Album · 2009

To Lose My Life...

by White Lies

To Lose My Life... is a 2009 indie rock album by White Lies. It runs 11 tracks across 48 minutes.

Indie Rock · New Wave · Post-Punk Revival

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Tracks: 48 min
Runtime: 120 bpm
Tempo: C# minor
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11 tracks · 48 min

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To Lose My Life... (also known by extended title of To Lose My Life or Lose My Love, or shortened as To Lose My Life) is the debut album by the British Indie rock band White Lies. It was released on 19 January 2009, through Fiction Records. The album was produced by Ed Buller and Max Dingel, between ICP Studios in Belgium and Kore Studios in London. The album produced four singles; "Unfinished Business", "Death" and "To Lose My Life", prior to its release, and "Farewell to the Fairground" in the months following. "Death" was re-issued in June 2009, with "From the Stars" appearing as iTunes's "Single of the Week" during December 2008. The album was released in the United States on 17 March 2009.

The album was recorded at ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium, and Kore Studios, Acton, west London. It was produced by Ed Buller and Max Dingel, who have previously worked with Suede, The Killers and Glasvegas. Further mixing was completed by Alan Moulder. The album includes a 20-piece orchestra, later stated as a 25-piece, composed by Buller. Upon entering the studio, the band only had five early demo versions of tracks "Death", "E.S.T.", "Farewell to the Fairground", "From the Stars" and "Unfinished Business"; the rest were written and recorded during studio time.

In brief

When was To Lose My Life... released?: To Lose My Life... was released in 2009.
How many tracks are on To Lose My Life...?: To Lose My Life... has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.
What genre is To Lose My Life...?: To Lose My Life... is catalogued under Indie Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk Revival.
What BPM is To Lose My Life...?: To Lose My Life... runs at a median tempo of 120 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to To Lose My Life...?: Listeners of To Lose My Life... also rate AM by Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand, Direct Hits by The Killers.

To Lose My Life... at a glance

Label: Fiction Records
Produced by: Ed Buller

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