Devour You

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Devour You
Starcrawler - Devour You.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
Recorded2018–2019
StudioSunset Studios
Length40:00
Label Rough Trade
Producer Nick Launay
Starcrawler chronology
Starcrawler
(2018)
Devour You
(2019)
She Said
(2022)
Singles from Devour You
  1. "Hollywood Ending"
    Released: November 16, 2018
  2. "She Gets Around"
    Released: February 26, 2019
  3. "Bet My Brains"
    Released: August 1, 2019
  4. "No More Pennies"
    Released: September 26, 2019

Devour You is the second studio album by American rock band Starcrawler. The album was released on October 11, 2019 by Rough Trade Records. The record was produced by Nick Launay, who previously worked for bands as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10 [2]
Metacritic 72/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Louder Than War 8/10 [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Devour You received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on 7 reviews. [3]

AnyDecentMusic? collated reviews giving the album an average score of 6.8 based upon 7 reviews. [12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Starcrawler.

No.TitleLength
1."Lizzy"2:56
2."Bet My Brains"3:53
3."Home Alone"2:32
4."No More Pennies"3:47
5."You Dig Yours"2:40
6."Toy Teenager"1:07
7."Hollywood Ending"3:25
8."She Gets Around"3:13
9."I Don't Need You"3:05
10."Rich Taste"3:26
11."Born Asleep"5:02
12."Tank Top"1:18
13."Call Me a Baby"3:37
Total length:40:00
Japanese bonus track [13]
No.TitleLength
14."Pet Sematary" (Ramones cover)3:23
Notes

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 74
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [17] 14
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] 44
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [19] 25
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [20] 49

References

  1. "Starcrawler Announce New Devour You Album, Share "Bet My Brains"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. "Devour You by Starcrawler reviews". AnyDecentMusic?.
  3. 1 2 "Devour You by Starcrawler Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  4. Deming, Mark. "Devour You - Starcrawler". AllMusic.
  5. Gourlay, Dom. "Starcrawler: Devour You (Rough Trade) - Review". Under the Radar . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  6. "Starcrawler: Devour You review". The Times . Archived from the original on October 11, 2019.
  7. "Starcrawler Devour You". Exclaim!.
  8. "Starcrawler - Devour You". DIY.
  9. "Starcrawler: Devour You". Q (140): 116. October 2019.
  10. "Starcrawler Devour Me". Louder Than War.
  11. "Starcrawler: Devour You". Uncut (145): 33. October 2019.
  12. "Devour You by Starcrawler reviews – Any Decent Music".
  13. "BEATNIK.COM / Devour You". Beatnik.com. October 11, 2019.
  14. Stuart, Gwynedd (May 1, 2019). "The L.A. Punk Band Behind the New Cover of Pet Sematary". Los Angeles.
  15. "Starcrawler Announce Second Album 'Devour You'".
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  17. "Starcrawler Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  18. "Starcrawler Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  19. "Starcrawler Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  20. "Starcrawler Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2019.