Avalanche (Thea Gilmore album)

Infobox Album
Name = Avalanche
Type = Album
Artist = Thea Gilmore


Background = orange
Released = 9 September 2003
Recorded = The Forge, Oswestry; The Loft, Liverpool; Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincs
Genre = Rock, folk
Length = 46:46
Label = Hungry Dog
Producer = Nigel Stonier
Reviews = Following excerpts taken from album cover:
*"We are in the midst of a truly exceptional English singer/songwriter" - **** Mojo, Rating|4|5
*"Thea Gilmore's punk folk takes its lead from Bob Dylan. She belies her Tender years with an assertive lyricism which rings true and tellingly" - Rating|4|5 The Guardian
*"There is no home grown talent to compare with this sweet voiced, sharp Edged 21 year old from Oxford" - Rating|4|5 The Mirror
*"The only alarming thing about Thea Gilmore is just how good she is" - Rating|4|5 The Independent
*"Bold, Uplifting, Anthemic, her best album to date" - The Times
*"Haunting beauty, aching mood and elegant craft" - Time Out
*"The best female singer songwriter of the last ten years and then some" - Rating|4|5 Uncut
*"Britain has spawned very few world class singer songwriters, Gilmore is in a league of her own" - Rating|4|5 Q
Last album = "Songs from the Gutter" (2002)
This album = "Avalanche" (2003)
Next album = "Harpo's Ghost" (2006)

"Avalanche" is the fifth album released by English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released on 9 September 2003 to general high praise.

It reached #62 in the UK Albums Chart, which is, as of September 2006, the highest position any of her albums have attained.

Track listing

All songs written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted.

#"Rags and Bones" – 3:38
#"Have You Heard" – 3:26
#"Juliet (Keep That in Mind)" – 3:52
#"Avalanche" – 4:21
#"Mainstream" (Gilmore, Nigel Stonier) – 3:12
#"Pirate Moon" – 4:20
#"Apparition #13" – 3:27
#"Razor Valentine" – 3:46
#"God Knows" – 3:49
#"Heads Will Roll" – 2:33
#"Eight Months" – 5:33
#"The Cracks" – 4:49

Personnel

* Thea Gilmore – Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, xylophone, melodica, saw
* Nigel Stonier – Producer, programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, bass, keyboards, Moog, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, backing vocals
* Robbie McIntosh – Electric guitar, National guitar, backing vocals
* Paul Beavis – drums, percussion
* Jo Wadeson – Bass
* Dave "Munch" Moore – Hammond organ
* Mike Cave – Drums, programming, cymbal
* Dylan Gallagher – Programming
* Dave Hull-Denholm – Backing vocals
* Freyja Gilmore – Backing vocals
* Oliver Kraus – Cello
* Ewan Davies – Musical box

External links

* [http://www.theagilmore.com Official site]
* [http://www.cdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=748 2004 interview]
*Discogs artist|artist=Thea+Gilmore
*Musicbrainz artist|id=4176a7cc-5b9d-46c9-b616-8f2b19f7f92f|name=Thea Gilmore