Falcon is the second album from Manchester indie rock band The Courteeners. It was officially available for pre-order on 7 December 2009, however it appeared on on 5 December and was released on 22 February 2010. It reached number 6 in the UK Album chart. Falcon is the second album from manchester band The Courteeners. It was officially available for pre-order on the 7th December 2009, however it appeared on on Saturday the 5th and was released on the 22nd February 2010. The album has also been noted as a much more polished and ambitious album than their debut, St. The opener of their second album, cunningly titled The Opener, is a tale of on-tour homesickness with Liam Fray whining I miss getting piss-wet through, coming to yours and getting warm. It sets the sweary but substandard tone. This is weak tea indeed. I expected, at least, a bracing rock blast, but Falcon makes Northern Uproar sound like, well, Oasis. More about: Music Oasis Parlophone Records Post 2000 Indie . Independent culture newsletter. The best in film, music, TV & radio straight. COURTEENERS brand new album More. The Courteeners. 26 June at 09:03 . Album 2010 19 Songs. More By Courteeners. See in album The Courteeners - Falcon CD 1 2010. The Courteeners - The Opener. The Courteeners - Take Over The World. The Courteeners - Cross My Heart & Hope To Fly. The Courteeners - You Overdid It Doll. The Courteeners - Lullaby. The Courteeners - Good Times Are Calling. The Courteeners - The Rest Of The World Has Gone Home. The Courteeners - Sycophant. The Courteeners - Cameo Brooch. The Courteeners - Scratch Your Name Upon. Released: Feb say that the Manchester quartet's new album represents a step forward from their 2008 debut is about as damning as faint praise gets. There's a development of sorts here but it extends only to leavening brash indie swagger with bolted-on string sections and heart-on-sleeve anthemics. You could hardly imagine a more literal-minded expression of the tough guysensitive soul conflict than Take Over the World, which hitches terrace-style backing vocals to piano-driven MOR. And lyrically, introspection just isn't a good fit for chief Courteener Liam Fray barely a vers
