Honeymoon on Mars
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{{Infobox album
| name = Honeymoon on Mars
| type = studio
| artist = The Pop Group
| cover = The Pop Group - Honeymoon on Mars.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|10|28|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Post-punk
| length = 42:13
| label = Freaks R Us
| producer = Dennis Bovell, Hank Shocklee
| prev_title = The Boys Whose Head Exploded
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Album ratings
|MC = (64/100){{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/honeymoon-on-mars/the-pop-group |title=Honeymoon on Mars – The Pop Group |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=February 23, 2015}}
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Deming |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002979376|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars > Review |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=November 3, 2016}}
|rev2 = Mojo
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/honeymoon-on-mars/the-pop-group/critic-reviews |title=The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars |journal=Mojo |date=October 28, 2016 |access-date=November 3, 2016}}
|rev3 = PopMatters
|rev3Score = (5/10){{cite web |first=Dan |last=Kok |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/the-pop-group-honeymoon-on-mars/ |title=The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars |publisher=PopMatters |date=January 9, 2017 |access-date=September 8, 2017}}
|rev4 = Q
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |last=columnist |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/honeymoon-on-mars/the-pop-group/critic-reviews |title=The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars |journal=Q |date=December 2016 |page=113 |access-date=November 3, 2016}}
|rev5 = Uncut
|rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |last=columnist |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/honeymoon-on-mars/the-pop-group/critic-reviews |title=The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars |journal=Uncut |date=January 2016 |page=28 |access-date=November 3, 2016}}
}}
Honeymoon on Mars is the fourth studio album by English post-punk band The Pop Group, released on 28 October 2016 by Freaks R Us. It is the band's second studio album since their reunion in 2010.
Background
The Pop Group reunited in 2010 originally to tour, but eventually recorded and released their first new album in over 30 years, Citizen Zombie in 2015. The band released a live compilation entitled The Boys Whose Head Exploded in May, and in July announced they were back in the studio with producer Dennis Bovell, who produced their debut album Y in 1979.{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/the-pop-group-reunite-with-producer-dennis-bovell-for-new-album/|title=The Pop Group reunite with producer Dennis Bovell for new album|date=2016-07-26|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-03}} One month later the album was ready for preorder via PledgeMusic, and on August 31 they revealed the album title, artwork, and track listing in an interview with Fact Magazine. Singer Mark Stewart described the album as "a stand against manufactured hate" and "a hypersonic journey into a dystopian future full of alien encounters and sci-fi lullabies."{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/08/31/the-pop-group-announce-new-album-honeymoon-on-mars/|title=The Pop Group announce new album Honeymoon On Mars|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|date=31 August 2016 |access-date=2016-09-03}}
Release
The album was released on October 28, 2016, and was preceded by the single "Zipperface."{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepopgroup.net/our-new-single-zipperface-available-to-stream-download/|title=The Pop Group – Our New Single Zipperface – Available To Stream & Download|website=www.thepopgroup.net|access-date=2016-09-13}}
Track listing
{{Tracklist
| title1 = Instant Halo
| writer1 = Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart
| length1 = 4:27
| title2 = City Of Eyes
| writer2 = Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart
| length2 = 4:32
| title3 = Michael 13
| writer3 = Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = War Inc.
| writer4 = Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = Pure Ones
| writer5 = Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart
| length5 = 4:26
| title6 = Little Town
| writer6 = Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart
| length6 = 3:54
| title7 = Days Like These
| writer7 = Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart
| length7 = 4:35
| title8 = Zipperface
| writer8 = Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart
| length8 = 4:18
| title9 = Heaven?
| writer9 = Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart
| length9 = 3:20
| title10 = Burn Your Flag
| writer10 = Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart
| length10 = 4:04
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the Honeymoon on Mars liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Honeymoon on Mars |others=The Pop Group |year=2016 |type=booklet |publisher=Freaks R Us |location=London, United Kingdom}}
The Pop Group
- Dan Catsis – bass guitar
- Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone, keyboards
- Bruce Smith – drums
- Mark Stewart – vocals
Technical
- Dennis Bovell – production (1, 3, 5–9), keyboards
- Dominic Lee – photography
- David McEwen – recording
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Hank Shocklee – production (2, 4, 10)
- Helen White – cover art
- Matt Wiggins – recording (5)
Release history
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! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| United Kingdom
| 2016 | Freaks R Us | CD, LP | Freak 21 |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master |master=1084071 |name=Honeymoon on Mars}}
- [https://popgroup.bandcamp.com/album/honeymoon-on-mars Honeymoon on Mars] at Bandcamp
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