Motherbrain

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Motherbrain
Motherbrain Crobot.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
Genre
Length42:31
Label Mascot
Producer Corey Lowery
Crobot chronology
Welcome to Fat City
(2016)
Motherbrain
(2019)
Feel This
(2022)
Singles from Motherbrain
  1. "Keep Me Down"
    Released: May 17, 2019
  2. "Low Life"
    Released: July 24, 2019
  3. "Burn"
    Released: August 23, 2019
  4. "Gasoline"
    Released: May 7, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Cryptic RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Distorted Sound9/10 [3]
Metal Revolution75/100 [4]

Motherbrain is the third studio album by American hard rock band, Crobot. The album was released on August 23, 2019 through Mascot Records, their debut on the label.

Contents

Four singles were released in promotion of the album: "Keep Me Down", "Low Life", "Burn", and "Gasoline". "Low Life" reached number 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, their highest charting single to date.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burn"
  • Christopher Bishop
  • Brandon Yeagley
  • Brian Vodinh
3:25
2."Keep Me Down"
3:48
3."Drown"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
  • Lascu
4:02
4."Low Life"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
  • Johnny Andrews
3:37
5."Alpha Dawg"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
3:51
6."Stoning the Devil"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
4:34
7."Gasoline"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
  • Lowery
3:34
8."Destroyer"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
3:54
9."Blackout"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
  • Lowery
3:59
10."Afterlife"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
  • Lowery
3:51
11."The Hive"
  • Bishop
  • Yeagley
  • Lowery
3:58
Total length:42:31

Personnel

Crobot

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Motherbrain
Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] 25

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