| Elyria | ||||
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| Released | 1994, 2001 re-release | |||
| Recorded | March–April 1994 at New American Sound | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock, darkwave | |||
| Length | 56:55 | |||
| Label | TESS Records (1994) [1] Metropolis Records (2001) | |||
| Producer | Faith and the Muse | |||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
Elyria is the debut studio album by rock band Faith and the Muse. [3] [4]
The Washington Post gave the album a mixed review, writing: "A meeting of gothic minds, Faith and The Muse's debut, Elyria, fails to avoid some of the genre's more hackneyed cliches: Gonging church bells and whipping winds conjure a requisitely dank atmosphere, and [Monica] Richards's lyrics reinforce the overwrought ambience." The review ultimately judged the album to be "richly textured" and "an engaging, if melodramatic, effort." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Elyria" | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Sparks" | 6:49 |
| 3. | "All Lovers Lost" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Interlude: Annabell" | 1:58 |
| 5. | "Vervain" | 7:07 |
| 6. | "The Unquiet Grave" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Iago's Demise" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Interlude: Maleficio" | 1:25 |
| 9. | "When to Her Lute Corinna Sings" | 2:17 |
| 10. | "Caesura" | 2:47 |
| 11. | "The Trauma Coil" | 7:29 |
| 12. | "Mercyground" | 6:39 |
| 13. | "Heal" | 2:11 |
| 14. | "Epilogue: Twilight" | 2:26 |
| Total length: | 56:55 | |
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