Honeymoon on Mars

2016 studio album by The Pop Group

Honeymoon on Mars

Studio album by

The Pop Group

Released

28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)

Genre

Post-punk

Length

42:13

Label

Freaks R Us

Producer

Dennis Bovell, Hank Shocklee

The Pop Group chronology

The Boys Whose Head Exploded
(2016)

Honeymoon on Mars
(2016)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(64/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Mojo	^[3]
PopMatters	(5/10)^[4]
Q	^[5]
Uncut	^[6]

Honeymoon on Mars is the fourth studio album by English post-punk band The Pop Group, released on 28 October 2016 by Freaks R Us. It is the band's second studio album since their reunion in 2010.

Background

The Pop Group reunited in 2010 originally to tour, but eventually recorded and released their first new album in over 30 years, Citizen Zombie in 2015. The band released a live compilation entitled The Boys Whose Head Exploded in May, and in July announced they were back in the studio with producer Dennis Bovell, who produced their debut album Y in 1979.^[7] One month later the album was ready for preorder via PledgeMusic, and on August 31 they revealed the album title, artwork, and track listing in an interview with Fact Magazine. Singer Mark Stewart described the album as "a stand against manufactured hate" and "a hypersonic journey into a dystopian future full of alien encounters and sci-fi lullabies."^[8]

Release

The album was released on October 28, 2016, and was preceded by the single "Zipperface."^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Instant Halo"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:27
2.	"City Of Eyes"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart	4:32
3.	"Michael 13"	Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart	3:58
4.	"War Inc."	Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith, Mark Stewart	4:33
5.	"Pure Ones"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:26
6.	"Little Town"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	3:54
7.	"Days Like These"	Dan Catsis, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:35
8.	"Zipperface"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:18
9.	"Heaven?"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	3:20
10.	"Burn Your Flag"	Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart	4:04

Personnel

Adapted from the Honeymoon on Mars liner notes.^[10]

The Pop Group

Dan Catsis – bass guitar
Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone, keyboards
Bruce Smith – drums
Mark Stewart – vocals

Technical

Dennis Bovell – production (1, 3, 5–9), keyboards
Dominic Lee – photography
David McEwen – recording
Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
Hank Shocklee – production (2, 4, 10)
Helen White – cover art
Matt Wiggins – recording (5)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2016	Freaks R Us	CD, LP	Freak 21

References

^ "Honeymoon on Mars – The Pop Group". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ Deming, Mark. "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars". Mojo. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ Kok, Dan (9 January 2017). "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ columnist (December 2016). "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars". Q: 113. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ columnist (January 2016). "The Pop Group: Honeymoon on Mars". Uncut: 28. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^ "The Pop Group reunite with producer Dennis Bovell for new album". 26 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^ "The Pop Group announce new album Honeymoon On Mars". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^ "The Pop Group – Our New Single Zipperface – Available To Stream & Download". www.thepopgroup.net. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
^ Honeymoon on Mars (booklet). The Pop Group. London, United Kingdom: Freaks R Us. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)