Flaws (album)
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| Studio album by Bombay Bicycle Club | ||||
| Released | 9 July 2010 | |||
| Recorded | February 2009 - February 2010 The Church, Crouch End, London |
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| Genre | Indie folk | |||
| Length | 33:26 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Neil MacColl, Jack Steadman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| BBC Music | (favourable) |
| Drowned In Sound | (6/10) |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | (8/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (4.0/10) |
| PopMatters |   |
Flaws is the second studio album by the British indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, released on 9 July 2010 by Island Records. Unlike the band's previous releases, the album is entirely acoustic music, consisting of versions of their own tracks as well as cover versions of other artists. The album was produced in part by the guitarist Jamie MacColl's father, Neil MacColl, with recording taking place in February 2009 at The Church in Crouch End, London. The band started work on the album after completing their first album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose.
Initial talks about an acoustic release began in February 2009, with the band confirming through MySpace that they were recording an acoustic EP in the Lake District, while continuing to promote their first album. Following the completion of their first album during the same month, the band regrouped at The Church, a recording studio in Crouch End, London. The album was produced in part by Neil MacColl, guitarist MacColl's father. The rest of the album's production was completed by the vocalist Jack Steadman in his bedroom. In an interview with the Daily Record on 6 February 2010, the band revealed that they had completed recording the album, with MacColl confirming "[it's] hopefully going to come out in May or June".
The album was completed in entirely acoustic music. Tracks include reworked versions of some of the band's previous releases, alongside original tracks and cover versions of songs by other artists. The track "Dust on the Ground" was previously recorded on the band's first album, I Had the Blues.., and was released as the album's lead single on 29 June 2009. "Jewel" had also been previously released, as a B-side to the 2010 single "Evening/Morning". "Fairytale Lullaby" is a cover of a song by the late John Martyn (then titled "Fairy Tale Lullaby"), from his first album London Conversation. "Swansea", the final track on the album, is a reworked version of the Joanna Newsom track of the same name.
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