''God Is an Astronaut'' is a self-titled studio album by Irish

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God Is an Astronaut God Is an Astronaut are an Irish post-rock band from County Wicklow, formed in 2002 by Niels and Torsten Kinsella. Their style employs elements of electronic music, krautrock, and space rock, reminiscent of Tangerine Dream. The band currently co ...

. It was released digitally on November 1, 2008. It was released on CD on November 8, 2008, through Revive Records. It was released on

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by Morningrise Records and in Japan, with bonus live tracks, in 2009. The album was mastered by Tim Young at Metropolis Mastering in

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and produced by the band. In December 2008, American

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'' voted ''God Is an Astronaut'' Album of the Year in their "2008 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame."

Critical reception

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wrote that "the melodies at the heart of these tunes are romantic and often darkly sentimental, but they are delivered in a Wall of Sound of loud guitars and sprawling synthesizer textures that do a great job of evoking the vast fiery spaces and restless mood of the cover artwork."

Track listing

All Songs written by Torsten Kinsella, Niels Kinsella, Lloyd Hanney and Thomas Kinsella, Zachary Dutton Hanney, Colm Hassett

Personnel

; God Is An Astronaut * Torsten Kinsella - guitars, keyboards, vocals, programming * Niels Kinsella - bass guitar, guitars, keyboards * Lloyd Hanney – drums ; Production * Tim Young – mastering * Torsten Kinsella – mixing * Dave King artwork * Niels Kinsella – design ;Additional musicians: * Colm Hassett - percussion * Dara O'Brien - sitar * Chris Hanney – Guitar * Zachary Dutton Hanney - guitar

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums God Is an Astronaut albums Revive Records albums