FVEY (album)

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FVEY
Shihad - FVEY.jpg
Studio album by
Shihad
Released8 August 2014
Recorded York Street Studio, Auckland, New Zealand
Genre
Length52:34
Label Roadrunner, Warner
Producer Jaz Coleman
Shihad chronology
Ignite
(2010)		FVEY
(2014)		 Old Gods
(2021)
Singles from FVEY
  1. "Think You're So Free"
    Released: 27 June 2014

FVEY (pronounced Five Eyes) is the ninth studio album by New Zealand alternative rock band Shihad, released on 8 August 2014. [2] The album debuted at number one on the New Zealand albums chart, making it Shihad's fifth New Zealand number one album. The chart position also makes Shihad the only New Zealand band to have five number one albums, tying them with solo artist Hayley Westenra who also has five number one albums. [3]

Contents

The album name is a reference to "Five Eyes", often abbreviated as FVEY, an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Background

For the production of their ninth studio album, Shihad worked with Jaz Coleman, of English post-punk band Killing Joke. Coleman produced Shihad's debut album, Churn , but a disagreement with the band occurred after the release of the album. Following a 15-year period in which Coleman and Shihad did not communicate, Coleman made amends with the band members at a London, UK awards ceremony. [4] Toogood explained in June 2014:

Three years ago we were at the Metal Hammer awards. I hadn't talked to Jaz for ages. We'd had a falling out, I just didn't have time for him. Tom [Larkin] went and chatted to him and was like, "come over and talk to him". I was like, "Fuck that guy". But he was softer—he doesn't drink alcohol anymore. He's still gnarly and idealistic and brutal but minus the alcohol that makes him this focused machine. It was just the perfect meeting of what we wanted to do and having the right guy to do it with. [5]

Toogood explained that the entirety of the ninth album was recorded live, while Coleman conducted, and the band members were forced to focus entirely on each song as they were recorded, without outside distractions, such as mobile phones. [5]

FVEY was released on 8 August 2014 on the Warner Music New Zealand label. [6] The first single, "Think You're So Free", was described by Australia's Double J radio station as sounding "more furious now than they ever have" and the music video for the song was published on YouTube on 5 July 2014. [7] [8] Prior to the release of the album, Toogood explained that anger towards social injustice was a primary motivation during the songwriting process, stating: "I don't have any answers but just as a concerned citizen, I'm going, 'This is bullshit'. The music's how we feel about that. It's fucking frustrating." Musically, the band chose a heavier sound, signifying a return to the first album, which the band found most enjoyable to play during their greatest hits tour. [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metro Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
Renowned for Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

FVEY received mostly positive reviews. Chris Schulz of The New Zealand Herald praised the intensity of the album, stating "They've just made the angriest album of their career - and it's a work of beauty." [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shihad [14] .

FVEY track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Think You're So Free"4:07
2."FVEY"5:31
3."The Big Lie"5:18
4."Grey Area"3:02
5."The Living Dead"4:47
6."Song for No One"3:54
7."The Great Divide"6:38
8."Model Citizen"3:33
9."Wasted In the West"3:11
10."Loves Long Shadow"4:50
11."Cheap As"7:43
Total length:52:34
Limited edition additional tracks
No.TitleLength
12."The Reason Why"5:44
13."Dark Secret"4:53
14."All Right Here"4:18
15."Funeral Dance"6:09
Total length:73:38

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for FVEY
Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for FVEY
Chart (2014)Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [17] 29

Certifications

Certifications for FVEY
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [18] Gold7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  2. ↑ "Shihad – Think You're So Free – on Demand Player – Radio Hauraki". Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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  4. ↑ "Watch Jaz Coleman scream at Shihad in new studio footage". New Zealand Herald. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Chris Schulz (26 June 2014). "Jon Toogood talks new Shihad album: 'It will slay people'". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
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  11. 1 2 "Review: Shihad's FVEY the 'angriest album of their career'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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  13. ↑ Reviews [ dead link ]
  14. ↑ FVEY (CD booklet). Auckland, New Zealand: Warner Music New Zealand. 2014. 5419624495.
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