Crown and Treaty (album)

Crown and Treaty
Studio album by Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Released	30 April 2012
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Luxor Purchase
Producer	Tim Elsenburg
Sweet Billy Pilgrim chronology
Twice Born Men (2009) Crown and Treaty (2012) Motorcade Amnesiacs (2015)

Crown and Treaty is an album by English band Sweet Billy Pilgrim. It is the follow-up album to Twice Born Men , a Mercury Music Prize album of the year 2009. It is named after the Crown and Treaty pub in Uxbridge, London. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	88/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Arts Desk	[4]
Consequence of Sound	[5]
Evening Standard	[6]
The Independent	[7]
Mojo	[8]
musicOMH	[9]
The Observer	[10]
Q	[11]
Uncut	8/10 [12]

Crown and Treaty received positive reviews upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 88/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Joyful Reunion"
2. "Archaeology"
3. "Blakefield Gold"
4. "Arrived at Upside Down"
5. "Blood Is Big Expense"
6. "Brugada"
7. "Kracklite"
8. "Shadow Captain"
9. "Blue Sky Falls"

Personnel

• Anthony Bishop – bass
• Jana Carpenter – vocals
• Alistair Hamer – drums
• Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing

References

1. "Sweet Billy Pilgrim". UK Festival Guides. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. "Crown and Treaty by Sweet Billy Pilgrim Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 31 January 2018.
3. Kerr, Scott (24 April 2012). "Crown and Treaty - Sweet Billy Pilgrim". AllMusic . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
4. Dessau, Bruce (11 April 2012). "CD: Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
5. Hardy, Tony (4 May 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 31 January 2018.
6. Pearson, Rick (27 April 2012). "CDs of the week". Evening Standard . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
7. Price, Simon (15 April 2012). "Album: Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty (EMI)". The Independent . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
8. A richer feast, from more humble ingredients, could scarcely be imagined. [May 2012, p.82]
9. Paton, Daniel (30 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown And Treaty". musicOMH . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
10. Mongredien, Phil (29 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Crown and Treaty – review". The Observer . Retrieved 1 May 2012.
11. They've re-emerged, stronger, more focused and full of headspinning ideas. [May 2012, p.106]
12. SBP always made a virtue of their limitations, but the results of their unshackling from penury are spectacular. [Jun 2012, p.84]