| The Wreckage | ||||
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| Studio album by Will Hoge | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2009 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Label | Rykodisc | |||
| Will Hoge chronology | ||||
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The Wreckage is the sixth studio album by Will Hoge, released on September 29, 2009, by Rykodisc.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| American Songwriter | [2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
Andrew Leahey of AllMusic says "he's rarely sounded as convincing as he does here, having suffered enough misery during the previous 12 months to make his blues-influenced songwriting all the more persuasive." [1]
Lizza Connor Bowen of American Songwriter writes, "Will Hoge’s aptly titled The Wreckage was born after the Nashville rock and roller was sidelined by an auto accident in 2008. With free time to recover and ruminate, Hoge bows a melodic collection with lyrics that lean more toward introspection than his previous work." [2]
Steve Leftridge of PopMatters gives the album 6 out of a possible 10 stars and says, "The record starts with a couple of terrific rockers, the thumping "Hard to Love", about the disconnect between needing someone and the urge to bail out “in this damn world of lies”, and he backs up such a sentiment with a procession of emotionally raw songs. "Long Gone" is a Tom Petty-style burner that follows the record’s chief theme, that love is a twisted blessing because it lies just outside our reach" [3]
Sid Smith of the BBC writes, "Given the dire circumstances from which it was born, The Wreckage is understandably a triumphant record. But it comes complete with enough self-reflection to avoid coming across as yet another bright and breezy album about cars and girls." [4]
Paste's review of the album says, "Hoge, the Nashville native, creates climates that are frustrated sets of spaces and people, just trying to bang their heads through their walls so that they can finally get over to the other side, where there's still no guarantee that things are going to be improved, but they'll be different and potentially better than they are now. He sings about false hope and about being sold tonics that just don't work. There are no active ingredients to be found in them and they wind up to be empty calories – nothing to chew on or digest." [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard to Love" | Will Hoge | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Long Gone" |
| 2:51 |
| 3. | "The Wreckage" |
| 3:33 |
| 4. | "Favorite Waste of Time" |
| 3:11 |
| 5. | "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" |
| 3:43 |
| 6. | "What Could I Do" |
| 4:28 |
| 7. | "Goodnight/Goodbye" |
| 4:24 |
| 8. | "Just Like Me" |
| 3:28 |
| 9. | "Highway Wings" |
| 3:24 |
| 10. | "Where Do We Go from Down" |
| 3:45 |
| 11. | "Too Late Too Soon" | Will Hoge | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 40:13 | ||
Track information and credits adapted from Discogs [6] and AllMusic . [7]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [8] | 16 |
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