Us (Mull Historical Society album)

Us is the second album from Scottish indie band Mull Historical Society, and the follow-up to Loss. It includes the singles "The Final Arrears" and "Am I Wrong". Us (2003) received generally positive reviews;[3] NME called it "a joyous slice of orchestral prozac".[4] The track "The Supermarket Strikes Back" is a riposte to "Barcode Bypass" from Loss.[5] After the album was released the record label, Warners, dropped the band.[6]

Us
Studio album by
Released2003
Mull Historical Society chronology
Loss
(2001)
Us
(2003)
This Is Hope
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media(5.1/10) [2]

Track listing edit

  1. "The Final Arrears" – 5:02
  2. "Am I Wrong" – 3:29
  3. "Oh Mother" – 3:05
  4. "Asylum" – 4:38
  5. "Live Like the Automatics" – 4:09
  6. "Don't Take Your Love Away from Me" – 3:52
  7. "Minister for Genetics & Insurance M.P." – 5:25
  8. "5 More Minutes" – 3:32
  9. "Gravity" – 4:04
  10. "Can" – 3:42
  11. "The Supermarket Strikes Back" – 4:23
  12. "Clones" – 4:33
  13. "Her Is You" – 1:58
  14. "Us/Whiting of the People" – 7:38
  15. "Can’t Do It (CD Rom track)"
  16. "You Asked Her to Marry You (CD Rom track)"
  17. "MHS Lady (CD Rom track)"
  18. "When I’m Awake (Cavum) (CD Rom track)"

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review by Andy Kellman
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ "Us Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ Jonze, Tim (12 September 2005). "NME Album Reviews - Mull Historical Society : Us - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. ^ "BBC - Manchester - Entertainment - Mull Historical Society - This Is Hope". BBC Online. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Time to Mull things over - The Scotsman". The Scotsman. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2014.