Elyria (album) explained

Elyria
Type:	Album
Artist:	Faith and the Muse
Cover:	FatM - Elyria.jpg
Released:	1994, 2001 re-release
Recorded:	March–April 1994 at New American Sound
Genre:	Gothic rock, darkwave
Length:	56:55
Label:	TESS Records (1994)^[1] Metropolis Records (2001)
Producer:	Faith and the Muse
Next Title:	Annwyn, Beneath the Waves
Next Year:	1996

Elyria is the debut studio album by rock band Faith and the Muse.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

The Washington Post gave the album a mixed review, writing: "A meeting of gothic minds, Faith and The Muse's debut, Elyria, fails to avoid some of the genre's more hackneyed cliches: Gonging church bells and whipping winds conjure a requisitely dank atmosphere, and [Monica] Richards's lyrics reinforce the overwrought ambience." The review ultimately judged the album to be "richly textured" and "an engaging, if melodramatic, effort."^[4]

Credits

• All instruments and voices performed by William Faith and Monica Richards
• Mastered by Tom Baker at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, California
• All titles composed by Faith and the Muse c and p Elyrian Music, BMI, 1994, except:

"When to Her Lute Corinna Sings," text by Thomas Campion - Anno Domini 1600

• Artwork and layout by Monica Richards
• Photography by Clovis IV (photographer)|Clovis IV of Vertigo Graphic Arts, Santa Barbara, California
• Original lyrics by Monica Richards, except "The Trauma Coil", written by William Faith.

"The Unquiet Grave", traditional ballad circa 1400^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Siegel, Carol. Goth's Dark Empire. August 4, 2005. Indiana University Press. 0253111560. Google Books.
2. Web site: Faith & the Muse . Trouser Press . 1 August 2020.
3. Book: The Evolution of Goth Culture: The Origins and Deeds of the New Goths. Karl. Spracklen. Beverley. Spracklen. August 15, 2018. Emerald Group Publishing. 9781787439306. Google Books.
4. Web site: GOTHIC SURVIVES DESPITE THE FUNERAL. Steve. Kuhn. July 8, 1994. www.washingtonpost.com.
5. Web site: Faith and the Muse: Elyria . Mercyground.com . 2012-02-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219003745/http://www.mercyground.com/elyria.htm . 2012-02-19 .