | Melody's Echo Chamber | 3:31 |
| 16. | "Cherry-Coloured Funk" | Cocteau Twins | 3:15 |
| 17. | "Shine" | Slowdive | 5:03 |
| 18. | "Love Song" | Olivia Newton-John | 3:39 |
| 19. | "Over There, It's Raining" | Nils Frahm | 2:42 |
| 20. | "Flat of Angles (Part 1)" | Benedict Cumberbatch | 6:24 |
References
edit- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Releases . Shop . Homepage . LateNight Tales". Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Friendly Fires . The Series . Shop . Homepage . LateNight Tales". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Friendly Fires Tackle 'Late Night Tales'". Clashmusic.com. 12 September 2012.
- ^ "New music: Friendly Fires – Why Don't You Answer?". TheGuardian.com. 20 November 2012.