debut solo album english alternative rock band released july independent label recordings produced longtime producer album comprises electronic music recorded hiatus rehearsals makes heavy use original samples lyrics express political concerns lead single written death allegedly committed suicide telling reporter british government falsely identified weapons mass destruction iraq album artwork longtime cover artist inspired legend failing command ocean likened government attitudes climate change debuted number albums_chart number american billboard named best albums nme rolling_stone observer nominated mercury music prize grammy award best alternative music album singles released album hill followed year sides feathers remix album perform album live formed peace musicians including red hot bassist recording finishing tour sixth album hail thief went hiatus began recording solo release longtime producer late continued work sessions told pitchfork band left school like man got find feels like know album recorded oxford studio studio garden home wanted approach engage computers lot lots life energy music generate ideas cut clips random library original samples created hotel rooms band toured send sound fragments identified passages songs edited returned describing collaborative process said black swan day minute load bit goes past goes bit fuck rest usually like create title track sampled piano chords played guitarist cut new order night contains enormously sample hail thief black swan samples rhythm recorded guitarist brien drummer said hill kicking hail thief sessions felt worked song initially intended create instrumental tracks added vocals encouragement albums altered voice layers digital effects wanted voice dry loud found difficult write lyrics loops music saying react spontaneously differently time translated music guitar piano generated new musical components process saved song recorded sessions flowers bonus disc seventh album song hollow earth finished later released single music lyrics observer described collection beats rhythms minimal post described evocative portrait life slippery urban political alliances global warming soulful politically charged songs pitchfork described sour feminine brooding citing inspiration album said album designed heard isolated space stuck traffic nme rolling_stone likened album album rolling_stone felt album lyrics emotional rare according globe_and_mail clock influenced arabic music song losing control pretending charge inspired experienced hometown oxford houses dark windows obviously built beautiful album title inspired huge elephants room moment west people desperately trying public consciousness wrote hill allegedly committed suicide telling reporter british government falsely identified weapons mass destruction iraq kelly body found woods near school according globe_and_mail song resembles love song sense menace grim political showdown uncomfortable subject matter conscious kelly family felt write worse interview observer said angry song written artwork packaging cover art created longtime artist artwork titled depicts figure standing london destroyed flood imitation failing command ocean inspired flood article comparing british government attitude climate change legend album packaged single large containing wanted avoid plastic release posted link official website days later wrote press press announcing like ages fun quick yes record record emphasised splitting album blessing album release black swan closing credits film released july independent label recordings vinyl said chose label mellow corporate ethic major labels like stupid little boys games especially high album released itunes debuted number album chart stayed weeks united_states debuted number billboard selling copies week album leaked online month release said regretted releasing album download hill released single august november album followed year sides feathers album remixes artists perform live formed peace musicians including red hot bassist band performed north american shows critical reception review aggregator site metacritic score indicating generally favorable reviews reviewing nme praised vocals wrote lack reluctance rock revealing glimpse cryptic inner world courage hide political message code rolling_stone said aren songs demos songs different haven heard intensely beautiful explores kind emotional turmoil makes angst albums computer bends sound like kid stuff popmatters wrote isn masterpiece solo project divergence stayed focused created tight album draws predecessors held afraid guardian alexis_petridis wrote album offers low key help imagining sounded like turned village_voice praised vocals found hooks inspirations density results offer provoke profound pitchfork wrote beautiful boring equal measure named 15th best album nme 30th observer 34th rolling_stone nominated mercury prize grammy award best alternative music album track listing songs written composed noted personnel adapted album liner notes arrangement production mixing extra instrumentation piano stewart engineering mixing music arrangement chart positions
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