Stone Temple Pilots (2018 album)

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Stone Temple Pilots
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Studio album by
Stone Temple Pilots
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Studio
Genre
Length48:18
Label Rhino
Producer Stone Temple Pilots [3]
Stone Temple Pilots chronology
High Rise
(2013)		Stone Temple Pilots
(2018)		 Perdida
(2020)
Singles from Meadow
  1. "Meadow"
    Released: November 15, 2017
  2. "Roll Me Under"
    Released: January 31, 2018

Stone Temple Pilots is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on March 16, 2018, through Rhino. It is the band's first with lead singer Jeff Gutt, who joined the band in 2017, and the second self-titled studio album released by the band, following their 2010 album.

Contents

The album is the band's first release since the deaths of original vocalist Scott Weiland and second vocalist Chester Bennington, both of whom are remembered in the liner notes.

The first single from the album, "Meadow", was released on November 15, 2017. [4] A second single, "Roll Me Under", was released on January 31, 2018, to announce the album's release and the band's 2018 tour. [5] A third single from the album, "The Art of Letting Go", was released on February 22, 2018, and a fourth single, "Never Enough", was released on March 8, 2018. [6] [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 63/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Consequence C− [10]
Drowned In Sound 7/10 [11]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Newsday Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
PopMatters 5/10 [14]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Stone Temple Pilots received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 from eight critic scores. [8]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a favorable review of the album, stating that it "shows they haven't lost their knack for hooky-heavy hard rock" and "certainly opens the door on another act in their career." [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Middle of Nowhere"3:40
2."Guilty"3:14
3."Meadow"3:28
4."Just a Little Lie"4:00
5."Six Eight"3:32
6."Thought She'd Be Mine"5:30
7."Roll Me Under"3:45
8."Never Enough"3:46
9."The Art of Letting Go"4:35
10."Finest Hour"4:10
11."Good Shoes"3:38
12."Reds & Blues"5:00
Total length:48:18
Japanese edition bonus track [18]
No.TitleLength
13."Already Gone"3:00
Total length:51:18
Best Buy bonus tracks [19]
No.TitleLength
13."Already Gone"3:00
14."Forget Forever"3:23
Total length:54:41

Personnel

Stone Temple Pilots

Production and design

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [21] 105
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [22] 155
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [23] 36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 94
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [25] 105
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 44
US Billboard 200 [27] 24

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