| The Unfairground | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Studio | Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona Marlborough Farms, New York City Eastcote Studios & Gallery Studios, London YipJump Studios, Glasgow | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 34:02 | |||
| Label | LO-MAX | |||
| Producer | Timothy Shepard, Peter Henderson and Gary Olson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| BBC | very favourable[2] |
| Mojo | [3] |
| Q | [4] |
| Stylus | A−[5] |
| The Times | [6] |
| Uncut | 4/5[7] |
The Unfairground is a 2007 album by Kevin Ayers, recorded with members of Ladybug Transistor, Teenage Fanclub, Neutral Milk Hotel, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and Roxy Music.[8] It was his sixteenth studio LP and his first new set of recordings in fifteen years, as well as the last album released before his death in 2013. It was recorded in New York City; Tucson, Arizona; London; and Glasgow.[9] It debuted at No. 14 in the UK Indie Album chart.
The Unfairground deals with themes of love, loss and the passing of time, and it has received strong critical endorsements for its author's ruminations on his tumultuous life.[10] Ayers stated in a 2007 Sunday Times interview that it is "very much a reflective album: lost love, lost feelings, lost sensibilities. I had to include some of my blood, sweat and tears – if you are going to be honest, it can't be avoided."[11]
- ^ Jurek, Thom. The Unfairground at AllMusic
- ^ De Ledesma, Charles (14 September 2007). "BBC – Music – Review of Kevin Ayers – The Unfairground". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Clifford, Danny (September 2007). "MOJO review September 2007". users.globalnet.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Kane, Peter. "Q review September 2007". users.globalnet.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Atkinson, Mike (26 October 2007). "Kevin Ayers – The Unfairground – Review – Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ The Times review
- ^ Gill, Andy. "Kevin Ayers – The Unfairground – Uncut.co.uk". uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Pitchfork July 31 2007 Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Album liner notes
- ^ Mojo September 2007
- ^ The Times, The unsung hero of psychedelia[dead link]