Astronaut Meets Appleman

King Creosote - Astronaut Meets Appleman
Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2016 Ratings: #431 / 1004
User Score
Based on 50 ratings
2016 Rank: #131
Liked by 1 person
September 2, 2016 / Release Date
LP / Format
Domino / Label
Indie Folk / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
Drowned in Sound

Anderson appears to be happy in his skin and has crafted nine songs that reference his past, but also hint to his future.

80
musicOMH

For anyone yet to fall under Anderson’s charms who may feel intimidated by the size of that back catalogue, Astronaut Meets Appleman is the perfect entry point.

80
The Line of Best Fit

After dozens of albums, King Creosote is still finding ways to push himself and is totally justified purely for the creativity of the finished work.

80
The Guardian

Recording in the Isle of Mull and County Down has given the album a real Celtic swing ... The songs swing from cosmic and ethereal to mischievously earthy.

70
Clash

It retains the witticism and humble poetry that saw him crowned the beloved laureate of Fife, but there’s just a little bit of magic missing.

Leozao
95

Unpretentious, well crafted and rewarding.

Will probably fly under the radar.

EMR
63

Throughout the course of his extensive career, Kenny Anderson (a.K.a. King Creosote) has been quite a prolofic artist, having put out over forty studio albums up to date. His new record, the melancholic Astronaut Meets Appleman reflects upon life, death, lust and belonging, with his usual crooning vocal style and many, many folk surroundings. This album brings in a wider use of chamber instruments, if compared to some of his latest previous works, although the real charm may be found on his ... read more

95

量多質精應該獲得更多注目的創作好手,民謠長篇聽來卻不會生倦,one of the most underrated musicians in the world.

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Track List

  1. You Just Want
  2. Melin Wynt
  3. Wake up to This
  4. Faux Call
  5. Betelgeuse
  6. Love Life
  7. Peter Rabbit Tea
  8. Surface
  9. Rules of Engagement
  10. The Long Fade

Year End Lists

#8/Fopp
#63/Piccadilly Records
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Added on: August 8, 2016