Invitation (Filthy Friends album)

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Invitation
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Recorded2017
StudioType Foundry
Genre Alternative rock
Length38:47
LanguageEnglish
Label Kill Rock Stars
Filthy Friends chronology
Invitation
(2017)
Emerald Valley
(2019)

Invitation is the debut album by alternative rock supergroup Filthy Friends, released on Kill Rock Stars in 2017.

Contents

Reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic awarded the album four out of five stars, writing, "It's as fun as it's galvanizing, a record that draws strength from its casual nature." [1] Pitchfork 's Alfred Soto gave the album a 6.5 out of 10, praising the performance but noting that the music, "depends on its lack of surprise... It is a good time, and not much more." [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Buck and Corin Tucker

  1. "Despierta" – 4:19
  2. "Windmill" – 3:56
  3. "Faded Afternoon" – 3:19
  4. "Any Kind of Crowd" – 3:15
  5. "Second Life" – 2:38
  6. "The Arrival" – 2:19
  7. "Come Back Shelley" – 3:59
  8. "No Forgotten Son" – 3:13
  9. "Brother" – 3:43
  10. "You and Your King" – 3:10
  11. "Makers" – 2:22
  12. "Invitation" – 2:34

Personnel

Filthy Friends

Technical personnel

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Invitation – Filthy Friends". AllMusic . Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  2. Soto, Alfred (August 26, 2017). "Filthy Friends: Invitation Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 22, 2018.