From Safer Place is the debut studio album by English band Fawn Spots. It was released in March 2015[a] under Critical Heights.[4]

From Safer Place
A circle of leaf shapes inside a ring of triangles inside a ringle of half-circle shapes, all in black and painted on a fence of white wooden planks.
Studio album by
Fawn Spots
ReleasedMarch 2015 (2015-03)[a]
GenreHardcore punk, post-punk[1]
Length24:52
LabelCritical Heights
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
PopMatters(7/10)[1]
Record Collector[5]

Background

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Fawn Spots are an English post-punk band from York,[6][7] formed in the early 2010s.[6][b] The band described their influences as including the bands of Dischord Records, especially Fugazi and Minor Threat, Hüsker Dü, No Age, Comet Gain, Television Personalities, Xiu Xiu, Berlin techno, Modeselektor, and BPitch.[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."New Sense"2:23
2."I'm Not a Man; I Never Will Be"1:07
3."A Certain Pleasure"2:23
4."Black Water"3:04
5."Natural Vision"2:48
6."From Safer Place"1:59
7."Remains"2:08
8."In Front of the Chestnut Tree"2:30
9."Recurring Face"2:16
10."Basque Knife"4:04

References

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  1. ^ a b PopMatters lists the album's release date as 10 March,[1] AllMusic[3] and Drowned in Sound[4] both have 9 March, and Metacritic says 24 March.[2]
  2. ^ Per Louder Than War in February 2012, the band "have only been doing this for a little over a year."
  1. ^ a b c Murphy, John (9 March 2015). "PopMatters Review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Brown, Paul (4 March 2015). "Album Review: Fawn Spots - From Safer Place". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ Peacock, Tim (25 February 2015). "From Safer Place | Fawn Spots". Record Collector. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Robb, John (23 February 2012). "New band of the day: Fawn Spots". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  7. ^ McCurdy, Will (4 February 2014). "Interview: Fawn Spots". York Vision. Retrieved 2 February 2024.