Starcrawler (album)

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Starcrawler
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
Recorded2016-2017
StudioPAX AM, Los Angeles, California
Length27:55
Label Rough Trade
Producer Ryan Adams
Starcrawler chronology
Starcrawler
(2018)
Devour You
(2019)
Singles from Starcrawler
  1. "Let Her Be"
    Released: September 6, 2017
  2. "I Love LA"
    Released: November 13, 2017
  3. "Love's Gone Again"
    Released: May 1, 2018
  4. "Chicken Woman"
    Released: June 12, 2018

Starcrawler is the debut studio album by American rock band Starcrawler. The album was released on January 19, 2018 by Rough Trade Records and produced by rock/alternative country band Whiskeytown's former member, Ryan Adams. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 7/10 [3]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Starcrawler was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 71, based on 7 reviews. [2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 70 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 4 reviews. [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Starcrawler

No.TitleLength
1."Train"1:22
2."Love's Gone Again"2:26
3."I Love LA"3:18
4."Different Angles"1:58
5."Chicken Woman"3:57
6."Pussy Tower"2:10
7."Full of Pride"1:55
8."Let Her Be"3:46
9."Tears"3:03
10."What I Want"3:56
Total length:27:55
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Used To Know"2:04
12."Castaway"2:36
13."Ants"1:52
Total length:34:28

Personnel

Adapted from album booklet and AllMusic. [7]

Starcrawler
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] 15
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] 43

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References

  1. "Starcrawler". Dazed . 6 April 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. Herd, Mackenzie (February 2, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. Gill, Andy (January 17, 2018). "The Independent Review" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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  6. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. "Starcrawler's self-titled debut album". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. "Starcrawler Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. "Starcrawler Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2018.