The Spell (The Black Heart Procession album)

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The Spell
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 9, 2006
RecordedSDRL, in San Diego, 2005
Genre Indie rock
Length45:14
Label Touch & Go TG271
Producer The Black Heart Procession
The Black Heart Procession chronology
In the Fishtank 11
(2004)
The Spell
(2006)
Six
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Pitchfork 8/10 [3]

The Spell is the fifth full-length album recorded by the indie rock band The Black Heart Procession.

Contents

The album was released by Touch and Go Records on May 9, 2006. The album was recorded and produced by the band in their new studio, SDRL, in San Diego. A video was made for the track "Not Just Words."

Track listing

  1. "Tangled" – 4:13
  2. "The Spell" – 4:39
  3. "Not Just Words" – 4:11
  4. "The Letter" – 4:29
  5. "The Replacement" – 3:57
  6. "Return to Burn" – 4:23
  7. "GPS" – 3:34
  8. "The Waiter #5" – 4:04
  9. "Places" – 3:51
  10. "The Fix" – 4:09
  11. "To Bring You Back" – 3:39

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References

  1. "The Spell by The Black Heart Procession". Metacritic . Retrieved October 9, 2016. The San Diego indie rockers return with an 11-track set that ditches the Latin elements of the previous record but retains their moody, cinematic sound.
  2. "The Spell - The Black Heart Procession | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Tangari, Joe (May 18, 2006). "The Black Heart Procession: The Spell". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 20, 2018.