True Love Cast Out All Evil

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True Love Cast Out All Evil
Roky Erickson True Love Cast Out All Evil.jpg
Studio album by
Roky Erickson feat. Okkervil River
Released20 April 2010
RecordedUnknown
Genre Indie rock
Length44:40
Label ANTI-
Producer Will Sheff
Roky Erickson chronology
Halloween (Live)
(2008)		True Love Cast Out All Evil
(2010)

True Love Cast Out All Evil is a 2010 album by Roky Erickson, his first album of new material in 14 years. Produced by Okkervil River's Will Sheff, the album also features the members of Okkervil River on most songs as Erickson's backing band. The album also includes field recordings of songs from Erickson's time in a Texas insane asylum. [1] It was released by ANTI- in America and by Chemikal Underground in Europe. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
The A.V. Club A− [6]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [8]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
NME 9/10 [1]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [10]
PopMatters 9/10 [11]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [12]

The album was well received by critics: according to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 82/100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [3] PopMatters called the album "a staggeringly life-affirming work that sticks to your soul long after the final notes ring out." [11] A.V. Club reviewer Christopher Bahn, noting that Erickson's difficult personal life had made new recordings from him seem unlikely, said that "it's a triumph merely that this album exists, but True Love's musical richness goes beyond what could reasonably have been expected from even a resurgent Roky." [6] AllMusic's Mark Deming called the album "more than just a comeback, it's the best and most deeply moving album of [Erickson's] solo career." [4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Roky Erickson

  1. "Devotional Number One" – 2:17
  2. "Ain't Blues Too Sad" – 1:24
  3. "Goodbye Sweet Dreams" – 4:26
  4. "Be and Bring Me Home" – 5:36
  5. "Bring Back the Past" – 2:02
  6. "Please, Judge" – 4:26
  7. "John Lawman" – 3:57
  8. "True Love Cast Out All Evil" – 4:30
  9. "Forever" – 3:58
  10. "Think of As One" – 5:21
  11. "Birds'd Crash" – 3:59
  12. "God Is Everywhere" – 2:41

Musicians

Roky Erickson & Okkervil River

Guests

References

  1. 1 2 Mackay, Emily (June 11, 2010). "Album Review: Roky Erickson & Okkervil River - 'True Love Cast Out All Evil' (Chemikal Underground)". NME .
  2. ↑ ""True Love Cast Out All Evil" by Roky Erickson with Okkervil River". shop.chemikal.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "True Love Cast Out All Evil Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "True Love Cast Out All Evil - Roky Erickson, Okkervil River | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic .
  5. ↑ Rytlewski, Evan. "Roky Erikson: True Love Cast Out All Evil". American Songwriter . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Bahn, Christopher (April 20, 2010). "Review: Roky Erickson With Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ Kot, Greg (April 15, 2010). "Album review: Roky Erickson, 'True Love Cast Out All Evil'". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Roky Erickson and Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil". Drowned in Sound . June 11, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ Hann, Michael (June 3, 2010). "Roky Erickson With Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil | CD Review". The Guardian .
  10. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. "Roky Erickson / Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil". Pitchfork .
  11. 1 2 "Roky Erickson with Okkervil River: True Love Cast Out All Evil". PopMatters . April 18, 2010.
  12. ↑ Grady, Spencer (May 30, 2010). "True Love Cast Out All Evil - Roky Erickson With Okkervil River". Record Collector . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
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