Science & Nature (The Bluetones album)
| Science & Nature | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 2000[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Studio | Sawmills | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Labels | Mercury, Universal Music Group, Superior Quality | |||
| Producer | John Cornfield | |||
| The Bluetones chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Science & Nature | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Dotmusic | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
Science & Nature is the third studio album by the English indie rock band the Bluetones. It was released on 15 May 2000 by Mercury Records, and was the band's first album that Richard Payne played on. It spawned the hit singles "Keep the Home Fires Burning" and "Autophilia (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Car)". The album itself peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart.[5] "Mudslide" was released as an EP in October 2000.[6]
In 2019, the LP was reissued on 180g translucent vinyl for the first time through Demon Music Group,[7] alongside the heavyweight blue vinyl reissue of their following greatest hits compilation The Singles (2002) which had previously never been released on vinyl.[8]
Reception
According to Iain Forrester of Stylus Magazine, Science & Nature "abandons the sound they stuck to rigidly elsewhere," and "while being successfully aware of their limitations throws everything they can think of (country, jazz, folk, prog) at melodic pop." He called it "inventive and gently surprising."[9] Jason Damas of AllMusic felt that the album was largely not as new wave-influenced as many suggested prior to release, except on "Mudslide", but did find the album to contain "a bit more of a pop leaning."[2] Drowned in Sound's Thomas Blatchford said the record contained "invention and refined sensibility."[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Morriss, Devlin, Morriss, Chesters, Payne.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zorrro" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "The Last of the Great Navigators" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Tiger Lily" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Mudslide" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "One Speed Gearbox" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Blood Bubble" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Autophilia (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Car)" | 4:59 |
| 8. | "Keep the Home Fires Burning" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "The Basement Song" | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Slack Jaw" | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Emily's Pine" | 6:03 |
| 12. | "It's a Boy" (Japanese bonus track) | 1:34 |
| Total length: | 45:15 | |
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) | 10 |
References
- ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021.
- 1 2 Science & Nature at AllMusic
- ↑ "Dotmusic review". Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- ↑ NME review
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 21/5/2000". Official Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ep Review: The Bluetones - Mudslide EP / Releases / Releases /". Drowned in Sound. 25 November 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Bluetones: Science & Nature (1LP Translucent Vinyl)". Demon Music Group. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Science & Nature and The Singles are coming to vinyl". bluetones.band. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Forrester, Iain (9 June 2016). "Top Ten Post-Britpop Flops". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "Album Review: The Bluetones – The Bluetones / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.