Streets in the Sky

{{About|the third studio album by UK rock band The Enemy|the building structure|Tower block#Streets in the sky}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Streets in the Sky | type = studio | artist = The Enemy | cover = StreetsInTheSky.jpg | alt = | released = 21 May 2012 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = * Indie rock * punk rock<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bisound.com/index.php?name=Files&op=view_album&id=79659|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111183158/http://www.bisound.com/index.php?name=Files&op=view_album&id=79659|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 November 2014|title=BISOUND.COM – - . mp3 . . FM- .}}</ref> | length = 40:38 | label = * Cooking Vinyl * eOne | producer = Joby J. Ford | prev_title = Music for the People | prev_year = 2009 | next_title = It's Automatic | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Streets in the Sky | type = studio | single1 = Saturday | single1date = 15 May 2012 | single2 = Like a Dancer | single2date = 16 July 2012 }} }}

'''''Streets in the Sky''''' is the third studio album by English indie rock band the Enemy, released on 21 May 2012 through Cooking Vinyl and eOne Music. It entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://acharts.us/album/70989|title=Enemy – Streets in the Sky|website=αCharts }}</ref>

==Release== The song "Saturday" was released in May 2012 as the first single from ''Streets in the Sky''. In the spring there were two versions of the video for the song (one of them is acoustic).<ref>{{YouTube|q48Gz40w7HE}}</ref> The song was also included in ''FIFA 13'', the video game by EA Sports as a soundtrack. The music video<ref>{{YouTube|F0pBSttV9KQ}}</ref> shows the members of the band singing on the blue background with words "Streets in the Sky" on the walls.

The second single, "Like a Dancer", was released on 16 July 2012 and reached No. 9 in the UK Albums Chart. A music video for "Like a Dancer" was published to YouTube.<ref>{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/pTND8o8FRPw| archive-date = 2021-12-09| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTND8o8FRPw| title = The Enemy - Like a Dancer (Official Video 2012) | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Like a Dancer" was recorded at Kore Studios,<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=The Enemy - Like A Dancer |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5559105-The-Enemy-Like-A-Dancer |language=en |access-date=2022-06-01}}</ref> and was published by EMI Music Publishing.<ref name=":0" /> It is licensed to Cooking Vinyl.<ref name=":0" />

==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/streets-in-the-sky-mw0002353807 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' – review |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Coventry Telegraph'' | rev2Score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/music/album-review-enemy---streets-3025064 |title=Album Review: The Enemy – Streets in the Sky |last=Poole |first=Alan |date=17 May 2012 |work=Coventry Telegraph |accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Drowned in Sound'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|0|5}}<ref name="DiS">{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17021/reviews/4145008 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Calvert |first=John |date=25 May 2012 |work=Drowned in Sound |accessdate=6 February 2013 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117014159/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17021/reviews/4145008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Fly'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name="Fly">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-fly.co.uk/reviews/album/1013283/the-enemy/ |title=The Enemy ''Streets in the Sky'' (COOKING VINYL) |last=Ross |first=Daniel |date=18 May 2012 |work=The Fly |publisher=MAMA & Company |accessdate=6 February 2013 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524231341/http://www.the-fly.co.uk/reviews/album/1013283/the-enemy/ |archivedate=24 May 2012 }}</ref> | rev5 = ''musicOMH'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-enemy-streets-in-the-sky |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' (Cooking Vinyl) |last=Green |first=Laurence |date=21 May 2012 |work=musicOMH |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> | rev6 = ''NME'' | rev6Score = 6/10<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-enemy/13139 |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Denney |first=Alex |date=19 May 2012 |work=NME |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> | rev7 = PopMatters | rev7Score = 2/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/159805-the-enemy-streets-in-the-sky/ |title=The Enemy: ''Streets in the Sky'' |last=Ezell |first=Brice |date=27 June 2012 |work=PopMatters |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> | rev8 = Sputnikmusic | rev8Score = 2.0/5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/50019/The-Enemy-Streets-In-The-Sky/ |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' |date=30 May 2012 |publisher=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=24 May 2013}}</ref> | rev9 = ''The Quietus'' | rev9Score = (unfavourable)<ref name="quietus">{{cite web |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/08813-the-enemy-streets-in-the-sky-review |title=The Enemy – ''Streets in the Sky'' – Review |last=Kulkarni |first=Neil |date=17 May 2012 |work=The Quietus |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref> | rev10 = ''York Vision'' | rev10Score = (unfavourable)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkvision.co.uk/scene/album-review-streets-in-the-sky-the-enemy |title=Album Review: Streets in the Sky- The Enemy |last=Lloyd |first=Jordan |date=29 May 2012 |work=York Vision |accessdate=20 October 2013}}</ref> }}

Critical reception was generally negative, with Album of the Year rating it as the worst album of 2012 as reviewed by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albumoftheyear.org/ratings/worst/2012/|title=The 25 Worst Albums of 2012|website=Album of the Year|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> The album scored 2.9/10 at aggregator website AnyDecentMusic? (the fifth-lowest rated album of all time).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/chart/AllTime.aspx?p=189|title=AnyDecentMusic? – All Time|website=WebCite|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=1 April 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412041805/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/chart/AllTime.aspx?p=189|archivedate=12 April 2016}}</ref> However, ''NME'' gave the album a mixed review.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schiller |first=Rebecca |date=19 May 2012 |title=The Enemy – ‘Streets In The Sky’ |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-the-enemy-13139-312771 |website=NME |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127215634/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-the-enemy-13139-312771 |archive-date=27 November 2024 |access-date=22 March 2025}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{tracklist | title1 = Gimme the Sign | length1 = 3:09 | title2 = Bigger Cages (Longer Chains) | length2 = 2:57 | title3 = Saturday | length3 = 3:12 | title4 = 1-2-3-4 | length4 = 2:59 | title5 = Like a Dancer | length5 = 3:09 | title6 = Come into My World | length6 = 2:57 | title7 = This Is Real | length7 = 4:38 | title8 = 2 Kids | length8 = 3:56 | title9 = Turn It On | length9 = 3:33 | title10 = It's a Race | length10 = 3:29 | title11 = Get Up and Dance | length11 = 3:52 | title12= Make a Man | length12= 2:47 }}

===Music videos=== * "1-2-3-4" (acoustic) * "Gimme the Sign" * "Saturday" * "Saturday" (acoustic) * "Like a Dancer"

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130628144009/http://www.youngscot.org/mag/1523-review-saturday REVIEW: The Enemy single "Saturday"]

Category:2012 albums Category:The Enemy (UK rock band) albums Category:Cooking Vinyl albums Category:E1 Music albums