''The Invisible'' is the debut
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
The Invisible, released on March 9, 2009, on Matthew Herbert's label, Accidental Records in the UK.
The album itself was released on 9 March 2009 and was produced by
Matthew Herbert
Matthew Herbert (born 1972), also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician. He often takes sounds from everyday items to produce electronic music.
Career
Mat ...
. London based singer
Eska
Eska Mtungwazi (born 1971), known professionally as Eska, is a London-born British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Following her inaugural release as a solo artist with her 2013 ''Gatekeeper EP'', her eponymous debut album, ''ESKA'' ...
features as backing vocalist for all tracks apart from "In Retrograde", "London Girl" and "Spiral".
Reception
The album was nominated for the 2009
Mercury Music Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
.
The band received general praise for its first records, receiving 4 out of 5 stars from music magazines
''Q'' and
''Mojo''.
iTunes
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awarded the album its 'Album of the Year' award.
Track listing
#"In Retrograde" (2:41)
#"Constant" (5:11)
#"Passion" (3:56)
#"London Girl" (4:00)
#"Babydoll" (4:15)
#"Monster's Waltz" (3:49)
#"OK" (4:15)
#"Jacob & The Angel" (4:51)
#"Climate" (5:08)
#"Tally of Souls" (3:16)
#"Spiral" (3:26)
#"Time Waits" (3:39)
References
External links
The Invisibleon Accidental Records
Accidental Records
2009 debut albums
The Invisible (band) albums
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