The Bachelor is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf. The organ parts were recorded using the organ at St. George's church in Brede, East Sussex. The album peaked at number 49 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was mixed at The Chairworks recording complex in Yorkshire.
St. George's Church in Brede, East Sussex taken in February 2011, where the organ parts of the album were recorded.The organ itself inside the church. Taken from below the ground, the organ is above a case of stairs behind a door locked to the general public.
The Bachelor was originally part of a double album entitled Battle, named for the Sussex town where he recorded the new material. On 19 February 2009, Wolf announced that Battle had been split into two releases, The Bachelor and The Conqueror.[2]The Bachelor would be released 1 June 2009 and The Conqueror would see release in 2010. Speaking of the decision to split the release into two albums rather than the double album, Wolf expressed the desire "not to overload people with too much".[2] He has since suggested that while The Bachelor was practically finished, he felt that there were still "a couple of songs or stories to be written for the second part".[3]
A preview of the album as well as 2 tracks presumed to be appearing on The Conqueror were released on the Bandstocks website, and later featured on Wolf's MySpace page, entitled "Battle Megamix".
The first single from the album is "Vulture", which was released on 20 April 2009,[1] with "Hard Times" as the second single, released in July. The third single, Damaris, was released on 14 December 2009.
The album artwork features Patrick in a similar position to his first album, Lycanthropy, and also features a similar font placement.
ClashMusic.com awarded The Bachelor 9/10, reviewer Teri Williams writing: "(It is), like so many romantic yarns before it, epic - and a whispered breath away from sheer perfection."[6]
Track listingedit
All songs were written by Patrick Wolf, except track 4, which takes its lyrics from the old Appalachian folk song "Poor Little Turtle Dove",[13] track 9 and 13 by Patrick Wolf and Alec Empire.
"Kriegspiel" – 0:47
"Hard Times" – 3:33
"Oblivion" (featuring Tilda Swinton as "The Voice of Hope") – 3:24
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The Bachelor is the fourth studio album by English singer songwriter Patrick Wolf The organ parts were recorded using the organ at St George s church in Brede East Sussex The album peaked at number 49 on the UK Albums Chart The album was mixed at The Chairworks recording complex in Yorkshire The BachelorStudio album by Patrick WolfReleased1 June 2009GenreIndietronica folktronica electronicaLength52 53LabelBloody Chamber MusicProducerPatrick WolfPatrick Wolf chronologyThe Magic Position 2007 The Bachelor 2009 The Spinster EP 2009 Singles from The Bachelor Vulture Released 20 April 2009 1 Hard Times Released 6 July 2009 Damaris Released 14 December 2009 Contents 1 Album information 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Certifications peaks and sales 5 ReferencesAlbum information edit nbsp St George s Church in Brede East Sussex taken in February 2011 where the organ parts of the album were recorded nbsp The organ itself inside the church Taken from below the ground the organ is above a case of stairs behind a door locked to the general public The Bachelor was originally part of a double album entitled Battle named for the Sussex town where he recorded the new material On 19 February 2009 Wolf announced that Battle had been split into two releases The Bachelor and The Conqueror 2 The Bachelor would be released 1 June 2009 and The Conqueror would see release in 2010 Speaking of the decision to split the release into two albums rather than the double album Wolf expressed the desire not to overload people with too much 2 He has since suggested that while The Bachelor was practically finished he felt that there were still a couple of songs or stories to be written for the second part 3 A preview of the album as well as 2 tracks presumed to be appearing on The Conqueror were released on the Bandstocks website and later featured on Wolf s MySpace page entitled Battle Megamix Guest musicians on The Bachelor include Atari Teenage Riot s Alec Empire Vulture Battle actress Tilda Swinton Oblivion Thickets Theseus folk musician Eliza Carthy The Bachelor and avant garde electronic pioneer Matthew Herbert Who Will The first single from the album is Vulture which was released on 20 April 2009 1 with Hard Times as the second single released in July The third single Damaris was released on 14 December 2009 The album artwork features Patrick in a similar position to his first album Lycanthropy and also features a similar font placement Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAbsolutePunk 82 100 4 Allmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Clash nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Drowned in Sound nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Pitchfork Media 6 2 10 11 Q Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ClashMusic com awarded The Bachelor 9 10 reviewer Teri Williams writing It is like so many romantic yarns before it epic and a whispered breath away from sheer perfection 6 Track listing editAll songs were written by Patrick Wolf except track 4 which takes its lyrics from the old Appalachian folk song Poor Little Turtle Dove 13 track 9 and 13 by Patrick Wolf and Alec Empire Kriegspiel 0 47 Hard Times 3 33 Oblivion featuring Tilda Swinton as The Voice of Hope 3 24 The Bachelor featuring Eliza Carthy 3 13 Damaris 5 28 Thickets featuring Tilda Swinton as The Voice of Hope 4 08 Count of Casualty 5 03 Who Will 3 31 Vulture 3 22 Blackdown 5 21 The Sun Is Often Out 3 33 Theseus featuring Tilda Swinton as The Voice of Hope 4 40 Battle 3 07 The Messenger 3 39Certifications peaks and sales editCountry Region PeakpositionUnited Kingdom 14 49References edit a b Patrick Wolf Announces the Release of Single Vulture on 20th April 2009 Alt Sounds 6 March 2009 Archived from the original on 7 August 2011 Retrieved 15 April 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