The Enemy Chorus

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The Enemy Chorus
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Studio album by
Released23 January 2007
Length47:07
Label Secretly Canadian
The Earlies chronology
These Were The Earlies
(2004)
The Enemy Chorus
(2007)

The Enemy Chorus is the second album by The Earlies, released in 2007.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [3]
Filter 83% [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 6.7/10 [7]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

The Enemy Chorus received positive reviews from critics, although not as favorable compared to their debut album. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 67/100 based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Track listing

  1. "No Love In Your Heart" – 4:53
  2. "Burn The Liars" – 2:44
  3. "Enemy Chorus" – 4:12
  4. "The Ground We Walk On" – 4:31
  5. "Bad Is As Bad Does" – 5:46
  6. "Gone For The Most Part" – 4:13
  7. "Foundation And Earth" – 5:26
  8. "Little Trooper" – 4:40
  9. "Broken Chain" – 3:17
  10. "When The Wind Blows" – 4:02
  11. "Breaking Point" – 5:23

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