Champion (Bishop Briggs album)

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Champion
Bishop Briggs - Champion.jpg
Studio album by
Bishop Briggs
Released8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Length28:39
Label Island
Bishop Briggs chronology
Church of Scars
(2018)		Champion
(2019)		When Everything Went Dark
(2023)
Singles from Champion
  1. "Champion"
    Released: 17 July 2019
  2. "Tattooed on My Heart"
    Released: 24 July 2019
  3. "Jekyll & Hide"
    Released: 14 October 2019

Champion is the second studio album by English singer Bishop Briggs. It was released on 8 November 2019 under Island Records. [1] In support of the album, Briggs announced a tour across North American and Europe, with support acts Miya Folick and Jax Anderson. [2]

Contents

The first single from the album, "Champion" was released on 17 July 2019. [3] The second single "Tattooed on My Heart" was released on 24 July 2019. [4] "Jekyll & Hide", the third single, was released on 14 October 2019. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Exclaim! 8/10 [8]
Paste 6.5/10 [9]

Champion was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 69, based on 4 reviews. [6]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Alternative Press Top 50 Albums of 2019
N/A
The Young FolksTop 50 Albums of 2019
49

Track listing

Champion track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Still Love You"1:23
2."Can You Hear Me Now?"2:59
3."Champion"2:53
4."Tattooed on My Heart"3:21
5."Someone Else"3:31
6."Jekyll & Hide"3:16
7."Lonely"3:00
8."Wild"2:24
9."My Shine"3:12
10."I Tried"2:40
Total length:28:39

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References

  1. ↑ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (11 October 2019). "Bishop Briggs Details New Album". Alternative Press . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (22 July 2019). "Bishop Briggs Announces Headlining "Champion" tour dates". Alternative Press . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Briggs Releases Highly Anticipated New Single". Music Mayhem Magazine. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Aubrey, Elizabeth (24 July 2019). "Listen to a new Bishop Briggs song, "Tattooed on My Heart"". NME . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Aubrey, Elizabeth (14 October 2019). "Listen to Bishop Briggs' fierce new song, "Jekyll & Hide" from new album, 'Champion'". NME . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Yeung, Neil. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Hampson, Ashley (18 November 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Crump, Andy (6 November 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2019". Alternative Press . 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "TYF's Top 50 Albums of 2019". The Young Folks. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.



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