A+E (album)
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'''''A+E''''' is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Graham Coxon]], released on 2 April 2012 through [[Parlophone]].{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2012/02/10/blur-star-graham-coxon-i-felt-guilty-when-we-won-brit-awards-but-we-ll-enjoy-it-now-86908-23742937/ |title=Blur star Graham Coxon: I felt guilty when we won Brit awards but we'll enjoy it now |publisher=The Daily Record |date= |accessdate=9 April 2012}} The album was made as a "reaction" against Coxon's prior album, ''[[The Spinning Top]]'', which consisted of [[psychedelic folk]] songs. ''A+E'', on the other hand, consists of [[pop rock]] songs. Coxon, who is also the guitarist of [[Blur (band)|Blur]], recorded 21 songs during the album's two-month-long recording process with producer [[Ben Hillier]]. The 11 songs that did not make it onto ''A+E'' were divided into a separate album that was supposed to be released in late 2012, but |
'''''A+E''''' is the eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter [[Graham Coxon]], released on 2 April 2012 through [[Parlophone]].{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2012/02/10/blur-star-graham-coxon-i-felt-guilty-when-we-won-brit-awards-but-we-ll-enjoy-it-now-86908-23742937/ |title=Blur star Graham Coxon: I felt guilty when we won Brit awards but we'll enjoy it now |publisher=The Daily Record |date= |accessdate=9 April 2012}} The album was made as a "reaction" against Coxon's prior album, ''[[The Spinning Top]]'', which consisted of [[psychedelic folk]] songs. ''A+E'', on the other hand, consists of [[pop rock]] songs. Coxon, who is also the guitarist of [[Blur (band)|Blur]], recorded 21 songs during the album's two-month-long recording process with producer [[Ben Hillier]]. The 11 songs that did not make it onto ''A+E'' were divided into a separate album that was supposed to be released in late 2012, but was eventually scheduled for release in 2026. The album received positive reviews from critics, although some criticized its songs for being too long. Despite its critical success, it was Coxon's least successful album on the [[UK Albums Chart]] since ''[[The Kiss of Morning]]'', peaking at number 39 and staying on the chart for only one week. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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''A+E'' started as a "reaction" against Coxon's previous album, ''[[The Spinning Top]]'', a mostly [[acoustic music|acoustic]] album. According to Coxon, the songs were difficult to play, resulting in some audiences being unsatisfied in "venues that weren't set up for that sort of thing". Producer Ben Hillier described the recording of the album as "quick" and "fun", due to him trying to record Coxon's first takes on songs when it was possible. In 2 months, Coxon was able to record 21 tracks; 10 of them made it onto ''A+E'', while the other 11 were grouped into an album that was expected be released in late 2012. According to Hillier, the latter is "less [[riff (music)|riff]]-based" and more "[[soul music|soul]]-influenced, with backing singers and [[string (music)|string]]s. |
''A+E'' started as a "reaction" against Coxon's previous album, ''[[The Spinning Top]]'', a mostly [[acoustic music|acoustic]] album. According to Coxon, the songs were difficult to play, resulting in some audiences being unsatisfied in "venues that weren't set up for that sort of thing". Producer Ben Hillier described the recording of the album as "quick" and "fun", due to him trying to record Coxon's first takes on songs when it was possible. In 2 months, Coxon was able to record 21 tracks; 10 of them made it onto ''A+E'', while the other 11 were grouped into an album that was expected be released in late 2012. According to Hillier, the latter is "less [[riff (music)|riff]]-based" and more "[[soul music|soul]]-influenced, with backing singers and [[string (music)|string]]s.> In April 2026, fourteen years after ''A+E'' came out, Coxon announced the release of this second album, now titled ''Castle Park'', in June of that year.{{cite web |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Graham Coxon to release never-heard-before 2011 album ‘Castle Park’ as he reissues solo catalogue |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/graham-coxon-to-release-never-heard-before-2011-album-castle-park-as-he-reissues-solo-catalogue-3941391 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=23 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260421120440/https://www.nme.com/news/music/graham-coxon-to-release-never-heard-before-2011-album-castle-park-as-he-reissues-solo-catalogue-3941391 |archive-date=21 April 2026 |date=20 April 2026}}> |
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==Composition== |
==Composition== |
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