Pretty Vicious (album)

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Pretty Vicious
The Struts - Pretty Vicious Album Cover.png
Studio album by
Released3 November 2023
StudioEast Iris Studios (Nashville)
Genre
Length44:42
Label Big Machine
Producer
The Struts chronology
Strange Days
(2020)
Pretty Vicious
(2023)
Singles from Pretty Vicious
  1. "Too Good At Raising Hell"
    Released: 30 June 2023
  2. "Rockstar"
    Released: 8 September 2023
  3. "Pretty Vicious"
    Released: 19 October 2023

Pretty Vicious is the fourth studio album by British glam rock band The Struts, released on 3 November 2023 through Big Machine Label Group. [1]

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Cryptic RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Artwork

The cover art marked the first appearance of the band's updated logo on a studio album. This new logo was first seen with the release of the single "Fallin' With Me" in 2022.

The front and back cover photography were done by Joseph Lynn, and the graphic design of the album artwork was done by Holly McBryde. [5]

Release and promotion

Tour

The Struts announced a tour in support of the album release that included shows across North America and several festival appearances in Europe. The tour kicked off on April 13, 2024 in Laval, Quebec and concluded on August 31, 2024 in Anaheim, California. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Too Good At Raising Hell"
  • Luke Spiller
  • Adam Slack
  • Jayson DeZuzio
  • Nolan Sipe
3:49
2."Pretty Vicious"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Joe Janiak
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
5:10
3."I Won't Run"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Rick Parkhouse
  • George Tizzard
  • Josh Wilkinson
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
4:05
4."Hands On Me"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • SACCO
  • Riley Thomas
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
3:31
5."Do What You Want"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Sarah Hudson
  • Jesse Saint John
  • Eman Kiriakou
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
3:32
6."Rockstar"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Nigel Butler
  • Ray Hedges
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
3:28
7."Remember The Name"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Butler
  • Hedges
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
4:06
8."Bad Decisions"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Jamie Hartman
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
3:45
9."Better Love"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Gethin Davies
  • Jed Elliott
  • Marti Frederiksen
  • Matthew Marino
  • Mike Pepe
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
4:40
10."Gimme Some Blood"
  • Spiller
  • Slack
  • Natt Webb
4:06
11."Somebody Someday"
  • Ian Hunter
  • Julian Raymond
  • The Struts
4:26
Total length:44:42

Personnel

The Struts

Additional Musicians

Technical

References

  1. "THE STRUTS DROP A PRETTY VICIOUS NEW RECORD". Big Machine Label Group. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. Johnston, Emma Christopher (2 November 2023). ""Epidemically catchy, fearlessly camp and glam, air-punch anthemic and just the right level of daft": The Struts' Pretty Vicious". Classic Rock . Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. "The Struts – Pretty Vicious (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. Ruskell, Nick (2 November 2023). "Album review: The Struts – Pretty Vicious". Kerrang! . Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. Pretty Vicious (Vinyl album liner notes). The Struts. Nashville, Tennessee: Big Machine Records. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "The Struts announce Pretty Vicious tour dates". Louder Sound. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.