The Spade
The Spade | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 30, 2011 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | |||
Length | 34:14 | |||
Label | Dangerbird Records (US), Lojinx (Europe) | |||
Producer | Butch Walker | |||
Butch Walker chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Alternative Press | [1] |
Slant Magazine | [3] |
PopMatters | [4] |
They Will Rock You | [2] |
The Spade is the sixth full-length studio album by Butch Walker, and the second released under the name Butch Walker and the Black Widows. It was released on August 30, 2011 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. The lead single was "Summer of '89".
The album's single, "Synthesizers," was released on January 20, 2012. The music video for the song featuring Matthew McConaughey reprising his popular Dazed and Confused role of David Wooderson.[5]
Reception
Critical
The album received a score of 78 on the
Evan Sawdey of
Commercial
The album hit number one on the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bodegas and Blood" | Butch Walker, Fran Capitanelli, Michael Trent | 3:53 |
2. | "Every Single Body Else" | Chris Unck, Trent | 3:00 |
3. | "Summer of '89" | Walker | 4:15 |
4. | "Sweethearts" | Capitanelli, Trent | 3:03 |
5. | "Day Drunk" | Walker, Trent | 3:55 |
6. | "Synthesizers" | Jake Sinclair, Trent | 3:25 |
7. | "Dublin Crow" | Walker | 2:50 |
8. | "Closest Thing To You I'm Gonna Find" | Walker | 3:56 |
9. | "Bullet Belt" | Walker, Trent | 4:04 |
10. | "Sucker Punch" | Walker, Trent | 3:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Answering Machine Girl" (iTunes U.K. bonus track) | Walker, Trent | 3:34 |
Personnel
- Butch Walker - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, banjolin, mandolin, percussion
- Fran Capitanelli - guitars, banjo, drums, backing vocals
- Chris Unck - guitars, pedal steel, backing vocals
- Jake Sinclair - bass guitar, piano, banjolin, backing vocals
- Patrick Keeler - drums
- Michael Trent - backing vocals
- Cary Ann Hearst - backing vocals
- Gavin Fitzjohn - baritone and tenor sax, trumpet
- Dr. Steven Patt - accordion, dobro guitar
- Adam Blake - album artwork and design
References
- ^ "The Spade by Butch Walker". Metacritic.
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ "Butch Walker and the Black Widows - The Spade". Slant Magazine.
- ^ a b Evan Sawdey (6 October 2011). "Butch Walker & the Black Widows: The Spade". Pop Matters.
- The Huffington Post. Accessed January 22, 2012.
- ^ Andy Gill (16 December 2011). "Album: Butch Walker And The Black Widows, Butch Walker And The Black Widows (Lojinx)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
- ^ Billboard Artist Profile for Butch Walker Billboard. Accessed January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.