Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 2, 2013 | |||
Recorded | September–November 2012 in San Pedro, California | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 36:40 | |||
Label | Downtown, Mercury, V2 | |||
Producer | Lars Stalfors and Dann Gallucci | |||
Cold War Kids chronology | ||||
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Singles from Dear Miss Lonelyhearts | ||||
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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Cold War Kids. The album was released on April 2, 2013, through Downtown Records.
Following the mixed reception of 2011's
The album received a mildly positive reception from critics who saw it as a return to form for the band after their previous album. Dear Miss Lonelyhearts debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 and spawned only one single: "Miracle Mile".
Background
In February 2012, prior to recording, the band's original guitarist Jonnie Russell left the group, leading the band to recruit former
The band released trailers, detailing the making of the record, each week prior to its release.[3]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
Uncut | (mixed)[17] |
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts received positive reviews from music critics, who considered it an improvement following Mine Is Yours, which received a more mixed reaction. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 16 reviews.[7]
More mixed reviews came from
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Nathan Willett; all music is composed by Cold War Kids
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Miracle Mile" | 3:00 |
2. | "Lost That Easy" | 3:24 |
3. | "Loner Phase" | 3:06 |
4. | "Fear & Trembling" | 4:42 |
5. | "Tuxedos" | 4:10 |
6. | "Bottled Affection" | 2:44 |
7. | "Jailbirds" | 2:43 |
8. | "Water & Power" | 3:12 |
9. | "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" | 4:34 |
10. | "Bitter Poem" | 5:05 |
Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] | 48 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 96 |
UK Albums Chart[20] | 149 |
US Billboard 200[21] | 52 |
US | 11 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] | 31 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Australia | January 1, 2013 | Digital download, CD, Vinyl | Downtown | [24] |
United Kingdom | [25] | |||
United States | April 2, 2013 | [26] | ||
Germany | April 5, 2013 | [27] | ||
France | April 8, 2013 | [28] |
References
- Viacom. Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Cahill, Mikey (April 4, 2013). "Cold War Kids are all grown up". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Wolfgang's Vault. Archived from the originalon March 21, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Markarechi, Kia (March 26, 2013). "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Cold War Kids Return With New Concept Album". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Feeney, Nolan (March 19, 2013). "Rock and an Art Place: Our Experts Review 9 New Album Covers". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts - Cold War Kids". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ IPC Media: 84. May 2013.
- ^ a b H. Collins, James (April 1, 2013). "Music Review: Too much production spoils Cold War Kids' 4th album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Rodman, Sarah (April 2, 2013). "Cold War Kids, 'Dear Miss Lonelyhearts'". The Boston Globe. Boston.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ IPC Media. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Cosores, Philip (April 2, 2013). "Cold War Kids: Dear Miss Lonelyhearts". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ a b "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Review". Q. Bauer Media Group: 99. May 2013.
- ^ Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Review". Uncut. IPC Media: 69. May 2013.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Cold War Kids – Dear Miss Lonelyhearts". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Cold War Kids – Dear Miss Lonelyhearts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 13.04.2013 (Week 14)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ "Cold War Kids Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cold War Kids Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cold War Kids Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts by Cold War Kids". iTunes (AU). Apple. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts by Cold War Kids". iTunes (GB). Apple. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts by Cold War Kids". iTunes (US). Apple. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- Amazon.de. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- Amazon.fr. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
External links
- Dear Miss Lonelyhearts at Discogs (list of releases)