Tough Love (Pulled Apart by Horses album)

Last updated
Tough Love
PABH TOUGHLOVE PACKSHOT300x3002.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 January 2012
Genre Alternative rock, neo-grunge, post-hardcore
Length32:42
Label Transgressive
Producer Gil Norton
Pulled Apart by Horses chronology
Pulled Apart by Horses
(2010)
Tough Love
(2012)
Blood
(2014)
Singles from Tough Love
  1. "V.E.N.O.M"
    Released: 11 November 2011
  2. "Wolf Hand"
    Released: 23 April 2012
  3. "Bromance Ain't Dead"
    Released: 23 July 2012
  4. "Epic Myth"
    Released: 22 October 2012

Tough Love is the second album from the Leeds four piece Pulled Apart by Horses . It was recorded at Monnow Valley Studio in South Wales. It was released on 20 January 2012. [1] In an interview with NME, Bassist Rob Lee explained that "This album is a lot more direct, we're better musicians and songwriters now. On the first one, we weren't that good as musicians, but now we've been touring relentlessly and we've got to be better players. We made our debut ourselves and it wasn't ambitious. This feels more like our first proper album and not just something for self-gratification. Every song on this album has its own personality and really stands on its own". [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."V.E.N.O.M."3:20
2."Wolf Hand"2:38
3."Shake Off The Curse"2:59
4."Epic Myth"3:35
5."Some Mothers"1:43
6."Night Of The Living (I'm Scared of People)"3:49
7."Wildfire, Smoke & Doom"2:23
8."Bromance Ain't Dead"2:46
9."Give Me A Reason"3:17
10."Degeneration Game"2:10
11."Everything Dipped In Gold"4:01

Singles

V.E.N.O.M, the first single from the album, was released on 11 November 2011. The release of Wolf Hand followed on 23 April 2012, accompanied by a music video featuring the band performing Jackass-style stunts in a back garden. [3] The band released their third single from the album, Bromance Ain't Dead, on 3 July 2012.

Tour

The band recently filmed a documentary with Noisey detailing their UK tour in February 2012. [4] The live footage featured in the documentary was filmed at The Electric Ballroom in Camden Town, London on 23 February 2012. The documentary features footage of vocalist Tom Hudson vomiting into a bucket after overexerting himself throughout the gig. The band played several dates on this tour, where they were supported by The Computers.

Pulled Apart By Horses are due to tour again in November 2012 off the back of the success of Tough Love.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg

Tough Love received positive reviews, with an 8/10 from NME.

Related Research Articles

Incubus (band) American rock band

Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer José Pasillas while enrolled in Calabasas High School and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell; both of whom were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore, respectively.

Placebo (band) English rock band

Placebo are an English rock band, formed in London in 1994 by vocalist–guitarist Brian Molko and bassist–guitarist Stefan Olsdal. Drummer Robert Schultzberg joined in late 1994, but left in 1996 shortly after the release of the band's eponymous debut album due to conflicts with Molko, and was replaced the same year by Steve Hewitt.

Elbow (band) English alternative rock band

Elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury, Greater Manchester, in 1997. The band consists of Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner. They have played together since 1990, adopting the name Elbow in 1997. Drummer Alex Reeves replaced Richard Jupp in 2016.

Death from Above (band) Canadian rock duo

Death from Above 1979 is a Canadian rock duo consisting of bassist Jesse F. Keeler and drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band released their debut album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, in 2004 and broke up in 2006. They reformed in 2011 and released their second album, The Physical World, in 2014. Since then the band has released 2 more albums, Outrage! Is Now in 2017 and Is 4 Lovers in 2021.

Converge (band) American metalcore band

Converge is an American hardcore punk band formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the addition of bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. This lineup has remained intact since. They have released nine studio albums, three live albums, and numerous EPs. The band's sound is rooted in hardcore and also features frequent influences from heavy metal. They are considered pioneers of metalcore as well as its subgenre mathcore.

We Are Scientists New York City-based indie rock band

We Are Scientists is a New York City-based rock band that formed in Berkeley, California, in 2000. It consists primarily of guitarist and vocalist Keith Murray and bass guitarist Chris Cain, with drummer Keith Carne joining the band in the studio and for live performances since 2013.

Band of Horses American rock band

Band of Horses is an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle, Washington by Ben Bridwell. The band has released five studio albums, including 2010's Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms. The band's lineup, which included Mat Brooke for the debut album, has undergone several changes. The most-recent lineup of Bridwell, Ryan Monroe, Tyler Ramsey, Bill Reynolds, and Creighton Barrett, was together several years and recorded three albums. That lineup ceased when Ramsey and Reynolds departed in 2017.

The Beatles Anthology is a documentary television series on the career of the Beatles. It was broadcast on UK television in six parts on ITV between 26 November and 31 December 1995, while in the United States it was seen as three feature-length episodes on ABC between 19 and 23 November 1995. It was released in greatly expanded form as an eight-volume VHS set and an eight-disc Laserdisc set on 5 September 1996. The series was re-released on DVD in 2003, with an 81-minute special-features disc.

Reckoner 2007 song by Radiohead

"Reckoner" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their seventh album, In Rainbows (2007). It was produced by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, and developed while Radiohead were working on another song, "Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses".

Pulled Apart by Horses English alternative rock band

Pulled Apart by Horses are an English alternative rock band from Leeds, England. They formed in early 2008.

Slow Club British indie pop band

Slow Club were an English duo formed in Sheffield in 2006. The band consisted of multi-instrumentalists Charles Watson and Rebecca Lucy Taylor, with Watson contributing piano, Taylor contributing drums, and both performing guitar and vocals. The band split in 2017 following an extensive tour to support their last album, with both members moving on to solo projects.

Mumford & Sons British folk rock band

Mumford & Sons is a British folk rock band formed in London in 2007. The band consists of Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, and Ben Lovett. Winston Marshall left the band in 2021.

Futures were a four-piece rock band from Buckinghamshire, England. Futures received modest reviews and a smattering of fans whilst remaining unsigned with their debut Mini Album, The Holiday. The band were signed to self made label, Indigo, after leaving Major Label Mercury Records in April 2012.

The Vaccines British indie rock band

The Vaccines are an English indie rock band, formed in West London in 2010 by Justin Hayward-Young, Freddie Cowan, Árni Árnason, and Pete Robertson. After Robertson's departure in 2016, keyboardist Timothy Lanham and drummer Yoann Intonti were promoted from touring musicians to official band members.

Spector (band)

Spector are a British indie rock band from London, composed of Frederick Macpherson, Jed Cullen (guitar), Nicolas Py (drums) and Danny Blandy. They’ve released three top forty albums and one compilation. The band's debut album Enjoy It While It Lasts reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart and went to number one on the Official Record Store Chart on the week of its release.

<i>Changing Tune</i> 2012 studio album by Lower Than Atlantis

Changing Tune is the third studio album and major label debut by English rock band Lower Than Atlantis. Preceded by the non-album single "If the World Was to End", the band went on their first ever headlining tour in the UK in January 2012.

Bastille (band) English indie pop band

Bastille are an English pop rock band formed in 2010. The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later expanded to include keyboardist Kyle Simmons, bassist and guitarist Will Farquarson and drummer Chris "Woody" Wood.

Wolf Alice British alternative rock band

Wolf Alice are an English alternative rock band from London, England. Formed in 2010 as an acoustic duo comprising singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, since 2012 Wolf Alice have also featured bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey.

Polyenso American experimental rock band

Polyenso is an American experimental rock band based in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

James Brown (guitarist) Musical artist

James Adrian Brown is the guitarist and songwriter with English indie rock and alternative rock band Pulled Apart By Horses.

References

  1. "Tough Love by Pulled Apart by Horses". iTunes . 23 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Pulled Apart by Horses announce debut album details". NME . 29 April 2010.
  3. Gigwise | PULLED APART BY HORSES REVEAL 'WOLF HAND' VIDEO David Renshaw, March 29, 2012
  4. Noisey - Music by Vice Noisey 156: Pulled Apart By Horses
  5. "Album Search for "tough love"". AllMusic .