News from Nowhere (Darkstar album)

News from Nowhere is the second album by the UK electronic music band Darkstar.[4][6] It was released in February 2013 by Warp Records.[1] The album was produced and recorded at Richard Formby's studio in Leeds, using Formby's vintage analog synthesizers and classic tape machines.[3]

News from Nowhere
Studio album by
Darkstar
Released5 February 2013
Recorded2012
GenreAmbient, art pop, psychedelic pop, synthpop
Length40:37
LabelWarp
ProducerDarkstar and Richard Formby
Darkstar chronology
North
(2010)		 News from Nowhere
(2013)		 Foam Island
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[1]
Mixmag[2]
NME8/10[3]
Pitchfork7/10[4]
Resident Advisor[5]

Darkstar members Aiden Whalley, James Young and new member James Buttery[7][8] returned from touring to promote their debut album North, and began writing and recording the album in rural Yorkshire. The album is named after William Morris' classic book ,whose subject matter combined utopian socialism and science fiction.[9]

This album differs from their earlier album North by the addition of vocal work from Buttery.[10]

Reception

News from Nowhere received positive reviews from MOJO and The Quietus,[11] and generally positive reviews from several other reviewers.[2][1]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Light Body Clock Starter"2:57
2."Timeaway"3:22
3."Armonica"3:42
4."-"2:45
5."A Day's Pay For A Day's Work"3:50
6."Young Heart's"2:57
7."Amplified Ease"4:48
8."You Don't Need A Weatherman"5:17
9."Bed Music - North View"3:41
10."Hold Me Down"7:18

References
  1. Rebecca Nicholson, "Darkstar: News from Nowhere – review". The Guardian.
  2. Sean Griffiths. "DARKSTAR NEWS FROM NOWHERE". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
  3. Alex Denny. "Darkstar – 'News From Nowhere'". NME review.
  4. "Darkstar News From Nowhere". Pitchfork review.
  5. "Darkstar - News From Nowhere" Resident Advisor.
  6. "Darkstar News from Nowhere" Archived 2015-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound.
  7. "Electro trio travels further from the dancefloor, picking up new tricks as they go.". Louis Pattison, BBC, 2013.
  8. " Darkstar - News from Nowhere". The Line of Best Fit, Thomas Hannan, 29 January 2013.
  9. Morris, William (24 March 2021), "Art and Socialism", Democratic Socialism in Britain, Routledge, pp. 1a–58a, ISBN 978-1-003-19212-1, retrieved 25 June 2023
  10. "News from Nowhere". Fact Magazine. by Lauren Martin, February 19, 2013.
  11. "REview: Darkstar News From Nowhere". The Quietus.


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