United Nations of Sound (album)

United Nations of Sound
Studio album by
RPA & The United Nations of Sound (Richard Ashcroft)
Released19 July 2010
Recorded2009–2010 in Los Angeles, New York and London
GenreAlternative rock
Length56:06
LabelParlophone
ProducerNo I.D.
Richard Ashcroft chronology
Keys to the World
(2006) 		United Nations of Sound
(2010) 		These People
(2016)
Singles from United Nations of Sound
  1. "Born Again"
    Released: 19 July 2010
  2. "Are You Ready?"
    Released: 15 October 2010 (US-only)

United Nations of Sound is the debut album by British alternative rock band RPA & The United Nations of Sound, Richard Ashcroft's project, released on 19 July 2010 through Parlophone (see 2010 in British music). The album was released in the United States on 22 March 2011 under the name "Richard Ashcroft" through the record company Razor & Tie.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic39/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubD+[3]
Drowned in Sound4/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME3/10[7]
Pitchfork3.2/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Slant Magazine[11]

United Nations of Sound received generally scathing reviews from critics on its initial release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 39, based on eight reviews, which indicates "Generally unfavorable reviews".[12] UK-based review aggregation website AnyDecentMusic? correlated 23 reviews with an ADM Rating of 4.5.[13] In the United States, Spin Magazine said the result a "fruitful collaboration" and Nylon Magazine called the new album "a commanding performance".[14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Ready?"Richard Ashcroft, Maurice Gibb6:31
2."Born Again"Richard Ashcroft4:55
3."America"Richard Ashcroft4:17
4."This Thing Called Life"Richard Ashcroft5:25
5."Beatitudes"Richard Ashcroft4:23
6."Good Lovin'"Richard Ashcroft4:45
7."How Deep Is Your Man?"Richard Ashcroft, John Lee Hooker, E. Wilson, Kevin Randolph3:28
8."She Brings Me the Music"Richard Ashcroft4:15
9."Royal Highness"Richard Ashcroft4:13
10."Glory"Richard Ashcroft3:11
11."Life Can Be So Beautiful"Richard Ashcroft, David Axelrod, E. Wilson, Kevin Randolph5:28
12."Let My Soul Rest"Richard Ashcroft4:58
Total length:56:06
European iTunes edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Captain Rock"Richard Ashcroft5:04
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Third Eye"Richard Ashcroft4:53
RPA Fan Club Exclusive Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Third Eye"Richard Ashcroft4:53
14."Here We Go Again"Richard Ashcroft5:10
15."Lead the Way"Richard Ashcroft6:12
16."Screw You Screw Me"Richard Ashcroft6:19

Trivia

References

  1. ^ "United Nations of Sound by RPA & the United Nations of Sound". Metacritic.
  2. ^ "Richard Ashcroft / RPA & the United Nations of Sound". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ Martins, Chris (22 March 2011). "Richard Ashcroft: United Nations Of Sound". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (16 July 2010). "RPA and the United Nations of Sound - United Nations of Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ^ Cragg, Michael (15 July 2010). "RPA & the United Nations of Sound: United Nations of Sound". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ^ Monk, Christopher (19 July 2010). "RPA & The United Nations Of Sound – United Nations Of Sound". musicOMH. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  7. ^ Haynes, Gavin (14 July 2010). "Album Review: RPA & The United Nations Of Sound, 'United Nations Of Sound' (Parlophone)". NME. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ^ Berman, Stuart (27 July 2010). "United Nations of Sound - Richard Ashcroft". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ^ The former Verve leader attempts urban crossover. Look away now. [August 2010, p. 114]
  10. ^ Sheffield, Rob (22 March 2011). "United Nations of Sound". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  11. ^ Jones, Huw (22 July 2010). "Review: Richard Aschroft & the United Nations of Sound, United Nations of Sound". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  12. ^ "United Nations of Sound by RPA & the United Nations of Sound". Metacritic.
  13. ^ "United Nations of Sound by RPA and the United Nations of Sound reviews". Any Decent Music. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  14. ^ "US release date & live shows". Richard Ashcroft official website. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010.
  15. ^ "Watching game one of the World Series tonight? Listen for 'Are You Ready?' to kick off the series on Fox!" – via Facebook.
  16. ^ "Are You Ready? from ESPN's World Cup coverage 2010". Richard Ashcroft official website.
  17. ^ "Are You Ready? on The Adjustment Bureau". Razor & Tie official website (Richard Ashcroft BIO). Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  18. ^ "Chuck, Season 4 Episode 4 (final part)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "Are You Ready?". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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