Painting (album)

Painting is the tenth studio album by Ocean Colour Scene, released on 11 February 2013.^[1] The album charted at number 49 in the UK in its first week of release, making it their lowest-charting studio album since their 1992 debut.^[2] In September 2021 the album was released on white vinyl for the very first time.

Painting
Studio album by Ocean Colour Scene
Released	11 February 2013
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock
Length	38:21
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Matt Terry Steve Cradock
Ocean Colour Scene chronology
Saturday (2010) Painting (2013) Ocean Colour Scene EP (2018)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	55/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
MusicOMH	[5]
NME	[6]
PopMatters	8/10[7]
Sputnikmusic	2.5/5[8]

Painting was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55 based on 9 reviews.^[3]

In a review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "They continue to mine interesting sounds out of this vein but the sounds and structures, not the songs, are what's memorable about Painting. Ocean Colour Scene are agile within the confines of their wheelhouse so it's enjoyable to hear them play and construct records, even if they rarely give you a reason for a return visit."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Simon Fowler, except where indicated^[9]

Painting track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"We Don't Look in the Mirror"	Simon Fowler	3:08
2.	"Painting"	Fowler	2:27
3.	"Goodbye Old Town"	Fowler	2:24
4.	"Doodle Book"	Andy Croft Steve Cradock	2:58
5.	"If God Made Everyone"	Fowler	3:28
6.	"Weekend"	Fowler	3:16
7.	"Professor Perplexity"	Fowler Cradock	3:05
8.	"George's Tower"	Fowler	1:21
9.	"I Don't Want to Leave England"	Fowler Cradock	2:51
10.	"The Winning Side"	Fowler	2:34
11.	"Mistaken Identity"	Fowler	2:25
12.	"The Union"	Fowler Cradock	3:04
13.	"The New Torch Song"	Fowler	3:19
14.	"Here Comes the Dawning Day"	Fowler	1:53

iTunes bonus track^[10]

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Shooting the Bridge"	2:48

Japanese bonus version^[11]

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Come Up and See Me"
16.	"Old, Old Song"

Personnel

• Simon Fowler – vocals
• Steve Cradock – guitar, mellotron, bass, piano, mandolin, dulcimer
• Oscar Harrison – drums, backing vocals, percussion, bass, piano
• Jade Luke, Jordon Richards, Maxine Brooks – backing vocals (track 1, 4, 6, 13)
• Ray Beavies – tenor saxophone (track 4)
• Sam Smith – trombone (track 4)
• Rich Mills – trumpet (track 4)
• Matt Terry – programming

Charts

Chart performance for Painting

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	29
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	49
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14]	5