The First Line (album)

The First Line is an album by Marcellus Hall.[3] It is his first full-length album and was released by Glacial Pace in 2011.[4] The album, which includes a booklet of drawings by Marcellus, has been compared to the likes of Robyn Hitchcock.

The First Line
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2011 (February 2011)
GenreGarage Folk
Length48:49
LabelGlacial Pace[1]
ProducerMarcellus Hall
Marcellus Hall chronology
More 4 Track Recordings
(1996)
The First Line
(2011)
Afterglow
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Now[2]

Critical reception

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Exclaim! wrote: "Like many dusty blues punks before him it's the mantle of Dylan that Hall has chosen as armour, at least in terms of sound, though it's the sweetly poisoned inkwell of Jonathan Richman or Robyn Hitchcock from which his lyrics flow."[5] The Observer wrote that "Hall lets the sounds of his city seep into the recordings; the tracks sound simultaneously organic and artificially distressed."[6]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The First Line"Marcellus Hall 
2."Star Position"Marcellus Hall 
3."Neon, Not The Night"  
4."Laughing With You"Marcellus Hall 
5."It's My Life"Marcellus Hall 
6."Don't Go"  
7."During The War"  
8."One Drop Of Rain"Marcellus Hall 
9."Back Where I Started"  
10."Broken Phone"Marcellus Hall 
11."When You Can"  
12."Wishing My Heart Was Stone"Marcellus Hall 
13."One Of Us"  

References

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  1. ^ "Marcellus Hall - The First Line". Glacial Pace Recordings.
  2. ^ Greene, Sarah (February 17, 2011). "Marcellus Hall - The First Line".
  3. ^ Miller, Eric T. (May 23, 2011). "Q&A With Marcellus Hall".
  4. ^ Mouly, Françoise (July 1, 2012). Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See. Abrams. ISBN 9781613123218 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Marcellus Hall The First Line". exclaim.ca.
  6. ^ "Hank Williams meets the Modern Lovers (+ a free MP3!)". February 10, 2011.