Elsie (album)
Elsie | ||
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Studio album by The Horrible Crowes | ||
Released | September 6, 2011 | |
Recorded | 2011 | |
Genre | Blues, soul, rock | |
Length | 45:49 | |
Label | SideOneDummy | |
Singles from Elsie | ||
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Elsie is the debut studio album by The Horrible Crowes, a Gaslight Anthem side-project made up of Ian Perkins and Gaslight Anthem founder Brian Fallon.[1] It was released on September 6, 2011, through SideOneDummy Records.[2]
Singles
Elsie's lead single, "Behold the Hurricane", was released July 19, 2011.[3]
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 9.9/10[5] |
AllMusic | [6] |
Alternative Press | [7] |
MOJO | [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Spin | 6/10[10] |
Elsie received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 76 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews.[4]
Andrew Leahey of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and states: "Elsie functions best as a display of Fallon’s underused bottom register and acoustic songwriting skills, proving that slowing things down once in a while can still be a punk rock move."[6] Writing for Alternative Press, Scott Heisel writes Elsie is "better than just about everything the Gaslight Anthem have done to date. Perfect for night drives on long, winding roads."[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Brian Fallon.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Last Rites" | 1:27 |
2. | "Sugar" | 4:53 |
3. | "Behold the Hurricane" | 4:03 |
4. | "I Witnessed a Crime" | 3:05 |
5. | "Go Tell Everybody" | 4:17 |
6. | "Cherry Blossoms" | 4:07 |
7. | "Ladykiller" | 4:24 |
8. | "Crush" | 3:19 |
9. | "Mary Ann" | 3:35 |
10. | "Black Betty and the Moon" | 3:00 |
11. | "Blood Loss" | 4:03 |
12. | "I Believe Jesus Brought Us Together" | 5:36 |
Total length: |
45:49 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic[11]
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Chart performance
Chart (2011) | Peak position | |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 63 | |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 35 | |
US Billboard 200[14] | 48 | |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] | 6 | |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] | 7 | |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] | 4 |
Release history
Source: Amazon.com[2]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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Worldwide | September 6, 2011 | SideOneDummy |
References
- ↑ "Official site". The Horrible Crowes. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- 1 2 "The Horrible Crowes: Elsie: Music". Amazon.com. ASIN B005BO2LKC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Behold the Hurricane - Single by The Horrible Crowes". iTunes. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- 1 2 "Reviews for Elsie by The Horrible Crowes". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ Nassiff, Thomas (August 24, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes - Elsie". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Leahey, Andrew. "Elsie - The Horrible Crowes — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- 1 2 "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Alternative Press: 107. October 2011.
- ↑ "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". MOJO. London: 97. October 2011.
- ↑ Keyes, J. Edward (September 6, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ Walters, Barry (September 15, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes, 'Elsie' (Side One Dummy)". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Elsie - The Horrible Crowes - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "The Horrible Crowes – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Horrible Crowes.
- ↑ "The Horrible Crowes – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for The Horrible Crowes.
- ↑ "The Horrible Crowes – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for The Horrible Crowes.
- ↑ "The Horrible Crowes – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for The Horrible Crowes.