Wild Onion (album)

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Wild Onion
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Studio album by
Twin Peaks
ReleasedAugust 5, 2014
StudioObservatory Studios
Genre Garage rock
Length40:03
Label
Producer
  • R. Andrew Humphrey
  • Colin Croom
Twin Peaks chronology
Sunken
(2013)		Wild Onion
(2014)		 Down in Heaven
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 6.9/10
Consequence of Sound B [2]
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Renowned for SoundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club B [5]
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Contents

Reception

Wild Onion received positive reviews. The A.V. Club notes that the album "doubles both its length and offerings, while considerably upgrading the songwriting and production values." [7] Rolling Stone praises the album, while comparing the band to some of their biggest influences: The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground. "The spunky quartet pull off Exile-era Stones strut and Velvet Underground guitar poesy with sophistication that's beyond their years, and a sense of humor, too." [8] Consequence of Sound says, "Rather than a barrier, the band's youthfulness might be their biggest weapon... listening to Wild Onion just makes you hungry to see what else they have in store." [9]

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Connor Brodner, Jack Dolan, Clay Frankel and Cadien Lake James.

No.TitleLength
1."I Found A New Way"2:46
2."Strawberry Smoothie"2:24
3."Mirror of Time"2:20
4."Sloop J Day"3:24
5."Making Breakfast"2:13
6."Strange World"1:50
7."Fade Away"2:00
8."Sweet Thing"2:08
9."Stranger World"1:14
10."Telephone"2:54
11."Flavor"2:01
12."Ordinary People"3:43
13."Good Lovin'"3:11
14."Hold On"2:09
15."No Way Out"3:46
16."Mind Frame"2:08

Personnel

Twin Peaks

Production [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wild Onion by Twin Peaks".
  2. ↑ "Album Review: Twin Peaks – Wild Onion". 4 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Twin Peaks 'Wild Onion' Album Review". Rolling Stone .
  4. ↑ "Album Review: Twin Peaks - Wild Onion". 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Terry, Josh. "Chicago's Twin Peaks make youthful, compelling garage-rock on Wild Onion". The A.V. Club .
  6. ↑ "Twin Peaks - Wild Onion". DIY.
  7. ↑ Terry, Josh (August 5, 2014). "Chicago's Twin Peaks make youthful, compelling garage-rock on Wild Onion". The A.V. Club . Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ Dolan, Jon (August 21, 2014). "Twin Peaks 'Wild Onion' Album Review". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ Bray, Ryan (August 4, 2014). "Album Review: Twin Peaks – Wild Onion". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Twin Peaks (6) - Wild Onion". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
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