A Coming of Age

A Coming of Age is the second album by British indie pop band Lucky Soul. It was self-released through Ruffa Lane Records in 2010.

A Coming of Age
Studio album by
Lucky Soul
Released19 April 2010 (2010-04-19)
GenreIndie pop
Length39:46
LabelRuffa Lane
Lucky Soul chronology
The Great Unwanted
(2007)		 A Coming of Age
(2010)

The band began writing songs for the album in late 2008. Early the following year, they recorded five songs with the Stockholm Strings.[1] Frontman Andrew Laidlaw described the music as "somewhere in between Motown and The Smiths."[2] He noted that the album as "a bit darker and…more direct" than Lucky Soul's debut album The Great Unwanted.[1]

The album received mixed reviews from music critics. Pitchfork Media said that it "attempts a subtler maturation, with mixed results."[3] PopMatters commented that A Coming of Age "builds on their strengths but sees them developing that sound in several different directions…Sharp songwriting and musicianship makes all the difference."[4] The NME panned the album, writing that "Lucky Soul have taken things a sugar lump too far."[5] In his review for The Independent, Simon Price called it "one of the albums of the year, hands down."[6] AllMusic said that despite not reaching the "emotional heft and potency" of its predecessor, the album was "a consistent, consummate, brilliant piece of pop".[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Laidlaw.

No.TitleLength
1."Woah Billy!"3:31
2."White Russian Doll"2:27
3."Up in Flames"2:57
4."Love³"2:11
5."Upon Hilly Fields"3:54
6."A Coming of Age"3:03
7."Warm Water"3:33
8."Ain't Nothin' Like a Shame (To Bring It All Back Home)"3:09
9."That's When Trouble Begins"2:42
10."Southern Melancholy"2:39
11."Our Heart"2:51
12."Could Be I Don't Belong Anywhere"3:28
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References
  1. Valish, Frank (30 June 2009). "Lucky Soul". Under the Radar. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. Richards, Lucie (11 June 2010). "Sounds of summertime". Basingstoke Gazette. Newsquest. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. Hogan, Marc (20 April 2010). "Lucky Soul: A Coming of Age". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. Heaton, Dave (18 May 2010). "Lucky Soul: A Coming of Age". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. Cooper, Leonie (9 April 2010). "Album Review: Lucky Soul - 'A Coming Of Age' (Ruffa Lane)". NME. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. Price, Simon (18 April 2010). "Album: Lucky Soul, A Coming of Age (Ruffa Lane)". The Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. Hoffman, K. Ross. "A Coming of Age - Lucky Soul". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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