Forced Witness

Forced Witness
Studio album by Alex Cameron
Released	8 September 2017
Genre	Synth-pop [1] indie rock [2]
Length	41:00
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Alex Cameron, Jonathan Rado
Alex Cameron chronology
Jumping the Shark (2013) Forced Witness (2017) Miami Memory (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.1/10 [3]
Metacritic	69/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Exclaim!	6/10 [6]
FLOOD Magazine	9/10 [7]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10 [1]
Loud and Quiet	9/10 [8]
Pitchfork	7.8/10 [9]
Q	[10]
Record Collector	[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes	3/5 [12]
Uncut	8/10 [13]

Forced Witness is the second studio album by Australian musician Alex Cameron. It was released by record label Secretly Canadian on 8 September 2017, and includes songs featuring Brandon Flowers and Angel Olsen. ^{[9] [5]} The album is defined by Cameron's characteristic 1980s instrumentation and first-person storytelling. ^[6] It received moderately positive reviews from critics. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Candy May"	4:08
2.	"Country Figs"	4:11
3.	"Runnin' Outta Luck" (featuring Brandon Flowers)	3:51
4.	"Stranger's Kiss" (featuring Angel Olsen)	4:01
5.	"True Lies"	3:52
6.	"Studmuffin96"	3:15
7.	"The Chihuahua"	4:06
8.	"The Hacienda"	4:31
9.	"Marlon Brando"	4:44
10.	"Politics of Love"	4:31
Total length:		41:00

Personnel

Performance

• Alex Cameron - primary vocals, drums and percussion (1, 2, 3, 10), Korg M1 (9).
• Roy Molloy - saxophone
• Angel Olsen - featured artist

Production

• Jonathan Rado - producer, engineering
• Brandon Flowers - engineering, featured artist
• Joel Ford - additional production, engineering
• Jacknife Lee - additional production, engineering
• Robert Root - engineering
• Marta Salogni - mixing
• Richard Swift - mixing
• Jacob Portrait - mixing
• Christian Bader - mixing

Design

• Bryan McLeod - design
• Nathaniel David Utesch - design
• Britt McCamey - photography

References

1. Michalik, Timmy (30 August 2017). "Alex Cameron discovers a sense of self-awareness on Forced Witness". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
2. Watach, Nestor (14 September 2017). "Review: Alex Cameron's goofy persona is more fleshed out on second album Forced Witness, providing humorous and enjoyable throwback pop". The 405 . Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
3. "Forced Witness by Alex Cameron reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
4. "Reviews and Tracks for Forced Witness by Alex Cameron". Metacritic . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
5. Phares, Heather. "Forced Witness – Alex Cameron". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
6. Forster, Tim (6 September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Exclaim! . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
7. Pudzianowski, Lydia (14 September 2017). "Alex Cameron, 'Forced Witness'". Flood Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
8. Redfern, Rachel (4 September 2017). "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
9. Berman, Stuart (9 September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
10. Oldham, James (October 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Q (377): 100.
11. Harley, Kevin (November 2017). "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Record Collector (472). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
12. Sawage, Rowan. "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
13. Watts, Peter (September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Uncut (244): 24.