L'Ami du Peuple (album)

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L'ami du Peuple
L'Ami du Peuple Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Owen
ReleasedJuly 2, 2013
Genre Indie rock
Length40:05
Label Polyvinyl Records
Producer Neil Strauch
Owen chronology
Ghost Town
(2011)		L'ami du Peuple
(2013)		 Other People's Songs
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (81/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolutepunk (8/10) [2]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound (B) [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svg [5]
Ultimate-Guitar.com (8/10) [6]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

L'ami du Peuple is the seventh album by Chicago musician Mike Kinsella. under the moniker Owen. The record was released on July 2, 2013. [8] It features ten tracks, recorded with collaboration from various musicians in the Chicago area indie hardcore scene. [5] The introspective songs are written by Kinsella, [7] and the instrumentation includes greater use of electronics and bowed strings than in his previous albums. [4]

Contents

Development

The title of the album was taken from the newspaper of the same name written during the French Revolution. The album was produced by Neil Strauch, [3] and released through Polyvinyl Records. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Got High"4:42
2."Blues to Black"5:07
3."Love is Not Enough"3:04
4."Coffin Companions"5:11
5."The Burial"4:00
6."Bad Blood"3:47
7."Who Cares"4:03
8."A Fever"3:41
9."Where do I Begin?"3:23
10."Vivid Dreams"3:07
Total length:40:05

References

  1. ↑ "L'Ami du Peuple by Owen". Metacritic.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "chorus.fm". Chorus.fm. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 " Owen: L' Ami du Peuple". AllMusic Review by Fred Thomas
  4. 1 2 "Owen – L’Ami du Peuple". Consequences of Sound, review by Adam Kivel on July 05, 2013
  5. 1 2 3 "Owen L’Ami du Peuple". Tiny Mixtapes, by Simon Chandler
  6. ↑ "L'Ami Du Peuple by Owen" Archived July 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine . July 19, 2013 Ultimate Guitar review
  7. 1 2 "Owen L’Ami du Peuple". Under the Radar, Issue #46 - June/July 2013 - By Frank Valish
  8. ↑ "Owen Announces New 'L'Ami du Peuple' LP | Exclaim!". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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