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{{Infobox Album
{{Infobox album
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| Name = Looking in the Shadows
| Type = studio
| name = Looking in the Shadows
| Artist = [[The Raincoats]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Looking in the Shadows.jpg
| artist = [[The Raincoats]]
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| cover = Looking in the Shadows.jpg
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| Released = 1996
| Recorded =
| alt =
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| released = 14 May 1996
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 47:41
| recorded =
| venue =
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| Label = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] (UK), [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] (US)
| Producer = [[Ed Buller]]
| studio = Trident 2, London
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| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
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| Last album = ''[[Moving (The Raincoats album)|Moving]]''<br />{{small|(1984)}}
| length = 47:41
| This album = '''''Looking in the Shadows'''''<br />{{small|(1996)}}
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| label = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] (UK), [[DGC Records|DGC]] (US)
| producer = [[Ed Buller]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theraincoats/albums/album/222415/review/5945745/looking_in_the_shadows|title=The Raincoats: Looking in the Shadows : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726014651/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theraincoats/albums/album/222415/review/5945745/looking_in_the_shadows|archive-date=2008-07-26}}</ref>
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| prev_title = [[Moving (The Raincoats album)|Moving]]
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}

{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/looking-in-the-shadows-mw0000182928|title=Looking in the Shadows - The Raincoats &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r233922/review|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|rev2Score= (7.4/10) [https://web.archive.org/web/20050824163319/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/raincoats/looking-in-the-shadows.shtml]
|rev2score = B+<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+Raincoats|title=Robert Christgau: CG: The Raincoats|website=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |rev3Score={{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theraincoats/albums/album/222415/review/5945745/looking_in_the_shadows link]}}
|rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=6 |page=747}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]''
|rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="MH">{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=918}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = 1/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000403reviews.html|title=NME.COM - THE RAINCOATS - Looking In The Shadows - 14/9/1996|website=[[NME]]|date=August 17, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817181904/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000403reviews.html|archive-date=2000-08-17}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6Score = 7.4/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/raincoats/looking-in-the-shadows.shtml|title=The Raincoats: Looking In The Shadows: Pitchfork Review|date=August 24, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050824163319/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/raincoats/looking-in-the-shadows.shtml|archive-date=2005-08-24}}</ref>
| rev7=''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="auto"/>
|rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev8score = 8/10<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXQ6nPE3H9wC&pg=PA107|title=Spins|work=SPIN|date=May 27, 1996|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|via=Google Books}}</ref>
}}
'''''Looking in the Shadows''''' is the fourth studio album by British [[alternative rock]] group [[the Raincoats]], released in 1996 by [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] and [[DGC Records|DGC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-raincoats-mn0000489999/biography|title=The Raincoats &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref> It was the band's first album in 12 years (after 1984's ''[[Moving (The Raincoats album)|Moving]]'').<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/12/arts/women-on-the-verge-of-a-renewed-awakening.html|title=Women on the Verge Of a Renewed Awakening (Published 1996)|first=Ben|last=Ratliff|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 12, 1996}}</ref>


==Production==
'''''Looking in the Shadows''''' is the fourth studio album by British [[alternative rock]] group [[the Raincoats]], released in 1996 on [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] and [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]. It was the band's first album in 12 years, after ''[[Moving (The Raincoats album)|Moving]]'' (1984).
The album was produced by [[Ed Buller]]. The Raincoats' original members, Gina Birch and Ana da Silva, had to relearn their instruments prior to recording ''Looking in the Shadows''.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Critical reception==
The ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' wrote: "With a bent toward electronic sounds and a playful, revealing manner in the lyrics, the band succeeds in creating music that reflects not some sort of nostalgia for what the Raincoats used to be but considerable understanding in what they came to be."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1996-05-30-9605300957-story.html|title=ALBUM REVIEW - THE RAINCOATS - LOOKING IN THE SHADOWS|website=courant.com|date=30 May 1996 }}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that "the Raincoats may be grown up now, but on songs like 'Love a Loser' they still juxtapose harsh and sweet as bracingly as ever."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/08/30/raincoats-still-fit/96d368c9-6f7f-4584-881f-af2116b3b153/|title=RAINCOATS STILL FIT|first=Mark|last=Jenkins|date=August 30, 1996|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 were written by [[Ana Da Silva]], the remainder by [[Gina Birch]].
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 were written by [[Ana da Silva]], the remainder by [[Gina Birch]].


#"Only Tonight" – 3:30
#"Only Tonight" – 3:30
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;The Raincoats
*[[Gina Birch]] – vocals, bass, guitar, feedback, fuzz guitar, distortion
*[[Gina Birch]] – vocals, bass, guitar, feedback, fuzz guitar, distortion
*[[Ana Da Silva]] – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, 12 string guitar, slide guitar, sruthi, design
*[[Ana da Silva]] – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, sruthi, design
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*Anne Wood – bass, guitar, violin
with:
*[[Ed Buller]] – piano, Moog synthesizer
*[[Ed Buller]] – piano, Moog synthesizer
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*Heather Dunn – bass, drums
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*Gary Stout – programming, computer editing
*[[Simon Fisher Turner]] – vocals on "Love a Loser"
*[[Simon Fisher Turner]] – vocals on "Love a Loser"
*[[Pete Shelley]] – vocals on "Love a Loser"
*[[Pete Shelley]] – vocals on "Love a Loser"
;Technical
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*Anne Wood – bass, guitar, violin
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*Gary Stout – programming, computer editing
*[[Shirley O'Loughlin]] – photography
*[[Shirley O'Loughlin]] – photography
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*[[Maria Mochnacz]] – photography
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*Heather Dunn – bass, drums

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*Maria Mochnacz – photography
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 15 September 2024

Looking in the Shadows
Studio album by
The Raincoats
Released14 May 1996
StudioTrident 2, London
GenreAlternative rock
Length47:41
LabelRough Trade (UK), DGC (US)
ProducerEd Buller[1]
The Raincoats chronology
Moving
(1984) 		Looking in the Shadows
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
NME1/10[6]
Pitchfork7.4/10[7]
Rolling Stone[1]
Spin8/10[8]

Looking in the Shadows is the fourth studio album by British alternative rock group the Raincoats, released in 1996 by Rough Trade and DGC.[9] It was the band's first album in 12 years (after 1984's Moving).[10]

Production

[edit]

The album was produced by Ed Buller. The Raincoats' original members, Gina Birch and Ana da Silva, had to relearn their instruments prior to recording Looking in the Shadows.[8]

Critical reception

[edit]

The Hartford Courant wrote: "With a bent toward electronic sounds and a playful, revealing manner in the lyrics, the band succeeds in creating music that reflects not some sort of nostalgia for what the Raincoats used to be but considerable understanding in what they came to be."[11] The Washington Post wrote that "the Raincoats may be grown up now, but on songs like 'Love a Loser' they still juxtapose harsh and sweet as bracingly as ever."[12]

Track listing

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Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 were written by Ana da Silva, the remainder by Gina Birch.

  1. "Only Tonight" – 3:30
  2. "Don't Be Mean" – 3:59
  3. "Forgotten Words" – 3:36
  4. "Pretty" – 4:17
  5. "Truth is Hard" – 2:57
  6. "Babydog" – 5:05
  7. "You Ask Why" – 3:58
  8. "57 Ways to End It All" – 5:31
  9. "So Damn Early" – 4:12
  10. "You Kill Me" – 3:58
  11. "Love a Loser" – 3:30
  12. "Looking in the Shadows" – 3:14

Personnel

[edit]
The Raincoats
  • Gina Birch – vocals, bass, guitar, feedback, fuzz guitar, distortion
  • Ana da Silva – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, sruthi, design
  • Anne Wood – bass, guitar, violin

with:

Technical

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Raincoats: Looking in the Shadows : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 26 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Looking in the Shadows - The Raincoats | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Raincoats". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 747.
  5. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 918.
  6. ^ "NME.COM - THE RAINCOATS - Looking In The Shadows - 14/9/1996". NME. 17 August 2000. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000.
  7. ^ "The Raincoats: Looking In The Shadows: Pitchfork Review". 24 August 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2005.
  8. ^ a b "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 27 May 1996 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "The Raincoats | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. ^ Ratliff, Ben (12 September 1996). "Women on the Verge Of a Renewed Awakening (Published 1996)". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW - THE RAINCOATS - LOOKING IN THE SHADOWS". courant.com. 30 May 1996.
  12. ^ Jenkins, Mark (30 August 1996). "RAINCOATS STILL FIT" – via www.washingtonpost.com.


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