Acts of Fear and Love

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Acts of Fear and Love
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Studio album by
Released17 August 2018
Genre Punk rock
Length29:39
Label Virgin EMI
Slaves chronology
Take Control
(2016)
Acts of Fear and Love
(2018)
The Velvet Ditch EP
(2019)
Singles from Acts of Fear and Love
  1. "Cut and Run"
    Released: 12 June 2018 [1]
  2. "Chokehold"
    Released: 31 July 2018 [2]
  3. "Magnolia"
    Released: 12 October 2018 [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [5]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [9]

Acts of Fear and Love is the third studio album by English punk rock duo Slaves, released on 17 August 2018. It is the final album released by the band under their former name before changing to their current name, "Soft Play".

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Slaves.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Lives They Wish They Had"
  • Laurie Vincent
  • Isaac Holman
2:51
2."Cut and Run"
  • Vincent
  • Jolyon Thomas
  • Holman
2:42
3."Bugs"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:00
4."Magnolia"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
4:02
5."Daddy"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
1:50
6."Chokehold"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:21
7."Photo Opportunity"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:30
8."Artificial Intelligence"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:13
9."Acts of Fear and Love"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
5:05
Total length:29:39

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 8

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