Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life

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Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life
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Studio album by
Bob Vylan
Released22 April 2022 (2022-04-22)
Length34:09
Label Ghost Theatre
Producer Bob Vylan
Bob Vylan chronology
We Live Here
(2020)
Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life
(2022)
Humble as the Sun
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 8.3/10 [1]
Metacritic 85/100 [2]
Review scores
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Clash 9/10 [3]
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Kerrang! 5/5 [9]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [10]
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Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life is the second studio album by London-based duo Bob Vylan, released on 22 April 2022 by Ghost Theatre. The album was produced, mixed and recorded by the duo, with contributions from Laurent 'Lags' Barnard of Gallows, Bobby Bentham of Strange Bones, and Josh and Jon Skints (Joshua Waters Rudge and Jonathan Doyle) of the Skints. Upon its release, the album was met with universal critical acclaim. [2]

The album was named Best Album at the 2022 Kerrang! Awards. [13]

Track listing

Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Walter Speaks"0:14
2."Wicked & Bad"2:30
3."Big Man"2:16
4."Take That"2:54
5."Health Is Wealth"2:51
6."He Sold Guns"3:08
7."Must Be More"2:27
8."Pretty Songs"2:44
9."Censored" (interlude)0:35
10."Turn Off the Radio"1:55
11."GDP"3:22
12."Bait the Bear"2:33
13."Phone Tap"1:55
14."Drug War"2:32
15."Whatchugonnado?"2:13
Total length:34:09

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