Blues Pills (album)

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Blues Pills
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)
Recorded2014 at Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre
Length42:49
Label Nuclear Blast Records
Producer Don Alsterberg
Blues Pills chronology
Devil Man EP
(2013)
Blues Pills
(2014)
Lady in Gold
(2016)
Singles from Blues Pills
  1. "High Class Woman"
    Released: July 28, 2014
  2. "No Hope Left For Me"
    Released: November 6, 2014

Blues Pills is the debut studio album by Swedish rock band Blues Pills, released on July 25, 2014 by Nuclear Blast Records. The album consists of ten tracks including some re-recorded releases from previous EPs and a cover of the Chubby Checker song Gypsy. Two singles were released, High Class Woman and No Hope Left For Me, and both songs had music videos by Nuclear Blast.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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Many reviews praise the improvement on the re-recording of the tracks that had previously appeared on EPs. Reviews mention the sound and style comparing to 60s blues and 70s rock influences. The album received predominantly positive online professional reviews.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Elin Larsson, Dorian Sorriaux, and Zach Anderson (except where noted)

No.TitleLength
1."High Class Woman"4:29
2."Ain't No Change"4:59
3."Jupiter"4:07
4."Black Smoke"5:09
5."River"4:24
6."No Hope Left For Me"3:54
7."Devil Man"3:07
8."Astralplane"4:40
9."Gypsy (Ernest Evans)"3:09
10."Little Sun"4:51
Total length:42:49

Personnel

Blues Pills
Additional personnel

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