Falling Off the Sky

Falling Off the Sky is an album by the dB's, released on June 12, 2012, on Bar/None Records. It is the first album of new material released by the band since 1987.^[1]

Falling Off the Sky
Studio album by The dB's
Released	June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
Genre	Jangle pop
Length	48:01
Label	Bar/None
Producer	The dB's
The dB's chronology
Paris Avenue (1994) Falling Off the Sky (2012)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Boston Globe	(favorable)[3]
Robert Christgau	A−[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Pitchfork	5.7/10[6]

Falling Off the Sky received generally favorable reviews from critics; according to review aggregator website Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[2] Among the most favorable reviews was one written by Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A−. In his review, Christgau described the lead track, "That Time Is Gone", as "as rousing as anything in their [Holsapple and Stamey's] book."^[4] A more mixed review by Stephen Deusner stated that on the album, the dB's "don't redefine themselves as defiantly as they once did".^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That Time Is Gone"	Peter Holsapple	3:32
2.	"Before We Were Born"	Chris Stamey	3:48
3.	"The Wonder of Love"	Holsapple	3:46
4.	"Write Back"	Will Rigby	3:40
5.	"Far Away and Long Ago"	Stamey	3:22
6.	"Send Me Something Real"	Stamey	4:45
7.	"World to Cry"	Holsapple	3:31
8.	"The Adventures of Albatross and Doggerel"	Stamey	4:54
9.	"I Didn't Mean to Say That"	Holsapple	3:01
10.	"Collide-oOo-Scope"	Stamey	5:20
11.	"She Won't Drive in the Rain Anymore"	Holsapple, Kristian Bush	5:12
12.	"Remember (Falling Off the Sky)"	Stamey	3:10

Personnel

Personnel taken from Falling Off the Sky liner notes.[7] The dB's Peter Holsapple – vocals, guitar; Wurlitzer piano (2); piano, organ (6); percussion (3) Gene Holder – bass guitar Chris Stamey – vocals, guitar; organ (1); percussion (9); tubular bells, cello, double bass (10); string and woodwind arrangements Will Rigby – drums, percussion, vocals; organ solo (4) Additional musicians Mitch Easter – additional guitars (2, 3, 10), guitar solo (12), percussion (10) Charles Cleaver – Wurlitzer piano (2, 8, 10), piano (11) Brannon Bollinger – baritone saxophones (2) Brett Harris – backing vocals (2, 4, 8–11) Al Strong – trumpet (3) Peter Lamb – saxophone (3) Jeff Crawford – backing vocals (4, 8–11) Karen Galvin – violin (4, 5, 8, 10, 11) Kaitlin Wolfberg – violin (4, 5, 8, 10, 11) Josh Starmer – cello (4–6, 8, 10, 11) Gabriel Pelli – violin (6) Laura Thomas – violin (6, 7) Lisa Lachot – flute (6, 8) Emma Nadeau – French Horn (6) Corey Sims – trumpet (8) Dale Baker – percussion (10)

Technical personnel The dB's – production Mitch Easter – additional production, mixing (3, 8) Scott Litt – additional production, mixing (1, 9) Ian Schreier – mixing (2, 10, 12) Tim Harper – mixing (11) Chris Stamey – mixing (4–7) Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound