A Lesson Unlearnt
| A Lesson Unlearnt | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 20, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 39:08 | |||
| Label | Kobalt Label Services | |||
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| Until the Ribbon Breaks chronology | ||||
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A Lesson Unlearnt is the debut studio album by British rock band Until the Ribbon Breaks. It was released on January 20, 2015 via Kobalt Label Services. Produced by Andy Thomas, James Gordon, Pete Lawrie Winfield and Rollo Armstrong, it features guest appearances from Homeboy Sandman and Run the Jewels.
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[2] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[3] |
| Flood | 4/10[4] |
| Spectrum Culture |    [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[6] |
| Uncut | 6/10[7] |
A Lesson Unlearnt was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69 based on five reviews.[1]
Lauren Bridgeman of Clash praised the album, stating: "each track possesses its own surge of mind movement propelled by the depth of eclectic sonics, psyche and contemporary wording".[2] Mackenzie Herd of Exclaim! wrote: "on A Lesson Unlearnt, the insights on love are articulated both from the position of the one being sought and the one seeking affection, offering an entry point for anyone who can identify with love's effects".[3] George Meixner of The Line of Best Fit concluded: "the variety of genres synthesised to generate this finished record show that they have absorbed life's lessons and reconstituted them to suit a unique outlook. The effect is a strangely familiar, yet singularly arranged thread of consciousness".[6]
In his mixed review for Uncut, Stephen Dalton stated: "while Winfield's pompous lyrics and over-earnest tone sometimes grate, the supple disco-funk of "Sparks" shows definite promise".[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Other Ones" | Peter Lawrie Winfield |
| 1:09 |
| 2. | "Orca" |
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| 4:13 |
| 3. | "A Taste of Silver" | Winfield |
| 3:02 |
| 4. | "Romeo" | Winfield |
| 4:18 |
| 5. | "Perspective" (featuring Homeboy Sandman) |
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| 3:20 |
| 6. | "Spark" | Winfield |
| 3:30 |
| 7. | "Revolution Indifference" (featuring Run the Jewels) |
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| 3:09 |
| 8. | "Persia" |
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| 3:33 |
| 9. | "Pressure" | Winfield |
| 4:08 |
| 10. | "Goldfish" | Winfield |
| 4:20 |
| 11. | "Until the Ribbon Breaks" | Winfield |
| 4:26 |
| Total length: | 39:08 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for A Lesson Unlearnt - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Bridgeman, Lauren (July 3, 2015). "Until The Ribbon Breaks - A Lesson Unlearnt". CLASH. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Herd, Mackenzie (January 16, 2015). "Until the Ribbon Breaks │ A Lesson Unlearnt". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ Falcone, Jon (January 23, 2015). "Until the Ribbon Breaks, "A Lesson Unlearnt"". FLOOD. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ Stevens, Nathan (January 28, 2015). "Until the Ribbon Breaks: A Lesson Unlearnt - Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Meixner, George (June 24, 2015). "Idle in the classroom, studious in the studio from Until The Ribbon Breaks". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ a b Dalton, Stephen (August 2015). "New Albums". UNCUT. p. 81.
External links
[edit]- A Lesson Unlearnt at Discogs (list of releases)