Our Own House

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Our Own House
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2015 (2015-02-24) [1]
Genre
Length41:25
Label Photo Finish
Producer Frequency [3]
MisterWives chronology
Reflections
(2014)
Our Own House
(2015)
Connect the Dots
(2017)
Singles from Our Own House
  1. "Our Own House"
    Released: 2015
  2. "Hurricane"
    Released: 2015

Our Own House is the debut studio album by American indie pop band MisterWives, released on February 24, 2015 through Photo Finish Records. [1] As of July 2015, it has reached No. 31 on the Billboard 200. [4] Four songs from the album, "Reflections", "Coffins", "Imagination Infatuation" and "Vagabond", previously appeared on the band's debut extended play (EP) Reflections . [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

The album has received mostly positive reviews. Garrett Kamps of Billboard stated that the album is filled with "rock 'em, sock' em" action. [3] Timothy Monger of AllMusic, while rating the album three out of five stars, still called the album "pleasant". [1] Alex Bear of idobi Radio acclaimed the album, stating that it has a "fresh, dynamic sound" and that it is "the only album [consumers] will need this spring". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mandy Lee, [1] except "Our Own House" co-written by Martin Terefe; and "Hurricane" co-written by Aaron Accetta and Shep Goodman

No.TitleLength
1."Our Own House"3:52
2."Not Your Way"3:06
3."Reflections"3:06
4."Oceans"4:12
5."Best I Can Do"3:22
6."Hurricane"3:59
7."Coffins"3:08
8."No Need for Dreaming"3:15
9."Box Around the Sun"3:34
10."Imagination Infatuation"3:33
11."Vagabond"3:05
12."Queens"3:13
Total length:41:25

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Our Own House. [7]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 31
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [9] 15
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [10] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] 12

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