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.

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
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Boston Globe	(favorable)
Robert Christgau	A−
The Guardian
Pitchfork	5.7/10

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". 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." 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".

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.

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