This Is Hope

This Is Hope
Studio album by Mull Historical Society
Released	19 July 2004 (UK)
Recorded	London
Genre	Indie rock
Length	48:00
Label	B-Unique Records
Producer	Colin MacIntyre
Mull Historical Society chronology
Us (2003) This is Hope (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	[1]
NME	[2]

This is Hope (2004) is the third album from Scottish indie band Mull Historical Society.

This Is Hope was inspired by a two-month visit to the United States, ending in New Orleans. One of its songs is about the death of David Kelly^[3] and the album also includes a recording of his grandmother.^[4]

It also contains the single "How 'Bout I Love You More" which reached no. 37 in the UK charts.^[5]

Track listing

1. "I Am Hope"
2. "Peculiar"
3. "How 'bout I Love You More"
4. "Treescavengers"
5. "This is the Hebridies"
6. "Tobermory Zoo"
7. "Death of a Scientist (A Vision of Man Over Machine 2004)"
8. "Your Love, My Gain"
9. "Casanova at the Weekend"
10. "My Friend the Addict"
11. "Len"
12. "In the Next Life (A Requiem)"

References

1. Edwards, Tom. "Drowned in Sound – Reviews – Albums – Mull Historical Society – This Is Hope". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
2. (NME, 24 Jul 2004, p.48)
3. "Fair islander". The Guardian. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
4. "Time to Mull things over - The Scotsman". The Scotsman. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
5. "Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2014.