Bouncing back from the hushed austerity of 2010's Foundling -- a tasteful affair, to be sure, but perhaps a shade too tasteful -- David Gray joins forces with Andy Barlow, a producer/songwriter/remixer who has worked with Elbow and Damien Rice but is best known as one of the founding members of Lamb, the British electronica band of the '90s.
This hardly signals an excursion into electronic music for the folkie, but Barlow does paint Mutineers with many appealingly muted colors, an approach that seems surprisingly bright after the off-white Foundling.
At its best, the production is so quietly textured it never draws attention to itself; instead, it enhances the songs themselves, letting them breathe and settle.
It's not simply that the production of Mutineers is well-drawn, so are the melodies of the songs.
Grey remains a subtle songwriter, but these songs are direct and often slyly hooky, which means Mutineers makes a striking initial impact then seeps in deeply.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back in the WorldAndy Barlow, David Gray | David Gray | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | As the Crow FliesAndy Barlow, David Gray | David Gray | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | MutineersAndy Barlow, David Gray | David Gray | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Beautiful AgonyAndy Barlow, David Gray | David Gray | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Last SummerDavid Gray | David Gray | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Snow in VegasDavid Gray | David Gray | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Cake and Eat ItDavid Gray | David Gray | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Birds of the High ArcticAndy Barlow, David Gray | David Gray | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | The IncredibleDavid Gray, Robbie Malone | David Gray | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Girl Like YouDavid Gray | David Gray | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | GullsDavid Gray | David Gray | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 48 mins | 111 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 284 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Bailey | Assistant |
| 2 | Andy Barlow | Composer, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 3 | Laure-Ann Bosselaar | Translation |
| 4 | Kurt Brown | Translation |
| 5 | Phil Brown | Engineer, Piano Engineer |
| 6 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 7 | Simon Changer | Mixing |
| 8 | Caroline Dale | Cello |
| 9 | David Gray | Composer, Guitar, Harmonica, Harp, Juno, Keyboards, Photography, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Robbie Malone | Bass, Composer, E-Bow, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Nylon String) |
| 11 | Peter Owen | Translation |
| 12 | Stephen Petch | Artwork |
| 13 | Keith Prior | Drums, Percussion |
| 14 | Elizabeth Rokkan | Translation |
| 15 | Darren Simpson | Drum Engineering, Engineer |
| 16 | John Smith | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 17 | Matt Tait | Drum Engineering |
| 18 | Jake Walters | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |