Ways to Forget

Ways to Forget is the debut studio album of British indie rock group Clock Opera, released on 23 April 2012. Prior to the album, the band made singles for the songs "White Noise," "A Piece of String," "Once and for All" and "Belongings." An EP of "Lesson No.7" was released on 3 October 2011. The first single from the album was a new recording of "Once and for All" on 3 February 2012. An EP of "Man Made" and its remixes was released on 16 April 2012.^[6] "Belongings" was re-released on 30 July 2012.^[7] A single of "The Lost Buoys" was released for 5 November 2012.^[8]

Ways to Forget
Studio album by Clock Opera
Released	23 April 2012 (2012-04-23)
Recorded	The League of Imaginary Nations, London The Studio Down Below, Bridport
Genre	Indie rock
Length	43:46
Label	Moshi Moshi and Island
Producer	Guy Connelly
Clock Opera album chronology
Ways to Forget (2012) Venn (2017)
Singles from Ways to Forget
"Once and for All" Released: 3 February 2012 "Man Made" Released: 16 April 2012 "Belongings" Released: 30 July 2012 "The Lost Buoys" Released: 5 November 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100[1]
Q Magazine	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
The Times	[4]
Beats Per Minute	(67%)[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Once and for All"	5:14
2.	"Lesson No.7"	4:25
3.	"11th Hour"	4:44
4.	"Man Made"	4:08
5.	"Belongings"	4:53
6.	"White Noise"	3:35
7.	"A Piece of String"	3:29
8.	"The Lost Buoys"	4:07
9.	"Move to the Mountains"	4:25
10.	"Fail Better" (incorporates an excerpt from Worstward Ho by Samuel Beckett[9])	4:46

All lyrics are written by Guy Connelly except where noted; all music is composed by Clock Opera.

Deluxe Edition Tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Ways to Forget"	3:36
12.	"Alouette"	4:34
13.	"New Arrivals"	4:24
14.	"Let Go the Lifeboats"	2:50
15.	"Glass Eye"	3:38
16.	"Seven Hours"	3:45
17.	"Outro"	2:18

iTunes Bonus Track

No.	Title	Length
18.	"Once and for All" (Under the Floorboards)	4:21

Personnel

Clock Opera

• Guy Connelly – lead vocals, guitar, samples
• Andy West – bass, guitar
• Che Albrighton – drums
• Dan Armstrong – keyboards, samples, backing vocals

Production

• Guy Connelly – production and recording
• Xavier Stephenson, assisted by Liam Nolan – recording drums on tracks 1–9 at Metropolis Studios
• Matt Wills – recording drums on track 10 at The Square
• Cenzo Townshend, assisted by Sean Julliard – mixing tracks 1–4 & 10
• Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing tracks 5–9
• Richard Robinson – design and art direction
• Mads Perch – photography
• Jonathan Goddard, Gemma Nixon, Alexander Whitley, Malgorzata Dzierzon – dancers on album artwork^[9]