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Released
  
February 4, 2002

Artist
  
The Electric Soft Parade

Producer
  
Chris Hughes

Length
  
55:42

Release date
  
4 February 2002

Label
  
HeliuM

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Recorded
  
811 Sound Studio, Arc Studio, Mockin' Bird Studio, Raezor Studio, River Studio, Tom's bedroom

Holes in the Wall (2002)
  
The American Adventure (2003)

Genres
  
Indie rock, Power pop, Neo-psychedelia, Post-Britpop

Similar
  
The American Adventure, No Need to Be Downhearted, The Soft Parade

Start again


Holes in the Wall is an album by The Electric Soft Parade, released in February 2002. The album was released on DB Records and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. The album features a wide array of sounds, ranging from hard-edged guitar rock (namely "Start Again" and "Why Do You Try So Hard to Hate Me"), anthemic pop (the epic "Silent to the Dark"), and somber acoustic tracks like "It's Wasting Me Away".

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Reception

Upon its release, Holes in the Wall received some critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, the album has received a metascore of 73, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

Track listing

  1. "Start Again" – 3:54
  2. "Empty at the End" – 3:01
  3. "There's a Silence" – 2:52
  4. "Something's Got to Give" – 3:49
  5. "It's Wasting Me Away" – 4:17
  6. "Silent to the Dark" – 9:00
  7. "Sleep Alone" – 4:09
  8. "This Given Line" – 4:12
  9. "Why Do You Try So Hard to Hate Me" – 4:38
  10. "Holes in the Wall" – 5:14
  11. "Biting the Soles of My Feet (Same Way Every Day)" – 6:25
  12. "Red Balloon for Me" – 4:12

Vinyl Track listing

SIDE A

  1. "This Given Line" – 4:12
  2. "Empty at the End" – 3:01
  3. "Something's Got to Give" – 3:49
  4. "There's a Silence" – 2:52

SIDE B

  1. "It's Wasting Me Away" – 4:17
  2. "Silent to the Dark" – 9:00

SIDE C

  1. "Sleep Alone" – 4:09
  2. "Why Do You Try So Hard to Hate Me" – 4:38
  3. "Holes in the Wall" – 5:14

SIDE D

  1. "Biting the Soles of My Feet (Same Way Every Day)" – 6:25
  2. "Red Balloon for Me" – 4:12

Singles

In the UK, there were several singles released:

  • "Silent to the Dark" (April 30, 2001)
  • "Empty at the End" (July 23, 2001)
  • "There's a Silence" (October 29, 2001) UK #52
  • "Silent to the Dark II" (March 4, 2002) UK #23
  • "Empty at the End" / "This Given Line" (May 20, 2002) UK #39
  • "Biting the Soles of My Feet (Same Way Every Day)" (September 30, 2002)

    • Songs

    1Start Again3:55
    2Empty at the End3:01
    3There's a Silence2:53

    References

    Holes in the Wall Wikipedia
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