Re-Mit

Re-Mit is the 29th studio album by the English post-punk group, the Fall. It was released on 13 May 2013 via Cherry Red Records.[3][4][5] The album features Mark E. Smith (lead vocals), Peter Greenway (lead guitar), Keiron Melling (drums), Elena Poulou (keyboards, vocals) and David Spurr (bass),[1][6] and marks the first time in the history of the Fall that the group have released four consecutive studio albums recorded with the same line-up.

Re-Mit
Studio album by
the Fall
Released13 May 2013 (2013-05-13)
GenrePost-punk
Length40:09
LabelCherry Red
ProducerMark E. Smith
The Fall chronology
Ersatz GB
(2011)		 Re-Mit
(2013)		 The Remainderer
(2013)
Singles from Re-Mit
  1. "Sir William Wray[1][2]"
    Released: 20 April 2013

Release

The album was announced in the early 2013.[1] The album track list was revealed on 11 April 2013.[7] The first single from the album, "Sir William Wray", was released on 20 April for the 2013 Record Store Day.[1] The single contains the alternative versions of the album tracks "Sir William Wray" and "Hittite Man," and was limited to 1500 copies.[2]

The band toured the United Kingdom in May 2013 in support of the album.[1][2][5]

Re-Mit entered the UK Album Chart during the week ending 25 May 2013 and peaked at number 40.[8]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Guardian[11]
NME7/10[12]
Pitchfork6.8/10[13]
Pastefavourable[14]
PopMatters8/10[15]
The Quietusunfavorable[16]
Sputnikmusic3.4/5[17]

Upon its release, Re-Mit received some critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album has received a metascore of 63, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."No Respects" (intro)1:03
2."Sir William Wray"3:33
3."Kinder of Spine"2:26
4."Noise"2:28
5."Hittite Man"5:47
6."Pre-MDMA Years"1:08
7."No Respects rev."4:58
8."Victrola Time"3:55
9."Irish"3:42
10."Jetplane"3:13
11."Jam Song"5:00
12."Loadstones"2:56
Total length:40:09

Personnel
  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
  • Peter Greenway – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Keiron Melling – drums
  • Elena Poulou – keyboards, vocals
  • David Spurr – bass, backing vocals
  • Tim Presley – guitar on tracks 1, 3 and 7
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References
  1. Murray, Robin (12 April 2013). "The Fall To Release New Studio Album". Clash. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. Hudson, Alex (11 April 2013). "The Fall Return with 'Re-Mit' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  3. Battan, Carrie (11 April 2013). "The Fall Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  4. "The Fall's Mark E Smith says he doesn't like 'any' of the songs on their last album". NME. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  5. "The Fall to Release New Album, 'Re-Mit', on May 13". East Village Radio. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  6. "The Fall announce new studio album, Re-Mit". Fact. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  7. Turner, Luke (11 April 2013). "New Fall LP Details!". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  8. "FALL | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. "Critic Reviews for Re-Mit – Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  10. Jeffries, David (31 May 2013). "Re-Mit – The Fall". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  11. Costa, Maddy (9 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  12. Perry, Kevin EG (13 May 2013). "The Fall – 'Re-Mit'". NME. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  13. Berman, Stuart (16 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  14. Ham, Robert (2 July 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Reviews". Paste. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  15. Murphy, John L. (23 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  16. Kennedy, Joe (14 May 2013). "The Fall: Re-Mit | Reviews". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  17. Viney, Joseph (15 June 2013). "Album Review – The Fall: Re-Mit". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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