Your Future Our Clutter

Summary

Your Future Our Clutter is an album by the Fall, released in the UK on 26 April 2010. It is the group's twenty-seventh studio album, and their first for independent record label Domino. The album was recorded at Chairworks Studios, Castleford and 6db Studio, Salford.[11] Publicity for the record describes it as the group's "most rampant, most forward moving, bone shaking best."[12] The album had previously been referred to as Our Future Your Clutter.

Your Future Our Clutter
Studio album by
Released26 April 2010 (2010-04-26)
Recorded2009
Studio
GenrePost-punk
Length48:11 (CD)
60:32 (Vinyl)
LabelDomino
Producer
The Fall chronology
Last Night at The Palais
(2009)
Your Future Our Clutter
(2010)
Ersatz G.B.
(2011)
Singles from Your Future Our Clutter
  1. "Slippy Floor"
    Released: 16 November 2009
  2. "Bury!"
    Released: 17 April 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
BBCpositive[4]
Drowned in Sound9/10[5]
One Thirty BPM42%[6]
Pitchfork8.0/10[7]
PopMatters9/10[8]
Slant[9]
Spin[10]

As with the group's preceding album, 2008's Imperial Wax Solvent, the line-up consists of Mark E. Smith (vocals), the group's chief songwriter and only constant member, as well as his wife Eleni Poulou (keyboards and vocals), Dave "The Eagle" Spurr (bass), Peter "PP" Greenway (guitar) and Keiron Melling (drums). The album was produced by Ross Orton, Mark E. Smith, and Simon "Ding" Archer, who produced three songs.

Your Future Our Clutter entered the UK Album charts at number No. 38. "Bury Pts. 1 + 3" peaked at No. 94 in France. The album has received favourable reviews, with New Yorker music critic Sasha Frere-Jones calling it one of the best albums of the year.[13]

Track listing edit

CD edition edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."O.F.Y.C. Showcase"Mark E. Smith5:49
2."Bury Pts. 1 + 3"Smith, David Spurr6:36
3."Mexico Wax Solvent"Smith, Peter Greenway6:14
4."Cowboy George"Smith, Greenway, Eleni Poulou5:42
5."Hot Cake"Smith, Spurr3:18
6."Y.F.O.C. / Slippy Floor"Smith, Poulou, Greenway, Keiron Melling7:42
7."Chino"Smith, Spurr5:20
8."Funnel of Love"Kent Westberry, Charlie McCoy2:55
9."Weather Report 2"Smith, Poulou6:35
Total length:48:11

Vinyl edition edit

The double vinyl version comes on 180g heavyweight vinyl with two exclusive, non-CD tracks: "986 Generator" and "Get a Summer Song Goin'" and features a re-ordered track list. It does not come in a gatefold sleeve.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."O.F.Y.C. Showcase"Smith5:49
2."Bury Pts. 1 + 3"Smith, Spurr6:36
3."Hot Cake"Smith, Spurr3:18
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Mexico Wax Solvent"Smith, Greenway6:14
5."Y.F.O.C. / Slippy Floor"Smith, Poulou, Greenway, Melling7:42
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Chino"Smith, Spurr5:20
7."Funnel of Love"Westberry, McCoy2:55
8."986 Generator"Smith, Melling8:03
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Weather Report 2"Smith, Poulou6:35
10."Get a Summer Song Goin'"Smith4:18
11."Cowboy George"Smith, Greenway, Poulou5:42
Total length:60:32

Personnel edit

The Fall

  • Mark E. Smith – lead vocals, tapes, production
  • Eleni Poulou – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Peter "PP" Greenway – guitar
  • Dave "The Eagle" Spurr – bass guitar
  • Keiron Melling – drums, percussion

Technical

  • Ross Orton – production, engineering, mixing
  • Simon "Ding" Archer – production, engineering
  • Tim Robbins – additional production, engineering
  • Russell Fawcus – engineering
  • Chris Potter – mastering
  • Mark Kennedy – cover art
  • Safy Etiel – cover art

Charts edit

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Greek Albums (IFPI)[15] 48

References edit

  1. ^ "Your Future Our Clutter by The Fall". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "AllMusicGuide Review". AllMusicGuide. allmusic.com. 4 May 2010 Accessed 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "AV Club review".
  4. ^ "BBC review".
  5. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  6. ^ "One Thirty BPM review".
  7. ^ "Pitchfork Media review".
  8. ^ "Popmatters review".
  9. ^ "Slant Magazine review".
  10. ^ "SPIN Magazine review".
  11. ^ Paton, Conway. "Your Future Our Clutter". The Fall online. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. ^ "New Album – The Fall – Your Future Our Clutter – 26th April". Domino Records. Dominorecordo.com. 18 February 2010. Accessed 18 February 2010.
  13. ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha. "S/FJ: BEST OF 2010". Sashafrerejones.com. 20 November 2009. Accessed 16 November 2010.
  14. ^ "The Fall's 'Cowboy George' – Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Greekcharts.com – THE FALL – YOUR FUTURE OUR CLUTTER". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links edit

  • "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with The Fall's Elena Poulou" Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. La Bouche, issue 3. October 2009.
  • Mojo excerpt
  • Domino Recording Co. Twitter
  • Your Future Our Clutter press release from Domino