Honeymoon on Mars

Honeymoon on Mars
Studio album by The Pop Group
Released	28 October 2016
Genre	Post-punk
Length	42:13
Label	Freaks R Us
Producer	Dennis Bovell, Hank Shocklee
The Pop Group chronology
The Boys Whose Head Exploded (2016) Honeymoon on Mars (2016)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(66/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
Q	[4]

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.^[5] 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."^[6]

Release

The album will be released on October 28, 2016, and will be preceded by the single "Zipperface."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Instant Halo"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:27
2.	"City Of Eyes"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart	4:32
3.	"Michael 13"	Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart	3:58
4.	"War Inc."	Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart	4:33
5.	"Pure Ones"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:26
6.	"Little Town"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	3:54
7.	"Days Like These"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:35
8.	"Zipperface"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:18
9.	"Heaven?"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	3:20
10.	"Burn Your Flag"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:04

Personnel

Adapted from the Honeymoon on Mars liner notes.^[8]

The Pop Group Dan Catsis – bass guitar Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone, keyboards Bruce Smith – drums Mark Stewart – vocals

Technical personnel 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

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2016	Freaks R Us	CD, LP	Freak 21

References

1. "Honeymoon on Mars - The Pop Group". Metacritic. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
2. Deming, Mark. "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
3. "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars". Mojo. October 28, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
4. columnist (December 2016). "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars". Q: 113. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
5. "The Pop Group reunite with producer Dennis Bovell for new album". 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
6. "The Pop Group announce new album Honeymoon On Mars". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
7. "The Pop Group – Our New Single Zipperface – Available To Stream & Download". www.thepopgroup.net. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
8. Honeymoon on Mars (booklet). The Pop Group. London, United Kingdom: Freaks R Us. 2016.

External links

• Honeymoon on Mars at Discogs (list of releases)
• Honeymoon on Mars at Bandcamp