List of songs recorded by Guillemots explained

, the indie rock band Guillemots have recorded more than 80 songs for their four studio albums and other official releases. The band was formed in November 2004,[1] with their first official material being I Saw Such Things in My Sleep, an extended play (EP) released in September 2005.[2] The EP contained four songs, including "Made-Up Lovesong #43", a track that would also feature on their first studio album, Through the Windowpane. The release of I Saw Such Things in My Sleep was followed three months later by Guillemots' debut single, "Trains to Brazil".[3] Like "Made-Up Lovesong #43", it was also included on Through the Windowpane, which was released in July 2006.[4] The album's songs were well received by critics: review aggregator Metacritic gave the record a score of 81 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[5] [6] Craig McLean of The Observer described them as "gorgeous tunes that are lithe enough to cope with the little bursts of sonic madness".[7] Two additional tracks were released as singles from the album: "We're Here" and "Annie, Let's Not Wait".

Of the twelve songs on Through the Windowpane, nine were written by lead singer Fyfe Dangerfield. Speaking in 2008, Guillemots member MC Lord Magrão remarked: "For the first album, Fyfe handled most of the songs. ... We worked with him and developed [them]."[8] In October 2006, Guillemots brought out Of the Night, a four-track EP that featured one song written by each member of the band.[9] Eighteen months later, the band released their second album, Red.[10] This album's songs were more pop-orientated than their debut's, and were written by all four members of the group.[11] [12] Magrão explained: "With the second [album], we ended up improvising loads and getting all the new songs from all of the improvised sessions we had."[8] Of the eleven tracks on the record, nine were credited to Guillemots, with the remaining two being credited to Dangerfield alone. Red songs received less critical acclaim than their debut's; Metacritic awarded the album a score of 60 out of 100, suggesting "mixed or average reviews".[13] Four tracks—"Get Over It", "Falling Out of Reach" and a double A-side of "Kriss Kross" and "Clarion"—were released as singles in the UK.

Guillemots' third album, Walk the River, was released in April 2011. It was the first Guillemots album to feature neither a strings nor brass section – its tracks were described by The Independent as being more "noticeably stripped down" than those of previous releases.[14] Unlike Through the Windowpane and Red, singles from Walk the River were distributed exclusively online, with no accompanying physical release.[15] Reviews were generally favourable, with Metacritic reporting a score of 69 out of 100 for the record.[16] Three singles were taken from the album: "The Basket", "I Must Be a Lover" and "I Don't Feel Amazing Now". On 7 May 2012, the band announced their intention to release four albums during the year, each representing a different season[17]  – the first, Hello Land!, was released through Greedbag the same day.[18]

Songs

Released

All songs credited to Guillemots, except where noted.

bgcolor=#D8BFD8 align=center
Released as a single
Song!scope=col class=unsortable
Writer(s)scope=colOriginal releasescope=colYearscope=col class=unsortableRef.
scope=row"All the People Say"Fyfe Dangerfield2006[19]
scope=row"And If All..."GuillemotsThrough the Windowpane2006[20]
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Annie, Let's Not Wait" Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"Bad Boyfriend"Greig Stewart
Guillemots
Of the Night2006[21]
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""" GuillemotsWalk the River2011[22]
scope=row"Big Dog"GuillemotsRed2008[23]
scope=row"Black and Gold"Sam Falson
Jesse Rogg
2008[24]
scope=row"Blue Eyes"MC Lord Magrão2006[25]
scope=row"Blue Would Still Be Blue"Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"Burnt"Fyfe Dangerfield2006[26]
scope=row"By the Water"Aristazabal HawkesOf the Night2006
scope=row"Byebyeland"Guillemots
Jonas Raabe
Hello Land!2012[27]
scope=row"Cats Eyes"Fyfe DangerfieldI Saw Such Things in My Sleep EP2005[28]
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Clarion" Fyfe DangerfieldRed2008
scope=row"Cockateels"Fyfe DangerfieldRed2008
scope=row"Come Away with Me"GuillemotsThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"Dancing in the Devil's Shoes"Fyfe DangerfieldWalk the River2011
scope=row"Don't Look Down"GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row""Guillemots2006[29]
scope=row"Dunes (mix 1)"Fyfe Dangerfield2006[30]
scope=row""Guillemots2008[31]
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Falling Out of Reach" GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row"Falling Over My Feet"Guillemots2006[32]
scope=row"Fishbone for a Drink"Guillemots2008
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Fleet" Guillemots
Jonas Raabe
Hello Land!2012[33]
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Get Over It" GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row"Go Away"Guillemots2005[34]
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""I Don't Feel Amazing Now" Fyfe Dangerfield
Guillemots
Walk the River2011
scope=row"I Lie Down"Guillemots
Jonas Raabe
Hello Land!2012
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""I Must Be a Lover" Fyfe Dangerfield
Aristazabal Hawkes
Walk the River2011
scope=row"I've Got a Problem (And the Problem Is You)/Turn the Candles On"Guillemots2006
scope=row"Ice Room"GuillemotsWalk the River2011
scope=row"If the World Ends"Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"In Your Arms"Aristazabal Hawkes
MC Lord Magrão
Freakshow
2007[35]
scope=row"Inside"GuillemotsWalk the River2011
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Janie Jones (Strummerville)" (Babyshambles & Friends) Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
2006[36]
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Kriss Kross" GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row"Last Kiss"GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row"Little Bear"Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Made-Up Lovesong #43" Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"Me Diz"Guillemots2008[37]
scope=row"Monotonia"MC Lord Magrão2006[38]
scope=row"Moonlight"From the Cliffs2006[39]
scope=row"My Chosen One"Fyfe Dangerfield2005
scope=row"Never Went to Church"Mike Skinner2006[40]
scope=row"Nothing You Feel Is True"Walk the River2011
scope=row"Nothing's Going to Bring Me Down"GuillemotsHello Land!2012
scope=row"Outside"GuillemotsHello Land!2012
scope=row"Over the Stairs"Fyfe DangerfieldI Saw Such Things in My Sleep EP2005
scope=row"Pa Moila"From the Cliffs2006
scope=row"Photograph"Fyfe Dangerfield2007[41]
scope=row"Redwings"Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row""Fyfe DangerfieldOf the Night2006
scope=row"Sake"Fyfe DangerfieldFrom the Cliffs2006[42]
scope=row""GuillemotsThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"Sea Out"GuillemotsiTunes Store exclusive2008[43]
scope=row"She's Evil"MC Lord Magrão
Monstro
Of the Night2006
scope=row"Slow Train"Fyfe Dangerfield
Guillemots
Walk the River2011
scope=row"Sometimes I Remember Wrong"Fyfe Dangerfield
Guillemots
Walk the River2011
scope=row"Southern Winds"Fyfe DangerfieldHello Land!2012
scope=row"Spring Bells"MC Lord Magrão
Fyfe Dangerfield
Hello Land!2012
scope=row"Standing on the Last Star"GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row"Take Me Home"GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row"Take Me Out"Alex Kapranos
Nick McCarthy
2007
scope=row"This Is the Last Ride Tonight"Guillemots2008[44]
scope=row"Through the Windowpane"Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"Throw Me a Sun"Guillemots2008
scope=row"Tigers"GuillemotsWalk the River2011
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""Trains to Brazil" Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"Trick of the Light"Guillemots2008[45]
scope=row"Up on the Ride"Guillemots
Jonas Raabe
Hello Land!2012
scope=row"Vermillion"Fyfe DangerfieldWalk the River2011
scope=row"Walk the River"GuillemotsWalk the River2011
scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8""We're Here" Fyfe DangerfieldThrough the Windowpane2006
scope=row"What We Have"Guillemots2008[46]
scope=row"White Rag"Fyfe Dangerfield2006
scope=row"Who Left the Lights Off, Baby?"Fyfe DangerfieldI Saw Such Things in My Sleep EP2005
scope=row"Witch Doctor"Guillemots2006[47]
scope=row"Woody Brown River"Fyfe Dangerfield2006
scope=row"Words"GuillemotsRed2008
scope=row"Yesterday Is Dead"Fyfe DangerfieldWalk the River2011
scope=row"You Can Look (But You Can't Touch)" (Guillemots featuring Freakshow)Guillemots2006

Unreleased

Since forming in 2004, Guillemots have recorded songs that have not been included on their official releases. At the end of 2005, the band uploaded a demo of their song "Cold Cool Moon" to their official website for fans to download for free. They also uploaded three improvised songs that had been recorded during jam sessions. During a series of live shows in 2006, the group featured in their set lists the Christmas carol "In the Bleak Midwinter" and original songs that had not formed part of Through the Windowpane. One such track, "21st May", was described by The Times as "gleefully [marrying] a hip-shaking reggae beat to jazz sax". In 2011, Guillemots recorded a version of "Tomorrow Never Knows" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney for the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury Festival 2011.

Song!scope=col class=unsortable
Writer(s)scope=colYearscope=col class=unsortableRef.
scope=row"21st May"2006[48]
scope=row"Cold Cool Moon"Fyfe Dangerfield2005[49]
scope=row"Daftside (Skewed Logic Mix)"Rican Caol2005
scope=row"Don't Be Shy"2006
scope=rowGuillemots2005
scope=row"Great Crescendos"Fyfe Dangerfield2006[50]
scope=row"In the Bleak Midwinter"2006
scope=row"Mr. Priest"2006[51]
scope=row"Over the Blue Mountains"2006[52]
scope=row"Sol de Abril"2006[53]
scope=row"Tomorrow Never Knows"John Lennon
Paul McCartney
2011[54]
scope=row2005

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Guillemots are flying high for festival. https://archive.today/20120716082244/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/1096240431.html?dids=1096240431&FMT=ABS. dead. 16 July 2012. Evening Times. Newsquest. Glasgow. 17 August 2006. 12. 14 April 2012.
  2. 10 September 2005. Guillemots.(SNAPSHOT). Music Week. CMP. London. 0265-1548. 60620772. 12 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309140018/https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-136769357/guillemots. 9 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Guillemots – Trains To Brazil (Fantastic Plastic) . Jeremy . Lloyd . 2006 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412152704/http://www.musicomh.com/singles/guillemots_1205.htm . 12 April 2012 . dead . 14 April 2012 .
  4. Web site: Win! Be one of the first to hear Guillemots' LP! . Colin . Roberts . 31 May 2006 . Drowned in Sound. London . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001653/http://drownedinsound.com/news/878703-win-be-one-of-the-first-to-hear-guillemots-lp . 31 December 2013 . live . 14 April 2012 .
  5. 5 September 2006 . Arctic Monkeys win 2006 Mercury Music Prize . NME. London . Conor . McNicholas . Conor McNicholas . 0028-6362 . 317997735 . 14 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112152304/http://www.nme.com/news/nme/24216 . 12 January 2012 . live .
  6. Web site: Through The Windowpane . 2006 . Metacritic. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427025022/http://www.metacritic.com/music/through-the-windowpane . 27 April 2012 . live . 14 April 2012 .
  7. News: McLean . Craig . Guillemots, Through the Window Pane . . London . 0261-3077 . 476290235 . 16 July 2006 . 15 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231134647/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2006/jul/16/14 . 31 December 2013 . live .
  8. Episode 2. 14 April 2012. Guillemots Official Podcast. 8 May 2008. 1. 2. 0:32. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517173718/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/guillemots-official-podcast/id274013283. 17 May 2014.
  9. News: Guillemots . . London . 0261-3077 . 476290235 . 9 March 2011 . 15 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920190106/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/guillemots . 20 September 2011 . live .
  10. News: Guillemots: Not like any other pop . Neil . McCormick . . London . 0307-1235 . 613316876 . 1 March 2008 . 17 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221175441/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3671502/Guillemots-Not-like-any-other-pop.html . 21 February 2014 . live .
  11. Web site: Guillemots Return With Pop Record . 23 January 2008 . . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20081202035922/http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2008/guillemots-return-with-pop-record . 2 December 2008 . dead . 16 April 2012 .
  12. Web site: Guillemots Ready 'Prince-esque' Pop Record . Scott . Colothan . 23 January 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232936/http://www.gigwise.com/news/40214/guillemots-ready-princeesque-pop-record . 30 December 2013 . live . 16 April 2012 .
  13. Web site: Red . 2008 . Metacritic. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427031509/http://www.metacritic.com/music/red/guillemots . 27 April 2012 . live . 14 April 2012 .
  14. News: Guillemots – A band back in fine feather . Gillian . Orr . . London . 0951-9467 . 240904920 . 8 April 2011 . 17 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110409170927/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/guillemots--a-band-back-in-fine-feather-2264712.html . 9 April 2011 . live .
  15. Web site: Guillemots. iTunes Store. 16 April 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512234758/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/guillemots/id79625360. 12 May 2012.
  16. Web site: Walk the River . 2011 . Metacritic. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609003447/http://www.metacritic.com/music/walk-the-river . 9 June 2011 . live . 16 April 2012 .
  17. Web site: Guillemots to release four albums this year, confirms Fyfe Dangerfield . Kate . Goodacre . 7 May 2012 . Digital Spy. London . https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112225/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a380378/guillemots-to-release-four-albums-this-year-confirms-fyfe-dangerfield.html . 15 May 2018 . live . 7 May 2012 .
  18. Web site: Guillemots – Hello Land! . May 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510045521/http://guillemots.greedbag.com/buy/hello-land-0 . 10 May 2012 . live . 7 May 2012 .
  19. Trains to Brazil. Guillemots. 2006. Inlay cover. y. Polydor. 1706000. UK.
  20. Through the Windowpane. Through the Windowpane. Guillemots. 2006. 16. Polydor. 1701603. UK.
  21. Of the Night. Guillemots. 2006. 10" insert. y. Fantastic Plastic. FPSA066V. London.
  22. Walk the River. Walk the River. Guillemots. 2011. 9. Polydor/Geffen. 2756938. UK.
  23. Red. Red (Guillemots album). Guillemots. 2008. 9. Polydor. 1762524. UK.
  24. Kriss Kross / Clarion. Guillemots. 2006. Back cover. y. Polydor. 1784191. UK.
  25. Trains to Brazil. Guillemots. 2006. Inlay cover. y. Polydor. 1705998. UK.
  26. We're Here. Guillemots. 2006. Inlay cover. y. Polydor. 9876649. UK.
  27. Hello Land. Through the Windowpane. Guillemots. 2012. The state51 Conspiracy. CON150. UK.
  28. I Saw Such Things in My Sleep EP. Guillemots. 2005. Inlay cover. y. Fantastic Plastic. FPS050. London.
  29. Made-Up Lovesong #43. Guillemots. 2006. Inlay cover. y. Polydor. 1700946. UK.
  30. Made-Up Lovesong #43. Guillemots. 2006. Inlay cover. y. Polydor. 1700947. UK.
  31. Falling Out of Reach. Guillemots. 2008. Back cover. y. Polydor. 1767725. UK.
  32. We're Here. Guillemots. 2006. 10" insert. y. Polydor. 9877309. UK.
  33. News: Fyfe Dangerfield on the Guillemots' new single Fleet. 9 July 2012. BBC News. London. 26 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130826111059/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18769093. 26 August 2013 . live.
  34. Trains to Brazil. Guillemots. 2005. Inlay cover. y. Fantastic Plastic. FPS055. London.
  35. Annie, Let's Not Wait. Guillemots. 2007. Back cover. y. Polydor. 1717325. UK.
  36. Janie Jones (Strummerville). Babyshambles & Friends. 2006. Back cover. y. B-Unique. BUN1167. London.
  37. Get Over It. Guillemots. 2008. CD insert. y. Polydor. 1760834. UK.
  38. We're Here. Guillemots. 2006. Label. y. Polydor. 9876650. UK.
  39. From the Cliffs. Guillemots. 2006. Inlay cover. y. King Japan. 4988003322144. Japan.
  40. Never Went to Church. The Streets. 2006. CD insert. y. 679. 679L132CD2. UK.
  41. Annie, Let's Not Wait. Guillemots. 2007. Inlay cover. y. Polydor. 1717322. UK.
  42. From the Cliffs. Guillemots. 2006. Inlay cover. y. Fantastic Plastic. B0006313-02. London.
  43. Web site: Sea Out (Solo Piano Version) – Single. 4 October 2008. iTunes Store. 5 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319213946/https://itunes.apple.com/album/sea-out-solo-piano-version-single/292741085. 19 March 2018. live.
  44. Get Over It. Guillemots. 2008. Back cover. y. Polydor. 1761480. UK.
  45. Falling Out of Reach. Guillemots. 2008. CD insert. y. Polydor. 1767721. UK.
  46. Get Over It. Guillemots. 2008. Polydor. 1763494. UK.
  47. Trains to Brazil. Guillemots. 2006. Back cover. y. Polydor. 1705999. UK.
  48. News: The Review: Guillemots in a flight of fancy. The Times. News Corporation. London. 0140-0460. 6967919. 29 October 2006. 13 April 2012. ... A new track entitled 21st May gleefully marries a hip-shaking reggae beat to jazz sax. .... subscription .
  49. Web site: Sounds. 2005. guillemots.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20071031043939/http://www.guillemots.com/oldsite/PAGES/sounds.html. 31 October 2007. dead. 13 April 2012.
  50. News: Sullivan . Caroline . Fyfe Dangerfield . . London . 0261-3077 . 476290235 . 24 January 2010 . 14 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100423095530/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/24/fyfe-dangerfield-scala-review . 23 April 2010 . live .
  51. News: Review: Healthy dose of charisma as Fyfe steps into the spotlight; Fyfe Dangerfield Glee Club. Terry. Grimley. Birmingham Post. Birmingham. 2042-3454. 614690045. 21 December 2006. 13 April 2012.
  52. Web site: Guillemots- Over the Blue Mountains w/lyrics . 31 January 2009 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160413101047/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgIWzRMESO0 . 13 April 2016 . live . 17 July 2012 .
  53. Web site: Sol de Abril – Guillemots . 22 March 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609082818/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyQhcfld28Y . 9 June 2016 . live . 17 July 2012 .
  54. Web site: Guillemots perform Tomorrow Never Knows at Glastonbury for BBC 6 Music . 6 May 2011 . . London . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623052705/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00gtnts . 23 June 2022 . live . 13 April 2012 .