A Natural Disaster

Occupation

• Vincent Cavanagh - Vocals (except Are You There, A Natural Disaster and Electricity? )
• Danny Cavanagh - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on Are You There? and Electricity
• Jamie Cavanagh - Bass, Programming
• John Douglas - Drums
• Les Smith - Keyboards, Programming

A Natural Disaster is the seventh studio album by the British band Anathema. It was published by Music for Nations on 3 November 2003. On 24 February 2004 it appeared in the United States.

Formation and style

A Natural Disaster was recorded with Dan Turner in the British town of Battle. Slightly more than on the previous album A Fine Day to Exit Anathema go in parts back to the harder sounds of Judgement. Another stylistic comparisons for the more modest proportions as Pink Floyd, but also more modern British rock bands like Radiohead and Coldplay were called. When Are You There? , Which was also listed in the following live duet, Anna Livingstone sang the female background vocals. In the title song of the lead vocals of Lee Douglas, who was also already been heard on the previous album comes. In the play Closer, a vocoder is being used.

Reception

Thom Jurek of Allmusic awarded four and a half stars out of five. He wrote, "these Liverpudlians know how to make a dark rock album; it's full of alienation, honest emotion, tense, suffocating theater, and stunningly beautiful textures "; " This Liverpool know how to make a Dark- rock album; it is full of alienation, honest emotion, tension, suffocating theater and impressive and beautiful textures. "

Title list

All pieces were written by Danny Cavanagh, except where stated otherwise.