Elsie (album)

"Behold the Hurricane"
Elsie
Studio album by The Horrible Crowes
Released	September 6, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Blues, soul, rock
Length	45:49
Label	SideOneDummy
Producer	Ted Hutt
Singles from Elsie
	"Behold the Hurricane"; Released: July 19, 2011;

Last updated October 25, 2019

Elsie is the debut studio album by The Horrible Crowes, a Gaslight Anthem side-project made up of Ian Perkins and Gaslight Anthem founder Brian Fallon.^[1] It was released on September 6, 2011, through SideOneDummy Records.^[2]

The Horrible Crowes is a musical duo consisting of vocalist and guitarist Brian Fallon and guitarist Ian Perkins. Fallon is also the front man in The Gaslight Anthem, a band he formed in 2006. Their debut album and only full-length studio release to date, Elsie, was released on September 6, 2011, through SideOneDummy Records.

The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2006. The band consists of Brian Fallon, Alex Rosamilia, Alex Levine, and Benny Horowitz.

Brian Fallon is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main lyricist of the rock band The Gaslight Anthem, with whom he has recorded five studio albums. He is also a member of the duo The Horrible Crowes, alongside The Gaslight Anthem's guitar technician and touring guitarist Ian Perkins.

Singles

Elsie's lead single, "Behold the Hurricane", was released July 19, 2011.^[3]

A lead single is the first single to be released from a studio album, by a musician or a band, usually before the album itself is released.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	9.9/10^[5]
AllMusic	^[6]
Alternative Press	^[7]
MOJO	^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Spin	6/10^[10]

Elsie received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 76 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews.^[4]

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games, and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged. Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of green, yellow or red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It is regarded as the foremost online review aggregation site for the video game industry.

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Andrew Leahey of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and states: "Elsie functions best as a display of Fallon’s underused bottom register and acoustic songwriting skills, proving that slowing things down once in a while can still be a punk rock move."^[6] Writing for Alternative Press , Scott Heisel writes Elsie is "better than just about everything the Gaslight Anthem have done to date. Perfect for night drives on long, winding roads."^[7]

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web. As of 2015, AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne.

Track listing

Adapted from AllMusic ^[6]

All tracks are written by Brian Fallon.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Rites"	1:27
2.	"Sugar"	4:53
3.	"Behold the Hurricane"	4:03
4.	"I Witnessed a Crime"	3:05
5.	"Go Tell Everybody"	4:17
6.	"Cherry Blossoms"	4:07
7.	"Ladykiller"	4:24
8.	"Crush"	3:19
9.	"Mary Ann"	3:35
10.	"Black Betty and the Moon"	3:00
11.	"Blood Loss"	4:03
12.	"I Believe Jesus Brought Us Together"	5:36
Total length:		45:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic ^[11]

Musicians

Brian Fallon – guitar, Hammond B3, percussion, piano, vocals
Ian Perkins – bass, guitar, slide guitar
Hollie Fallon – Hammond B3
Ben Horowitz – timpani
Ted Hutt – guitar
Adele Jensen – trumpet
The Parkington Sisters – accordion, strings, vocals
Alex Rosamilia – guitar
Steve Sidelnyk – drums, percussion

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Percussion instrument Type of musical instrument that produces a sound by being hit

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Technical

Tom Baker – mastering
Danny Clinch – photography
Joseph DeMaio – assistant engineer
Ted Hutt – mixing, production
Ryan Mall – engineer, mixing
Steve Sidelnyk – programming

Danny Clinch is a photographer and film director who was born in Toms River, New Jersey in 1964. He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1982 and after attending Ocean County College, he attended the New England School of Photography, a two-year institution located in Boston, MA.

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In sound recording and reproduction, audio mixing is the process of combining multitrack recordings into a final mono, stereo or surround sound product. In the process of combining the separate tracks, their relative levels are adjusted and balanced and various processes such as equalization and compression are commonly applied to individual tracks, groups of tracks, and the overall mix. In stereo and surround sound mixing, the placement of the tracks within the stereo field are adjusted and balanced. Audio mixing techniques and approaches vary widely and have a significant influence on the final product.

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	63
	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[13]	35
	US Billboard 200 ^[14]	48
	US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[15]	6
	US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[16]	7
	US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[17]	4

Release history

Source: Amazon.com ^[2]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
Worldwide	September 6, 2011	CD digital download vinyl	SideOneDummy

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Elsie

Studio album by The Horrible Crowes
Released	September 6, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Blues, soul, rock
Length	45:49
Label	SideOneDummy
Producer	Ted Hutt

Singles from Elsie
"Behold the Hurricane" Released: July 19, 2011