Engineers (Engineers album)
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| Released | 7 March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
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| Length | 49:31 | |||
| Label | The Echo Label | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Austin Chronicle | |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| NME | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 |
| PopMatters | 9/10 |
| Q | |
| Stylus | B+ |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
| Under the Radar | 7/10 |
Engineers is the debut studio album of the British shoegaze band Engineers, released on 7 March 2005 by the Echo Label. Engineers was supported by the release of two singles, "Forgiveness" in February 2005 and "Home" in June 2005. The album was preceded by the mini-album Folly on 27 September 2004, which includes the album version of "Come in Out of the Rain" and the original mix of "Forgiveness".
The album was released to generally positive reviews; at Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a generally favourable score of 81, based on 18 reviews.
In 2010, the song "Home" became the theme song for the HBO TV series Big Love.