Crimes of Passion (Crocodiles album)

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Crimes of Passion
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
Genre Rock
Length33:56
Label Frenchkiss
Producer Sune Rose Wagner
Crocodiles chronology
Endless Flowers
(2012)
Crimes of Passion
(2013)
Boys
(2015)
Singles from Crimes of Passion
  1. "Cockroach"
    Released: August 9, 2013 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash Magazine 9/10 [4]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media 6.9/10 [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
This Is Fake DIY 8/10 [8]

Crimes of Passion is the fourth studio album by American duo Crocodiles. It was released on August 20, 2013, via Frenchkiss Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Like It In The Dark"3:16
2."Marquis de Sade"2:52
3."Cockroach"3:01
4."Heavy Metal Clouds"3:42
5."Teardrop Guitar"3:18
6."She Splits Me Up"3:20
7."Me and My Machine Gun"4:03
8."Gimme Some Annihilation"3:33
9."Virgin"3:13
10."Un Chant d'Amour"3:38

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References

  1. "Cockroach - Single". itunes.apple.com. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  2. "Crimes of Passions Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  3. Sendra, Tim. "Crimes of Passions - Crocodiles". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  4. Freeman, John (2013-08-08). "Crocodiles - Crimes of Passions". ClashMusic.com.
  5. Flynn, Katherine (Aug 23, 2013). "Album Review: Crocodiles - Crimes of Passion". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved Aug 24, 2013.
  6. Pitchfork Media review
  7. "Slant review". Slant Magazine . 23 August 2013.
  8. Hunt, El. "Crocodiles - Crimes of Passions". ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-08-22.