The Sand and the Stars

The Sand and The Stars
Studio album by
Released4 November 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length39:19
LabelDrag City
Movietone chronology
The Blossom Filled Streets
(2000)
The Sand and The Stars
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[3]
Uncut[2]

The Sand and The Stars is an album by the Bristol-based band Movietone. It was partly recorded on a beach in Cornwall [4] Its intention was to sound 'like a jazz record being played from across the bay'.[5] This was inspired by a review of their previous album ('the blossom filled streets'), which had described their music that way.[6]

  1. ^ Album Review: Movietone - The Sand and the Stars / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound
  2. ^ Movietone – The Sand And The Stars – Uncut
  3. ^ "Movietone: The Sand and the Stars". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Baker's Dozen | Chance-Taking: Stephen McRobbie of the Pastels' Favourite Albums".
  5. ^ "Movietone | Artists | Domino".
  6. ^ "The Blossom Filled Streets". NME. 12 September 2005.