New Eyes

by Clean Bandit

Overview

The British electronic four-piece Clean Bandit mash classical music and pop forms for an airy and dreamy yet driven sound that's like the chamber music version of house music. It's a sound best experienced on "Mozart's House," a well-built number that opens the group debut effort New Eyes with some tasteful, ultra-sheen beats and some clever rapping ("Little touch up, pizzicato/Relax the tempo, sip some rubato/And if I get too animated/Tan my face with adagietto"), and all while the world of cheese is kept at arm's length. Myriad vocalists including Jess Glynne, Love Ssega, Lizzo, and Rae Morris help broaden the horizon and sound, and when sliced into two EPs, the micro-house and Mozart quotes feel wonderful together, losing none of their freshness. The good news is this special group wasn't corporately coerced into something ridiculous, but even with the mash-up "gimmick," New Eyes remains a small, subtle, and soft record. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	06/17/2014
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0825646323494
Rank:	123401

Tracks

1. Mozart's House
2. Extraordinary
3. Dust Clears
4. Rather Be
5. A+E
6. Come Over
7. Cologne
8. Telephone Banking
9. Up Again
10. Heart on Fire
11. New Eyes
12. Birch
13. Outro Movement III

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Clean Bandit   Primary Artist,Vocals
Elisabeth Troy   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Noonie Bao   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Love Ssega   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Eliza Shaddad   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Kandaka Moore   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Rae Morris   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Lizzo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Javeon   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Nikki Cislyn   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Stylo G   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Sharna Bass   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Oz Moses   Vocals
Starsmith   Piano,Synthesizer
Jimmy Napes   Vocals
Beatrice Philips   Violin
Asher Zaccardelli   Viola,Violin
Grace Chatto   Cello,Vocals,Director,Vocals (Background)
Jess Glynne   Vocals,Featured Artist
Nicole Marshall   Vocals
Matt Mcguire   Viola
George Moore   Piano
Florence Rawlings   Vocals (Background)
Matt Maguire   Viola
Cleo Tighe   Vocals (Background)
Sean Bass   Featured Artist
Asher Zaccerdelli   Viola
Jimmy Naples   Vocals
Lydia Scadding   Violin
Maya Amin-Smith   Violin
Shiry Rashkovsky   Viola
Alex Newell   Featured Artist
Matt Osborne   Color Manipulation
Anthony Strong   Piano
Jack Patterson   Bass,Piano,Vocals,Marimba,Director,Keyboards,Percussion,Electronics,Drums (Steel),Special Effects,Electric Clarinet
Luke Patterson   Drums,Electric Clarinet
Neil Amin-Smith   Violin

Technical Credits

Mattias Nyberg   Photography
Matt de Jong   Design,Art Direction
Janee Bennett   Composer
Oz Moses   Composer
Simon "Bassline" Smith   Remix Engineer
Masato Yamada   Producer
Liam Nolan   Engineer
Wez Clarke   Mixing,Mix Down,Programming,Drum Programming,Additional Production
Starsmith   Producer,Drum Programming
James Napier   Composer
Jake Gordon   Engineer
Grace Chatto   Composer,Producer,Photography,Unknown Contributor Role
Gustave Rudman   Composer
Jess Glynne   Composer
Nicole Marshall   Composer
Eliza Shaddad   Composer,Assistant Producer
Steve Dub   Mixing
Andy Wright   Remix Engineer
Fred McFarlane   Composer
Mark Ralph   Mixing,Producer
Brett Shaw   Engineer
Stuart Hawkes   Mastering
Allen George   Composer
Mike Massaro   Cinematography
Nick Cohen   Producer,Additional Production
Elisabeth Troy Antwi   Composer
Andy Gangadeen   Producer,Additional Production
George Moore   Composer
Lewis Hopkin   Mastering
Robert Harvey   Composer
Richard Chatto   Transportation
Richard Patterson   Transportation
Ruth Chatto   Transportation
Terry Patterson   Transportation
Yukara Weekes   Composer
Nick Martin   Unknown Contributor Role
Shane   Unknown Contributor Role
Cleo Tighe   Composer
The Six   Original Album Producer
Sarah Blanchard   Composer
Richard Boardman   Composer
Uzoechi Emenike   Composer
Nigel Smith   Photography
Jonnali Parmenius   Composer
Clean Bandit   Producer
Jack Patterson   Mixing,Artwork,Editing,Composer,Producer,Art Direction,Cinematography,Digital Design
Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka   Composer
Melissa Jefferson   Composer
Benedict Morgan   Photography
Jason Andre McDermott   Composer
Josh Grigg   Producer
Luke Patterson   Artwork,Effects,Cinematography,Assistant Producer
Neil Amin-Smith   Composer,Assistant Producer
Rachel Morris   Composer
Yukara Weeks   Composer
Anna Patarakina   Cinematography
Ben Millar Cole   Cinematography
Daria Novickaya   Cinematography
Francis Athill   Assistant Producer
Haruka Abe   Contribution
Henry Stringer   Contribution,Technical Director
Joe Aiken   Cinematography
John Savelid   Assistant Producer
Lily Cole   Model
Olga Winterbottom   Assistant Producer
Rhys Dennis   Choreographer