Always Returning Explained

Always Returning
Type:	studio
Artist:	Engineers
Cover:	Engineers - Always Returning.jpg
Released:	11 August 2014
Recorded:	York, London, September 2013 – May 2014
Genre:	Post-rock, dream pop, shoegazing, indie rock
Length:	41:19
Label:	Kscope
Producer:	Mark Peters and Ulrich Schnauss
Prev Title:	In Praise of More
Prev Year:	2010

Always Returning is the fourth full-length studio album by British shoegazing band Engineers, released on 11 August 2014 through the Kscope label.^[1] The album is the first to feature Mark Peters on lead vocals throughout, with the rest of the band consisting of Ulrich Schnauss and Matthew Linley. It is the first release not to include vocalist Simon Phipps. The album was preceded by a single, "Fight Or Flight", released on 28 July 2014,^[2] with a second single, "A Million Voices," out on 19 January 2015.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Engineers.

Singles

• "Fight Or Flight" (28 July 2014)
  1. "Fight Or Flight"
  2. "Drive Your Car (Instrumental)"
• "A Million Voices" (19 January 2015)
  1. "A Million Voices"
  2. "One Possible Ending"
  3. "Smoke and Mirrors (demo)"

Personnel

Engineers

• Mark Peters

Vocals, guitars, bass and sampler on all songs. Keyboards on 8.

• Ulrich Schnauss

Synths on all songs.

• Matthew Linley

Drums on all songs except 3 and 9, synth on 2, organ on 3 and 8 and piano on 4, 5, 7, 9, 10.

Additional musicians

• Sophie McDonnell: Vocals on all songs except 9.
• Craig Sergeant: Harmonica on 10.
• Maud Waret: Backing vocals on 8.
• Anna Drysdale: French horn on 2 and 8.

Producers

• Produced and mixed by Mark Peters at home in York except:
• Ulrich's synths: produced and mixed by him at his home in London.
• Drums and piano: engineered by Elliot Ireland, recorded at Pedigree Cuts studio, London.
• Matthew's keyboards, Maud's vocals and Anna's French horn produced by him at his home in London.
• Mastering by Tom Meyer at Master And Servant, Hamburg

External links

• Always Returning announcement

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kscope - Engineers. 2 July 2014.
2. Web site: Proper Distribution - Always Returning. 3 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708002652/http://www.properdistribution.com/engineers-always-returning/. 8 July 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Kscope - A Million Voices. 24 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724082656/http://www.kscopemusic.com/2014/12/22/engineers-release-million-voices-single-19th-january/. 24 July 2015. dead.