Engineers | ||||
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Studio album by Engineers | ||||
Released | 7 March 2005 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Post-rock, dream pop, shoegazing, indie rock | |||
Length | 49:31 | |||
Label | Echo | |||
Producer | Engineers (see credits) | |||
Engineers chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Austin Chronicle | |
Drowned in Sound | (8/10) |
NME | (9/10) |
Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10) |
Playlouder | (favourable) |
PopMatters | (9/10) |
Q Magazine | |
Stylus | (B+) |
Tiny Mix Tapes | (4/5) |
Engineers is the debut studio album of the British shoegaze band Engineers. It was released on 7 March 2005 by the Echo label, and features the singles "Home," "Forgiveness," and "Come in Out of the Rain." The album was released to generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a generally favourable score of 81, based on 18 reviews.
In 2010, the song "Home" became the theme song for the HBO TV series Big Love.
The artwork for releases by Engineers during this period feature paintings by British artist David Thorpe (through the Maureen Paley gallery):
All tracks written by Engineers.