The Albatross (album)

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The Albatross
The Albatross Foxing.jpg
Studio album by
Foxing
ReleasedNovember 12, 2013 (2013-11-12)
RecordedJanuary 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)–April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29) [1]
Genre
Length32:02
Label Count Your Lucky Stars
Producer Ryan Wasoba
Foxing chronology
Old Songs
(2012)		The Albatross
(2013)		 Dealer
(2015)
Singles from The Albatross
  1. "Rory"
    Released: 2013 [8]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Punknews Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Albatross is the debut studio album by American rock band, Foxing. The album was released on November 12, 2013 through Count Your Lucky Stars Records. "Rory" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture . [9]

Contents

Background

Bassist Josh Coll and vocalist Conor Murphy met in 2010, when Murphy's band Torchlight Red was playing a show with Coll's old act, Hunter Gatherer, at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. [10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Foxing; all music is composed by Foxing.

No.TitleLength
1."Bloodhound"2:25
2."Inuit"4:02
3."The Medic"3:26
4."Pent Up in a Blind"0:44
5."Rory"3:41
6."Bit by a Dead Bee, Pt. 1"3:29
7."Bit by a Dead Bee, Pt. 2"4:19
8."Den Mother"3:34
9."Calm Before"1:42
10."Quietus"4:40
Total length:32:02

Personnel

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References

Citations

  1. ↑ "The Albatross – Foxing Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  2. 1 2 RENALDO69 (September 3, 2015). "Foxing – The Albatross". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
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  6. 1 2 Newbound 2015, p. 80
  7. 1 2 3 Haridimou 2015, p. 26
  8. ↑ Cohen, Ian (January 7, 2014). ""Rory" by Foxing Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ Cohen, Ian (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Wasoba, Ryan (December 16, 2015). "From St. Louis, Foxing Is Taking Over the World". Riverfront Times . Retrieved March 16, 2021.

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