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| Released | March 4, 2003 | |||
| Length | 42:53 | |||
| Label | iMusic | |||
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The New Folk Implosion is the fourth studio album by the Folk Implosion. It was released on iMusic in 2003. [1] In Europe, it was released on Domino Recording Company. The album was the group's first release without co-founder John Davis. [2]
A music video was released for "Brand of Skin", directed by The Brothers Chaps.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 57/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| Pitchfork | 4.6/10 [5] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [3]
Exclaim! wrote that the album "features Barlow in fine voice and exploring the catchy guitar rock that's marked his career." [8] Now wrote that "the grittier, guitar-heavy sound stands in contrast to "Natural One"'s slick hiphop slinkiness and One Part Lullaby’s multi-layered marriage of indie rock and electronica." [9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fuse" | Lou Barlow | The Folk Implosion | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Brand of Skin" | Barlow | The Folk Implosion | 4:36 |
| 3. | "Pearl" | Barlow | Barlow | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Releast" |
| The Folk Implosion | 5:36 |
| 5. | "End of Henley" |
| The Folk Implosion | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Coral" |
| The Folk Implosion | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Leaving It Up to Me" | Barlow | The Folk Implosion | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Creature of Salt" | Barlow | The Folk Implosion | 5:01 |
| 9. | "Easy" | Barlow | Barlow | 4:42 |
| Total length: | 42:53 | |||
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Additional personnel
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