Avalanche | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 9 September 2003 | |||
Studio | The Forge, Oswestry; The Loft, Liverpool; Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincs | |||
Genre | Rock, folk | |||
Length | 46:46 | |||
Label | Hungry Dog | |||
Producer | Nigel Stonier | |||
Thea Gilmore chronology | ||||
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Avalanche is the fifth album by the English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released on 9 September 2003 on the Hungry Dog record label. The album peaked at number 63 on the UK Albums Chart. [1] Uncut magazine ranked Avalanche at number 59 of its "Albums of the Year" for 2003 and said of Gilmore: "You can hear her growing in stature with every record she makes." [2]
All songs written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Guardian | [4] |
The Independent | (favourable) [5] |
Mojo | [2] |
musicOMH | (highly favourable) [6] |
No Depression | (mixed) [7] |
Q | [2] |
The Sunday Times | (favourable) [8] |
Time Out | [ citation needed] |
The Independent considered the album to be Gilmore taking "the final step to the forefront of British singer-songwriters, with 12 songs that establish her as the most prolific and intelligent wordsmith of her generation". [5] AllMusic's Hal Horowitz gave it four stars, stating the album saw her "moving a bit closer to the mainstream", also calling the songs "some of her best". [3] Adam Sweeting, for The Guardian, also gave it four stars, writing that it saw her "blazing her own path towards classic status as a songwriter". [4] Billboard's Steve Adams called it "an astonishingly literate collection of songs that marks another career leap". [9]