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Mull Historical Society
Us
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Final Arrears
2. Am I Wrong
3. Oh Mother
4. Asylum - Mull Historical Society, Davies, Rick ]Super
5. Live Like the Automatics
6. Don't Take Your Love Away from Me
7. Minister for Genetics & Insurance M.P.
8. 5 More Minutes
9. Gravity
10. Can
11. The Supermarket Strikes Back
12. Clones
13. Her Is You
14. Us/Whiting of the People

CD Details

All Artists: Mull Historical Society
Title: Us
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Xl Recordings
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 3/18/2003
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 607618503420, 809274975829

Synopsis

Album Description

Colin MacIntyre, aka Mull Historical Society, the one-man-band songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, has released 3 worldwide critically acclaimed albums under the `Mull Historical Society' pseudonym : Loss(2001), Us (2003) & This Is Hope(2004). So far Colin has achieved 4 UK Top 40 Chart hits and 2 Top 20 UK Chart albums. Colin has also been named Scotland's Top Creative Talent at the Glenfiddoch Spirit Of Scotland Awards. Colin has recently completed album 4: 'The Water', with Lemon Jelly's Nick Franglen producing. He will now be releasing and performing under his own name. This name change does not reflect any artistic changes. The Water is released Feb 2008. Q Magazine said of "Loss": "Sumptuous choruses & choirs - Time to apply for membership." Uncut : "One of the best British records of the year." The Face : "A Tarten-clad debut of aspiring proportions." Time Out : "Mull is a beacon of originality in a tiresome sea of dross." The Guardian : "MacIntyre is a major new British songwriting force." NME: "One of the albums of the year. 8/10. All hail Colin!"

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CD Reviews

Gorgeous Pop in Sad Times

Agen GN Schmitz | Seattle, WA United States | 03/20/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Mix up the melancholy pop leanings of Gilbert O'Sullivan and the playful experimentation of Blur's Damon Albarn and you get a close approximation of the one-man band that is Mull Historical Society (Colin MacIntyre, who does virtually all instrumentation and production). Far more a complete album than the previous--Loss--Us is chock full of gorgeous heart-lifting melodies that are tempered by a world-weariness, which MacIntyre's voice perfectly suits."

Beach Boys Anyone?

P. D. Heizer | Hurst, Texas USA | 08/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a curious name for an individual singer-songwriter. Never mind that, it is gorgeous work that is worthy of popular acclaim! If someone had fooled me into believing that I was listening to the new Brian Wilson CD instead of Mull Historical Society, I might have fallen for it!!! This guy has much tallent, and songs like "asylum" are extremely catchy, and better than anything on the radio nowdays. Check this guy out, a keyboardist who can sing, and occasionally likes a 'wall of sound' surrounding the song."

No Sophomore Slump

WrtnWrd | Northridge, CA USA | 04/15/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Second albums have been tough for artists. Violent Femmes, Liz Phair, The Smiths all disappointed in relation to their debuts. An equal number of second albums are improvements: Radiohead, Coldplay, and now Mull Historical Society. Us isn't sonically dissimilar to Loss - both display Colin MacIntyre's baroque Britpop, from gentle ballads such as "Asylum" and "5 More Minutes" to modish rockers like "Live Like the Automatics" and "Minister for Genetics & Insurance M.P.". But the debut felt like a dilettante playing with his new studio toys. Us is infused with real loss. There's nothing more grounding than the death of a parent. (MacIntyre lost his dad before recording this follow-up.) He still favors lyrical flights of fancy, but "Gravity" isn't merely a song title here; it's his focus. He worries about his job in "Clones". He wonders if he'd argue with his father if he had only "5 More Minutes". He's a reassuring son in "Oh Mother". He's trying to make sense of life before he has to face "The Final Arrears". In doing so, he's joined the ranks of the writers he's usually judged against: Badly Drawn Boy and Ed Harcourt. Not bad company at all."