| The Wisest Ones | ||||
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| Released | 23 July 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | Just Music | |||
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| Singles from The Wisest Ones | ||||
The Wisest Ones is the third full-length album released by the alternative rock band Zebra & Giraffe.
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| Source | Rating |
| Times Live |   [3] |
| Perdeby | [4] |
| The Citizen | [5] |
| Rolling Stone |    [6] |
The Wisest Ones has mainly received positive reviews. The Times praised it as the album where the band defined its unique mixture of instruments, saying, "The Wisest Ones seems to have given Zebra & Giraffe a more consistent sound and now, with their three-piece set up of guitar icon Alan Shenton and madman Mike Wright, the band is ready to come into their own." [3] Perdeby praises the depth of emotion, saying, "This is Carlin as you’ve never seen him before" [4]
All tracks are written by Greg Carlin except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "All I Gave, Pt. 1" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "All I Gave" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "I'll Blame You" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "My Best" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Sons" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Little Black Book" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Whores, Liars" | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Yesterday" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Sick" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Denied" | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Fire" | 3:26 |
| 12. | "You're Nothing to Me" | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 47:11 | |
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