Shadow Work (Trapt album)

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Shadow Work
Trapt - Shadow Work.jpg
Standard edition; the deluxe edition includes "DELUXE EDITION" written at the top
Studio album by
Trapt
ReleasedJuly 3, 2020 (2020-07-03)
Studio
Length44:41
Label
  • Crash Collide
  • New Legacy Recordings
Producer Trapt
Trapt chronology
DNA
(2016)		Shadow Work
(2020)		The Fall
(2024)
Singles from Shadow Work
  1. "Tell Me How You Really Feel"
    Released: May 15, 2020
  2. "Make It Out Alive"
    Released: May 15, 2020
  3. "Far Enough Away"
    Released: May 22, 2020
  4. "Turn Me Around Again"
    Released: February 5, 2021

"The new TRAPT album "Shadow Work" is the best piece of music Trapt has put out and probably one of the top 5 albums that will ever exist for all of time."

Contents

—Trapt's Twitter account in May, several weeks before the release of Shadow Work [1]

Shadow Work is the eighth studio album by American rock band Trapt, released on July 3, 2020. The album was a commercial and critical failure at release. [2]

Critical and commercial reception

AllMusic's Neil Z. Yeung rated this album 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing that the album offers "some polished anthems to balance with their typical crunchy assault" and particularly praises the band's cover of "Who Will Save Your Soul". [3]

Shadow Work sold 600 copies in its first week, [4] an 87% decrease from 2016's DNA [5] and significantly below the 5,400 anticipated sales. [6] Vocalist Chris Taylor Brown disputed these figures, claiming sales among the several thousand. [7] Brown's subsequent social media use got the band's accounts suspended [8] and led to drummer Michael Smith leaving Trapt. [9] The band's subsequent tours were poorly attended. [10]

Track listing

  1. "Make It Out Alive" – 3:31
  2. "I Want to Want What I Want" – 3:53
  3. "Tell Me How You Really Feel" – 4:10
  4. "Too Little Too Late" – 4:04
  5. "Far Enough Away" – 4:15
  6. "Turn Me Around Again" – 3:13
  7. "Trying Too Hard" – 3:27
  8. "Let Me Down Slowly" – 3:11
  9. "Too Far Away" – 3:58
  10. "Get You Back" – 3:32
  11. "Hold and Be Held" – 3:27
  12. "Save Your Soul" (Jewel Kilcher) – 3:59

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

  2. "Fire" – 4:03
  3. "Make It Out Alive" (Acoustic) – 3:26
  4. "Tell Me How You Really Feel" (Acoustic) – 4:08
  5. "Far Enough Away" (Acoustic) – 4:15
  6. "Turn Me Around Again" (Acoustic) – 3:05
  7. "Let Me Down Slowly" (Acoustic) – 3:15

The digital deluxe edition bonus tracks includes "Fire" as the opening track and an acoustic recording (length 4:15) of the song as the 13th.

Personnel

Trapt

Additional personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kaufman, Spencer (May 12, 2020). "Trapt to Release "Probably One of the Top 5 Albums That Will Ever Exist for All of Time," Says Trapt". News. Consequence of Sound . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "TRAPT To Release 'Shadow Work' Album In June". Blabbermouth.net . May 11, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. (n.d.). "Trapt – Shadow Work". AllMusic . RhythmOne . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Blanchet, Brenton (July 15, 2020). "Trapt's New Album Sells 600 Copies First Week, Band Says Not So Fast". News. Spin . ISSN   0886-3032 . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Dowd, Rachael (July 15, 2020). "Apparently Trapt's new album only sold 600 copies but they say it's wrong". Music. Alternative Press . ISSN   1065-1667 . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ Rosenberg, Axl (July 15, 2020). "Trapt's New Album Shatters Sales Records, Makes America Great Again". MetalSucks . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "TRAPT Deny They Only Sold 600 Copies of New Album, Claim 4K In Sales, Offer No Proof". Metal Injection. July 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ Harrington, Jim (November 20, 2020). "Los Gatos rock act reportedly kicked off Facebook for Proud Boys post". Things to Do > Music. The Mercury News . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Trapt Drummer Quits Band Over Singer's MAGA Rants". Heavy Consequence > Heavy Music News. Consequence of Sound . January 24, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ Kennelty, Greg (August 18, 2023). "TRAPT Is Still Out There, Playing To Basically Nobody". Metal Injection . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ Dowd, Rachael (September 18, 2020). "Trapt say they won't be disputing their lawsuit on a 'Judge Judy' episode". Music. Alternative Press . ISSN   1065-1667 . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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