A Better Life (album)

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A Better Life
A Better Life Spring King.jpg
Studio album by
Released31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)
Genre
Length44:19
Label Island
Spring King chronology
Tell Me If You Like To
(2016)
A Better Life
(2018)
Singles from A Better Life
  1. "Animal"
    Released: 3 May 2018 [1] [2]
  2. "Us Vs Them"
    Released: 1 June 2018 [3]
  3. "The Hum"
    Released: 18 July 2018 [4]
  4. "Paranoid"
    Released: 24 August 2018 [5]

A Better Life is the second and final studio album by British garage rock band, Spring King. The album was released on 31 August 2018 through Island Records.

Track listing

All music is composed by Spring King.

No.TitleLength
1."Static (Intro)"0:25
2."Animal"2:58
3."Ready For War"2:58
4."Let's Drink"3:32
5."Paranoid"3:32
6."The Hum"4:06
7."Lightning (Interlude)"0:32
8."Us Vs Them"3:42
9."Echo Chamber"3:39
10."No More"3:26
11."Radioactive!"3:57
12."Have You Ever Looked Up Into the Sky?"3:29
13."Thicker Skin"3:52
14."Thunder"4:11
Total length:44:19

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References

  1. "Spring King return! Listen to the new single 'Animal'". DIY. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. Day, Laurence (3 May 2018). "Spring King make their return with pummelling track "Animal"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. "Spring King release new track 'Us Vs Them', Announce new album 'A Better Life'". DIY. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. Murray, Robin (18 July 2018). "Spring King's 'The Hum' Is A Genuine Anthem". Clash. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. "Spring King have dropped another new banger, 'Paranoid'". Dork Magazine . 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.