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Petals Have Fallen

Petals Have Fallen is the second album by DELS. It was released through Ninja Tune imprint, Big Dada on 3 November 2014 on vinyl, CD and digital format.I met most of the people that contributed to this album on MySpace back in 2005. We had a page called “Loners", where myself and the likes of Kwes, Micachu, Ghostpoet, Sampha, Coby Sey, Elan Tamara and others were all featured. We always said that we'd do a proper album together eventually. Petals Have Fallen is probably the closest thing to that happening to date.

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Petals Have Fallen
Studio album by
DELS
Released3 November 2014
Recorded2012–2014, Studiobokkle
(London, UK)
Length41:35
LabelBig Dada
Producers
DELS chronology
Black Salad EP
(2011) 		Petals Have Fallen
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash MagazineStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar2
DIY MagazineStarStarStarStar3
Music OMHStarStarStarStar4
Mojo MagazineStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar1
Q Magazine(positive)1

Petals Have Fallen is the second album by DELS. It was released through Ninja Tune imprint, Big Dada on 3 November 2014 on vinyl, CD and digital format.5

I met most of the people that contributed to this album on MySpace back in 2005. We had a page called “Loners", where myself and the likes of Kwes, Micachu, Ghostpoet, Sampha, Coby Sey, Elan Tamara and others were all featured. We always said that we'd do a proper album together eventually. Petals Have Fallen is probably the closest thing to that happening to date.6

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Limbo"
  • Andrew Telling
  • Eli.T
  • Kwes.
2:23
2."Fall Apart"
  • Gallear
  • Blue May
  • Kwes.
4:22
3."House Of Commons"
  • Gallear
  • Blue May
2:59
4."Pulls" (featuring Kerry Leatham)
  • Gallear
  • Kerry Leatham
4:05
5."You Live In My Head" (featuring Elan Tamara)
  • Gallear
  • James Spankie
  • Kwes. (add.)
4:10
6."Burning Beaches" (featuring Rosie Lowe)
  • Gallear
  • Kwes.
  • CLAVES
4:02
7."Pack Of Wolves"
  • Gallear
  • Eli.T
  • Kwes.
3:24
8."RGB"
  • Gallear
3:22
9."Bird Milk" (featuring BILA)
  • Gallear
  • Nahbila Boulahri
  • Kwes.
5:37
10."Lost For Words"
  • Gallear
  • Blue May
  • Kwes.
4:16
11."Petals Have Fallen" (featuring Tirzah)
  • Gallear
  • Mastin
2:59
Total length:41:35
Hidden bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."149"
Gallear
3:57

Personnel

  • Art Direction and Design – Dels
  • Cover Painting – Arth Daniels
  • Executive Producer – Kwes.
  • Management – Toby Donnelly
  • Mastered By – Max
  • Mixed By – Blue May (tracks: 3); Kwes. (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

Coby Sey version

"Petals Have Fallen"
Single by Coby Sey
Released31 May 2017 (2017-05-31)
Length3:00
LabelSelf-released
Songwriters
Producers
  • Coby Sey
  • Kwes
Coby Sey singles chronology
"Whities 010: Transport for Lewisham"
(2017) 		"Petals Have Fallen"
(2017) 		"Face"
(2018)

Petals Have Fallen is an instrumental single released by Coby Sey on 31 May 2017, three years after the release of the vocal track by DELS and Tirzah and album of the same name by DELS.

References

References

  1. Reviews for Petals Have Fallen by Dels - Metacritic. Retrieved on 2015-01-04.
  2. Diver, Mike (27 October 2014). "Dels - Petals Have Fallen - Reviews - Clash Magazine". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. Milton, Jamie (3 November 2014). "DELS - Petals Have Fallen album review - DIY". The Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. Kilby, Dylan (9 Nov 2014). DELS – Petals Have Fallen - Album Reviews - musicOMH. Music OMH. Retrieved on 2015-01-04.
  5. "DELS – Petals Have Fallen (2014, CD)". Discogs.
  6. "DELS".