The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon

Orchestral reworkings of older songs, with two new ones.
Echo & the Bunnymen, 2018

Released: 5 October 2018
Label: BMG
Producer: Andy Wright, Gavin Goldberg and Ian McCulloch

The 2018 album reworks older songs with orchestra and adds two new ones. It was received with mixed reviews. Sam Swallow arranged and conducted the strings, played by the London Session Orchestra, and the additional musicians included Steve Brannan on bass, Jez Wing on keyboards and the drummers Nick Kilroe, Ian Skelly and Barriemore Barlow. Sergeant played lead and steel guitar.

Track listing

Bring On the Dancing Horses4:01
The Somnambulist3:23
Nothing Lasts Forever4:10
Lips Like Sugar4:27
Rescue4:17
Rust5:03
Angels & Devils3:39
Bedbugs & Ballyhoo3:25
Zimbo4:33
Stars Are Stars3:30
Seven Seas3:43
Ocean Rain5:41
The Cutter4:23
How Far?4:40
The Killing Moon4:59

Personnel

Ian McCulloch vocals, guitars, keyboards
Will Sergeant lead guitar, steel guitar
Sam Swallow string arrangements, conductor, piano
Steve Brannan bass
Jez Wing keyboards

More from Echo & the Bunnymen

Crocodiles (1980), Heaven Up Here (1981), Porcupine (1983), Ocean Rain (1984), Songs to Learn & Sing (1985), Echo & the Bunnymen (1987), Reverberation (1990), Evergreen (1997), What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001), Siberia (2005), The Fountain (2009), Meteorites (2014), The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983 (2019)

Sources

The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon (master release), Discogs
Echo & the Bunnymen, Wikipedia