Stories from the Surface

Stories from the Surface is the third album from Irish rock band Ham Sandwich. It was released in Ireland on 17 April 2015, and was produced by the band's long-time collaborator Karl Odlum.[4][5] "Illuminate" was the band's first single to chart in Ireland, reaching 43 in the Irish music charts.[6] The album has received mostly positive reviews in the band's native Ireland and went straight to first place in the Irish charts on its first week of release,[7] becoming the band's first album to reach the top 20.

Stories from the Surface
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 2015
Recorded2014
StudioWindmill Lane Studios
GenreIndie rock
Length39:31
LabelRoute 109A Records
ProducerKarl Odlum
Ham Sandwich chronology
White Fox
(2010)
Stories from the Surface
(2015)
Magnify
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hot Press[1]
The Irish Times[2]
State[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ham Sandwich

No.TitleLength
1."Hold Me Up"4:26
2."Apollo"3:25
3."Square 3"4:55
4."Illuminate"3:40
5."Fandango"4:02
6."In Perfect Rhymes"4:12
7."To Replicate"4:01
8."Broken (Start Over)"3:45
9."Satellite"4:03
10."All Worthwhile"3:01
Total length:39:31

Sources:[8]

Personnel

Ham Sandwich
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Irish Album Chart[6] 1

Accolades

Organization Year Award Result Ref.
Choice Music Prize
2015
Irish Album of the Year Nominated

References

  1. Tyaransen, Olaf (16 April 2015). "HamsandwicH - Stories From the Surface". Hot Press. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. Murphy, Lauren (16 April 2015). "HamsandwicH: Stories from the Surface". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. Udell, Phil (17 April 2015). "Ham Sandwich - Stories From The Surface". State. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "HamsandwiH announce new album Stories from the Surface". Nialler9. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. Kelly, Aoife (11 February 2015). "HamsandwicH announce new album 'Stories from the Surface'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. "Discography Ham Sandwich". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  7. Kelly, Aoife (24 April 2015). "HamsandwicH hit number 1 with new album 'Stories from the Surface'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. Stories from the Surface (booklet). Ham Sandwich. Route 109A Records. 2015. rou021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. "HamsandwicH reveal album artwork for Stories From The Surface". nialler9. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. "2015 - Choice Music Prize". Choice Music Prize. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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