Travels with Myself and Another
Studio album by
Future of the Left
Released22 June 2009
RecordedFebruary–March 2009
GenrePost-hardcore, noise rock
Length32:57
Label4AD
ProducerRichard Jackson
Future of the Left
Future of the Left chronology
Last Night I Saved Her from Vampires
(2009)		 Travels with Myself and Another
(2009)		 The Plot Against Common Sense
(2012)
Singles from Travels with Myself and Another
  1. "The Hope That House Built"
    Released: 16 March 2009
For the 1978 memoir of the same name, see Martha Gellhorn.

Travels with Myself and Another is the second studio album by Future of the Left.

Background

Around summer 2008, the band started performing new tracks such as "Drink Nike" and "The Hope That House Built" at live shows. An additional 3 new songs ("VDFA," "Cloak the Dagger," and "Distant Jabs at a Soul," the last of which contains an instrumental section nearly identical to the ending of "Stand by Your Manatee") were captured on the live album Last Night I Saved Her from Vampires. In November 2008, the band cancelled the rest of their tour dates for the year in order to finish writing the second record. It was recorded at several sessions in studios in Wales and was released on 22 June 2009 on 4AD.

The track listing was confirmed by Andy Falkous on 27 March 2009, in a blog post on the band's MySpace page.[1]

The album was leaked online on 22 April, eight weeks before its release date. Falkous, posting a blog on the subject, said: "I'm not angry (in fact I don't blame you, unless you leaked it, in which case I WILL KILL YOU), just a little worried that the record we made will get lost amongst the debris and leave us playing shows [...] - fifteen people and a world of disillusion."[2]

On 18 May, a pre-ordering system was set up on the band's website which allowed an immediate download of the album, with the CD or LP being sent out closer to the June release date.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Clash Music(9/10)[4]
Drowned in Sound(9/10)[5]
NME(8/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[7]
Planet Sound(8/10)[8]
PopMatters(7/10)[9]
SPIN[10]
The Fly[11]
Time Out (Sydney)[12]

The album was awarded a 9/10 score by Clash Music, with the review instructing the reader to "just buy a copy, and PLAY IT FUCKING LOUD."[4] The NME also gave the album a positive review, awarding a rating of 8/10. Ben Patashnik writes: "Travels... feels like a product of 2009, a coruscating reaction to everything that makes us mad but which is never self-righteous or preachy."[6] Andrew P Street of Time Out Sydney concluded "Let's draw a line in the sand right here, people: either this is your favourite album of this year, or you're just plain wrong."[13]

Track listing

  1. "Arming Eritrea" - 2:57
  2. "Chin Music" - 1:56
  3. "The Hope That House Built" - 3:41
  4. "Throwing Bricks at Trains" - 2:36
  5. "I Am Civil Service" - 2:17
  6. "Land of My Formers" - 2:47
  7. "You Need Satan More Than He Needs You" - 2:46
  8. "That Damned Fly" - 2:07
  9. "Stand by Your Manatee" - 2:08
  10. "Yin / Post-Yin" - 2:54
  11. "Drink Nike" - 2:33
  12. "Lapsed Catholics" - 4:15

Accolades

Publication Accolade Recording Year Rank
Rock Sound Albums Of The Year[14] - 2009 9th
The Guardian Critic' Poll 2009[15] - 2009 17th
The Fly The Top 50 Albums Of 2009[16] - 2009 10th
Pitchfork 100 Tracks Of 2009[17] Arming Eritrea 2009 97th
Pitchfork Honourable Mentions[18] - 2009 -
NME 50 Best Albums Of 2009[19] - 2009 18th
NME 50 Best Tracks Of 2009[20] Arming Eritrea 2009 31st
Clash Top 40 Albums Of 2009[21] 2009 20th
Drowned In Sound Top Albums Of 2009[22] - 2009 21st
AV Club Top 25 Albums Of 2009[23] - 2009 14th
No Ripcord Top 50 Albums Of 2009[24] - 2009 18th
Dandelion Radio John Peel Festive 50[25] Arming Eritrea 2009 49th
Village Voice Pazz & Jop Lists Albums[26] 2009 67th
Village Voice Pazz & Jop Lists Singles[27] Arming Eritrea 2009 224th

(*) designates unordered lists.

References

  1. ↑ Future of the Left's Myspace blog Archived 2012-12-02 at archive.today, good things come to those who weigh their own balls.
  2. ↑ Future of the Left's Myspace blog Archived 2009-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, jim fork.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. 1 2 Clash Music review
  5. ↑ Drowned in Sound review
  6. 1 2 NME review
  7. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ↑ Planet Sound review
  9. ↑ PopMatters review
  10. ↑ SPIN review
  11. ↑ The Fly review
  12. ↑ Time Out (Sydney) review Archived 2009-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Time Out Sydney review Archived 2009-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Rock Sound - 2009 Best Albums
  15. ↑ The Guardian - 50-11
  16. ↑ The Fly - Best Albums 10-2
  17. ↑ Pitchfork - 100 Tracks Of 2009
  18. ↑ Pitchfork - Honourable Mentions
  19. ↑ NME - 20-11
  20. ↑ NME - 40-31
  21. ↑ Clash Magazine - 40 Albums Page 4
  22. ↑ "Drowned In Sound - Top Albums". Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  23. ↑ Album Of The Year - AV Club 2009
  24. ↑ No Ripcord - 2009 Albums Part Two
  25. ↑ Rocklistmusic - Dandelion Radio
  26. ↑ Village Voice - Albums 2009
  27. ↑ Village Voice - Singles 2009
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