After Murder Park

After Murder Park
Studio album by The Auteurs
Released	1 March 1996
Genre	Baroque pop,[1] alternative rock, indie pop
Length	39:17
Label	Hut
The Auteurs chronology
Now I'm a Cowboy (1994) After Murder Park (1996) How I Learned to Love the Bootboys (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[3]

After Murder Park is the 1996 third album by British alternative rock band The Auteurs. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced by Steve Albini. In 2014, British independent record label 3 Loop Music re-released the album as a 2CD Expanded Edition which included b-sides, alternate versions, radio session tracks and live recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Haines.^[4]

Original CD/LP (CDHUT33/HUTLP33)

1. "Light Aircraft on Fire" – 2:17
2. "Child Brides" – 4:26
3. "Land Lovers" – 2:31
4. "New Brat in Town" – 3:55
5. "Everything You Say Will Destroy You" – 2:42
6. "Unsolved Child Murder" – 2:08
7. "Married to a Lazy Lover" – 3:55
8. "Buddha" – 2:52
9. "Tombstone" – 3:59
10. "Fear of Flying" – 4:41
11. "Dead Sea Navigators" – 3:47
12. "After Murder Park" – 2:00

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[4]

The Auteurs

• Luke Haines – guitar, Harmonium, vocals
• James Banbury – cello, Hammond, korg
• Alice Readman – bass guitar
• Barny C. Rockford – drums

Additional musicians

• Andy Bush – French horn
• Marcus Broome – violin
• Eleanor Gilchrist – violin
• Theresa Whipple – viola
• Abigail Trundle – cello
• Bern Davis – cello

Production

• Steve Albini – recording
• Paul Hicks – assistant engineer
• Stefan De Batselier – inner photo
• Chris Cunningham – treated

References

1. Kravitz, Kayley (23 July 2013). "Get to Know the Auteurs". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
2. After Murder Park at AllMusic
3. Tudor, Alexander (14 January 2009). "The Auteurs and their part in Britpop's downfall". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
4. After Murder Park (Booklet). The Auteurs. Hut Recordings. 1996. CDHUT 33/7243 8 41317 2 2.

External links

• After Murder Park at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)