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The dance and hip-hop textures on the Charlatans U.K.'s 2001 album, Wonderland, fade to the back on the surprisingly subdued Up at the Lake, the Charlatans' eighth studio album. On Wonderland, the band sounded like it still wanted to change the world (or, at the very least, the world's dancefloors), but Up at the Lake sounds like its title suggests: a retreat and a retrenchment. The classic-rock coloring that dominated discs like the band's self-titled release and Tellin' Stories are back, combined with some previously unheard brief flirtations with classic folk. There's a defined sense that this is the beginning of a new chapter for the band, and that Up at the Lake is their first work as "mature" artists. It makes sense, since the Britpop torch had been passed on from the Charlies and their peers to the next generation (the Futureheads, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, the Coral, Franz Ferdinand, etc.) by 2004. What's here instead is the boozy barroom shuffle of "Bona Fide Treasure," British trad rock in the title track, and just a touch of the band's post-Madchester tendencies on "Feel the Pressure." Up at the Lake is a relaxed and assured record, the work of craftsmen who know how to produce something solid and consistent. As such, there isn't much of a spark, but anyone who's bothered to follow the Charlatans U.K. this long (which hasn't been easy, since Up at the Lake was denied a U.S. release) won't be disappointed.
© Jason Damas /TiVo
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Martin Blunt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Nelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - Mark Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Spencer, Producer - Martin Victor Blunt, ComposerLyricist - Mark Vincent Collins, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Burgess, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - The Chemical Brothers, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Spencer, Producer - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - Ged Lynch, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - James Spencer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
Ken Nelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Kevin Dotson, ComposerLyricist - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Cave, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
Ken Nelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer - Martin Victor Blunt, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
Ken Nelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Charlatans, Producer, MainArtist - James Spencer, Producer - Martin Victor Blunt, ComposerLyricist - Mark Vincent Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Allan Burgess, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jon Brookes, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Ian Bracken, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Heather Wallington, Viola, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
Album review
The dance and hip-hop textures on the Charlatans U.K.'s 2001 album, Wonderland, fade to the back on the surprisingly subdued Up at the Lake, the Charlatans' eighth studio album. On Wonderland, the band sounded like it still wanted to change the world (or, at the very least, the world's dancefloors), but Up at the Lake sounds like its title suggests: a retreat and a retrenchment. The classic-rock coloring that dominated discs like the band's self-titled release and Tellin' Stories are back, combined with some previously unheard brief flirtations with classic folk. There's a defined sense that this is the beginning of a new chapter for the band, and that Up at the Lake is their first work as "mature" artists. It makes sense, since the Britpop torch had been passed on from the Charlies and their peers to the next generation (the Futureheads, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, the Coral, Franz Ferdinand, etc.) by 2004. What's here instead is the boozy barroom shuffle of "Bona Fide Treasure," British trad rock in the title track, and just a touch of the band's post-Madchester tendencies on "Feel the Pressure." Up at the Lake is a relaxed and assured record, the work of craftsmen who know how to produce something solid and consistent. As such, there isn't much of a spark, but anyone who's bothered to follow the Charlatans U.K. this long (which hasn't been easy, since Up at the Lake was denied a U.S. release) won't be disappointed.
© Jason Damas /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:01
- Main artists: The Charlatans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company ℗ 2004 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
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