| A Way Away | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Indica |
| Cover: | A way away cover.jpg |
| Released: | June 02, 2010 |
| Genre: | Pop rock, symphonic metal |
| Length: | 54:02 |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer: | Tuomas Holopainen[1] [2] |
| Prev Title: | Valoissa |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Akvaario/Shine |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
A Way Away is the fifth album from Finnish pop rock band Indica. This is the band's first English album and it contains English versions of songs from previous albums. The album was released in many[3] editions such as CD, CD + DVD, Deluxe, Diary[4] and Suitcase[5] editions. The album was produced by Tuomas Holopainen from Nightwish.
All music is composed by Jonsu. All lyrics are by Jonsu and Rory Winston, except for "Precious Dark", which are by Tuomas Holopainen.
| Title | Original title | Music | Lyrics | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Islands of Light" | "Vuorien taa" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Rory Winston | 3:02 | |
| 2 | "Precious Dark" | "Pidä kädestä" | Jonsu | Tuomas Holopainen | 3:49 | |
| 3 | "Children of Frost" | "Hiljainen maa" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 5:20 | |
| 4 | "Lilja's Lament" | "Rannalla" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 5:54 | |
| 5 | "In Passing" | "Valoissa" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 3:43 | |
| 6 | "Scissor Paper Rock" | "Ikuinen virta" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 4:28 | |
| 7 | "A Way Away" | "Nukkuu kedolla" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 5:04 | |
| 8 | "As If" | "Elä" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 3:27 | |
| 9 | "Straight and Arrow" | "Pahinta tänään" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 3:30 | |
| 10 | "Outside In" (bonus track) | "Ulkona" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 3:50 | |
| 11 | "Nursery Crimes" (bonus track) | "Noita" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 3:59 | |
| 12 | "Eerie Eden" | "Vettä vasten" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 7:53 | |
| 13 | "Breathe" (From Precious Dark Single) | "Askeleet" | Jonsu | Jonsu; Winston | 4:00 | |
| 14 | "Wuthering Heights" (From Precious Dark Single) | Kate Bush | Kate Bush | 3:57 |
Critical reception for the album has been mainly positive with particular praise focusing on the vocals of lead singer Jonsu. Sonic Cathedral gave particular praise for the songs Islands of Light and Precious Dark, and concluded that the album was "a great and diverse record". The Digital fix also gave a positive review, calling the album "this is an album of shifting, flowing moods and emotions that grabs you along for a joyous ride". Rocktopia stated "the more I listen to this album, the more it drew me in and I am now a total convert to the band known as Indica".
Teeth of the Divine gave a more negative review of the album, criticizing the production of the album, calling it "polished and bland". Lords of Metal also gave a mixed review, stating that the songs are "peacefully passing by without lighting a flame anywhere.
Indica has released four music videos for their first English album A Way Away.
Indica has released A Way Away in various editions through Nuclear Blast.
The standard CD album edition includes ten tracks from the track list:
Indica has also released A Way Away in vinyl format, which is limited to 1000 copies worldwide. This edition features two vinyls: one beige and one dark red. This edition includes eleven tracks out of twelve.[6]
Beige vinyl, side A:
Beige vinyl, side B:
Dark red, vinyl side A:
Dark red, vinyl side B:
The Diary edition of A Way Away features a digipak CD with eleven tracks and also the A Way Away DVD. This edition also includes a 20 cm x 20 cm Indica diary book titled "Sneak a Peek at My Diary",[7] and a Rebella Pen.
The Suitcase edition of A Way Away is similar to the Diary edition of the album. Its digipak CD features the same eleven tracks as on the Diary edition and also includes a DVD and a "Sneak a Peek at My Diary" book. This edition, however, also includes five photo cards, a lanyard, and a Khol Kajal eyeliner pen.[8] The Suitcase edition is limited to 1000 copies.
The track listing on both Diary and Suitcase editions of the CD album is as follows:
The Japanese version was released by Victor Entertainment and features all twelve tracks, including "Outside In" and "Nursery Crimes".
The track listing in the Japanese version of the CD album is as follows:
The DVD for A Way Away was released alongside the album. It is included in Diary and Suitcase editions of the album. It features three music videos from A Way Away as well as other videos including live warm-up videos, acoustic recordings, and outtakes. The DVD also features the first version of "In Passing".
The contents of the DVD are as follows:
| Chart (2010) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Finnish Albums Chart | 8 [9] | |
| 20 | ||
| Swiss Albums Chart | 32 [10] | |
| Greek Albums Chart | 45 [11] | |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 52 [12] | |
| French Albums Chart | 185 [13] |