See the Light (The Hours album)

See The Light is the second album by The Hours. It was released on 20 April 2009.

See The Light
Studio album by
Released20 April 2009
GenreIndie rock
LabelIs Good
ProducerFlood
The Hours chronology
Narcissus Road
(2007)
See The Light
(2009)
It's Not How You Start, It's How You Finish
(2010)

The cover art work was designed by the renknowned YBA Damien Hirst and was amongst the top 50 designs for the Best Art Vinyl 2009 award.[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks composed by The Hours (Antony Genn and Martin Slattery); except where noted.

  1. "Big Black Hole" - 4:16
  2. "These Days" - 3:56
  3. "Come On" - 3:11
  4. "Never See You Again" (Andy Treacey, Emily Dolan Davies, Mark Neary, Mike Moore, Richard Lobb) - 4:22
  5. "Car Crash" - 4:26
  6. "Think Again" - 5:56
  7. "Love Is an Action" - 4:28
  8. "The Girl Who Had The World at Her Feet" - 4:12
  9. "Wall of Sound" - 5:14
  10. "See the Light" - 11:08

Personnel[2] edit

The Hours
  • Antony Genn - vocals, "bits and bobs"
  • Martin Slattery - piano, "loads of other stuff"

with:

  • Mike Moore, Richard Lobb - guitar
  • Mark Neary - bass
  • Andy Treacey, Emily Dolan Davies - drums
  • Antony Genn, Philip Sheppard - string arrangements
  • Hilary Skewes - orchestra contractor
Additional musicians
  • Dimitri Tikovoï (track: 1)
  • Gordon Davis, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey (track: 9)
  • Jim Hunt (track: 3)
  • Jimmy Hogarth, Kevin Cormack, Patrick Byrne, Philip Sheppard (track: 5)
  • Thomas Kemp (track: 5)

Notes edit

  • "See The Light" is actually seven minutes long, but there is a hidden track which begins a minute after the end of "See The Light".
  • As with their previous album, the album artwork was created by British artist Damien Hirst.

References edit

  1. ^ "Best Art Vinyl 2009 Winners". artvinyl.com. 6 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  2. ^ "The Hours - See the Light". Discogs. 20 April 2009.