The Amazons (album)

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The Amazons
Studio album by
The Amazons
Released26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Genre
Length44:44
LabelFiction
The Amazons chronology
Don't You Wanna

(2015) 		The Amazons
(2017) 		Come the Fire, Come the Evening
(2018)
Singles from The Amazons
  1. "Stay With Me"
    Released: 1 March 2016[1]
  2. "In My Mind"
    Released: 30 August 2016[2]
  3. "Little Something"
    Released: 22 November 2016[3]
  4. "Black Magic"
    Released: 14 February 2017[4]
  5. "Junk Food Forever"
    Released: 19 April 2017[5]
  6. "Ultraviolet"
    Released: 15 August 2017[6]
  7. "Palace"
    Released: 24 November 2017[7]

The Amazons is the debut album by

UK Album Charts.[8]

Background

Five singles were released prior to the album. The opening track "Stay With Me" featured on the soundtrack to the football simulation game, FIFA 18,[9] while "Black Magic" featured on fellow football simulation game PES 2019.[citation needed]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Alderton, Elliot Briggs, Joe Emmett, and Matt Thomson; all music is composed by The Amazons

No.TitleLength
1."Stay With Me"3:15
2."Burn My Eyes"4:18
3."In My Mind"3:50
4."Junk Food Forever"3:46
5."Raindrops"4:46
6."Black Magic"4:31
7."Ultraviolet"3:38
8."Little Something"4:05
9."Holy Roller"3:56
10."Something In The Water"4:53
11."Palace"3:46
Total length:44:44
Deluxe edition[10]
No.TitleLength
12."In My Mind (Acoustic)"4:23
13."Raindrops (Acoustic)"4:33
14."Junk Food Forever (Acoustic)"3:16
15."Little Something (Acoustic)"3:29
16."Black Magic (Acoustic)"4:02
17."Ultraviolet (Acoustic)"3:45

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AOTY68/100[11]
AnyDecentMusic?6.2/10[12]
Metacritic64/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[14]
The Daily Telegraph[15]
The Guardian[16]
Kerrang![17]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[18]
Mojo[13]
NME[19]
The Observer[20]
Q[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 64, based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Charting

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 8

Personnel

  • Matt Thomson: Singer & Guitarist[23]
  • Chris Alderton: Guitarist [24]
  • Elliot Briggs: Bass Player[25]
  • Joe Emmett: Drummer [23]

References

  1. ^ "Stay with Me - Single by The Amazons on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "In My Mind - Single by The Amazons on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Little Something - Single by The Amazons". itunes.apple.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Black Magic - Single The Amazons". /itunes.apple.com. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Junk Food Forever - Single by The Amazons". Apple Music (US). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ "The Amazons - Ultraviolet". 25 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Palace (Single Version) - Single by The Amazons". Apple Music (UK). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Amazons | full Official Charts History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Stay with Me - the Amazons - FIFA 18 Soundtrack".
  10. ^ "The Amazons (Deluxe)". iTunes. 26 May 2017.
  11. ^ "The Amazons – The Amazons – Critic Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  12. ^ "The Amazons by The Amazons reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b c d "The Amazons by The Amazons". Metacritic.
  14. ^ Cotton, Shannon (25 May 2017). "The Amazons - The Amazons Review". Clash. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  15. ^ McCormick, Neil (1 June 2017). "From Alt-J to The Amazons: the best albums of the year 2017". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  16. ^ Davies, Hannah (25 May 2019). "The Amazons: The Amazons review – uneven indie rockers". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  17. ^ The Amazons - The Amazons. (10 June 2017). Kerrang!, 37(17), p. 50.
  18. ^ Wade, Lauren (2 June 2017). "The Amazons step up on self-titled debut". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  19. ^ Smith, Thomas (24 May 2017). "The Amazons – 'The Amazons' Review". NME. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  20. ^ Mackay, Emily (28 May 2017). "The Amazons: The Amazons album review – cookie-cutter indie debut". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  23. ^ a b Savage, Mark (7 May 2017). "The Amazons: Meet the band who torched their own tour bus". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  24. ^ "The Amazons Perform At Whelan's In Dublin". Getty Images. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  25. ^ "The Amazons | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

External links

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