''Magnetic North'' is the sixth studio album by
Aqualung. The album was released in the
UK and
US on 20 April 2010 and was recorded in
Los Angeles
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.
On 23 February 2010, Hales posted on his
Facebook
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page: "My album is now actually finished. As I suspected, it is called Magnetic North. I am very pleased with it". He went on to say "It's hard to describe. It's like 12 kids who you would never guess were in the same family until you hear them speaking. See? I told you it's hard to describe."
He also stated that tracks from the record and further details would be available in "The coming weeks thus driving you wild with anticipation."
On 2 March 2010, the debut single, "Fingertip", was released on
iTunes
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and via
Myspace.
Track listing
#"New Friend" – 4:00
#"Reel Me In" – 4:05
#"Sundowning (with
Kelly Sweet
Kelly Melissa Sweet (born March 29, 1988), also known professionally as Haliene (; stylized as HALIENE), is an American singer of electropop and electronic dance music. She is known for her vocal collaborations with EDM artists Armin van Buuren ...
)" – 4:24
#"36 Hours" – 3:28
#"Fingertip" – 3:15
#"Lost" – 4:36
#"Time Moves Slow" (with
Alison Sudol
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) – 4:16
#"California" – 1:20
#"Remember Us (with
Sara Bareilles
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)" – 6:10
#"Hummingbird" – 3:56
#"Thin Air" – 4:22
#"Magnetic North" – 4:34
References
Aqualung (musician) albums
2010 albums
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