Coup de Grace (Miles Kane album)

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Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released10 August 2018
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock, glam rock
Length31:48
Label Virgin EMI
Producer John Congleton
Miles Kane chronology
Don't Forget Who You Are
(2013)
Coup de Grace
(2018)
Change the Show
(2022)
Singles from Coup de Grace
  1. "Loaded"
    Released: 16 April 2018
  2. "Cry On My Guitar"
    Released: 27 June 2018
  3. "Killing The Joke"
    Released: 2 October 2018

Coup de Grace is the third studio album by English musician Miles Kane. [1] It was released on 10 August 2018.

Contents

Background

Miles Kane started writing the album right after his second solo album Don't Forget Who You Are was released, but became sidetracked when he and Alex Turner resumed their writing partnership for The Last Shadow Puppets's album Everything You've Come to Expect . The songs "Silverscreen", "Coup de Grace" and "Shavambacu" were written in New York. However, according to Kane, he got stuck in a rut while in Los Angeles and "couldn't finish anything" following a break-up. In 2017, he went to an acoustic gig by Jamie T, whom he knew for many years. Afterwards he stayed with Jamie T in a hotel and the two started to write songs together, including "Nothing Changes". [2] The first single from the album, "Loaded", is also written with Jamie T, but became a collaboration with Lana Del Rey when she joined in while it was being written. [3]

Kane recorded the album in Los Angeles with producer John Congleton. The album was recorded in two weeks. [2]

According to Kane, the title Coup de Grace is a reference to the closing move of his favourite WWE wrestler Finn Bálor. Bálor also appears in the music video for "Cry On My Guitar". [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 5.1/10 [5]
Metacritic 57/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
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DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 3.6/10 [12]

Coup de Grace received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 57/100 based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Little Too Late" Miles Kane, Jamie T 2:36
2."Cry On My Guitar"Kane, Jamie T3:42
3."Loaded"Kane, Jamie T, Lana Del Rey 3:18
4."Cold Light of Day"Kane, Jamie T2:10
5."Killing the Joke"Kane, Jamie T3:17
6."Coup de Grace"Kane, Zach Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Tyler Parkford 3:55
7."Silverscreen"Kane, Dawes, Humphrey, Parkford2:19
8."Wrong Side of Life"Kane, Jamie T3:42
9."Something to Rely On"Kane, Jamie T3:20
10."Shavambacu"Kane, Dawes, Humphrey, Parkford3:34
Total length:31:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 157
Irish Albums (IRMA) [16] 97
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 70
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 8

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