Avalanche (Thea Gilmore album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Guardian
The Independent	(favourable)^[2]
Mojo	^[3]
musicOMH	(highly favourable)^[4]
No Depression	(mixed)^[5]
Q	^[3]
Time Out
The Times	(favourable)

Avalanche is the fifth album by English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released on 9 September 2003 on the Hungry Dog record label. The album peaked at number 62 on the UK Albums Chart. Uncut magazine ranked Avalanche at number 59 of its "Albums of the Year" for 2003 and said of Gilmore: "you can here her growing in stature with every record she makes."^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted.

"Rags and Bones" – 3:38
"Have You Heard" – 3:26
"Juliet (Keep That in Mind)" – 3:52
"Avalanche" – 4:21
"Mainstream" (Gilmore, Nigel Stonier) – 3:12
"Pirate Moon" – 4:20
"Apparition #13" – 3:27
"Razor Valentine" – 3:46
"God Knows" – 3:49
"Heads Will Roll" – 2:33
"Eight Months" – 5:33
"The Cracks" – 4:49

Personnel

Thea Gilmore – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, xylophone, melodica, saw
Nigel Stonier – producer, programming, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, bass, keyboards, Moog, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, backing vocals
Robbie McIntosh – electric guitar, National guitar, backing vocals
Paul Beavis – drums, percussion
Jo Wadeson – bass
Dave "Munch" Moore – Hammond organ
Mike Cave – drums, programming, cymbal
Dylan Gallagher – programming
Dave Hull-Denholm – backing vocals
Freyja Gilmore – backing vocals
Oliver Kraus – cello
Ewan Davies – musical box

References

↑ Horowitz, Hal. "Thea Gilmore Avalanche". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
↑ Staff writer (8 August 2003). "Album: Thea Gilmore, Avalanche, Hungry Dog". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
1 2 3 "Thea Gilmore – Avalanche CD Album" > "Product Reviews". Muze/CD Universe. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
↑ Millington, Scott (11 August 2003). "Thea Gilmore – Avalanche". musicOMH. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
↑ Archive (staff writer) (31 October 2003). "Thea Gilmore – Avalanche". No Depression. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

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