Year of Explorers

Year of Explorers is the second studio album by the Scottish electro rock band The Magnificents.

Year Of Explorers
Studio album by The Magnificents
Released	August 2007 (2007-08)
Recorded	Metway Studios, Brighton. Castle of Doom Studios, Glasgow and M-Bunker, Edinburgh.
Genre	Electro, Punk, Alternative.
Length	37:46
Label	KFM Records, Mush Records.
Producer	Damian Taylor. John Cummings and The Magnificents.
The Magnificents chronology
The Magnificents (2004) Year Of Explorers (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned In Sound	(8/10) [1]
NME	(7/10) [2]
Popmatters	(7/10) [3]
The List	[4]
The Skinny	[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by The Magnificents.

1. "Ring Ring Oo Oo" – 4:57
2. "Can't Explode" – 3:11
3. "Get It Boy" – 3:22
4. "No Dialogue With Cunts" – 2:50
5. "How Longs Gone" – 3:58
6. "(......)" – 1:15
7. "Yellow Hand" – 3:04
8. "Year Of Explorers" – 3:53
9. "Dedridge Cowboys" – 3:33
10. "Learn One Thing" – 3:31
11. "Tiger Choir" – 4:04

Production

Tracks 1, 3 and 8 were recorded at Metway Studios, Brighton, with Damian Taylor producing. All other tracks were produced by John Cummings and The Magnificents at Castle of Doom Studios, Glasgow, and the M- Bunker, Edinburgh.

US release

Mush Records re-released the album in the United States on 9 December 2008 on the imprint The Scottish Legion Of Illuminated Magnificents. This is the first in a series of releases of the bands back catalogue.^[6]

References

1. Drowned In Sound review
2. NME, 25 Aug 2007. (pg.21)
3. PopMatters review
4. The List review
5. The Skinny review
6. Mush Records News