Exorcism of Youth

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Exorcism of Youth
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Studio album by
the View
Released18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
StudioEl Mirador, Granada, Spain
Genre Indie rock [1]
Length47:21
Label Cooking Vinyl
Producer Youth
The View chronology
Ropewalk
(2015)		Exorcism of Youth
(2023)

Exorcism of Youth is the sixth studio album by Scottish indie rock band the View, released on 18 August 2023 through Cooking Vinyl. It is the band's first album in eight years, following Ropewalk (2015) and their five-year hiatus. It was inspired by the Killers' Pressure Machine (2020), which frontman Kyle Falconer listened to during COVID-19 lockdowns, as well as Sam Fender. The title of the album had derived from an essay written by band member Kieren Webster. [2] [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 7/10 [4]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Scotsman Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Mark Beaumont of NME wrote that while the first half "could easily slide into the playlist indie furrow" with "bare-chested heartbreak" and "choruses to shoulder-lift girlfriends to", "by its second half, the album is hoofing modern indie rock conventions overboard by the barrel-load", as "what at first resembled a cap-in-hand re-application to the indie rock fraternity ends as minor coup, restructuring its tired constitutions and pointing all manner of ways out of the rut". [1] The Scotsman 's Fiona Shepherd called the album "fresh, youthful, almost gamine, with frontman Kyle Falconer flexing his pop muscles, co-singer/bassist Kieren Webster bringing the headlong energy and guitarist Pete Reilly joining the songwriting party for the first time". [6] Robin Murray of Clash stated that the band "build on the past while refusing to be hemmed in by it" as they "navigat[e] a forward path" on the album. Murray remarked that while "once indie darlings, the band now find themselves on the verge of becoming elder statesmen – it's a record that shows there is plenty of fire in their bellies". [4]

Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times felt that "as hummable and melodic as this toe-tappy indie-rock collection is – and as capable as The View are of writing a rousing chorus – there is a sense that this could be any band from the mid- to late-noughties indie scene", concluding that "their longevity has arguably been at the expense of progress". [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kyle Falconer, Peter Reilly, and Kieren Webster, except "Dixie" co-written by Rianne Downey and "Woman of the Year" co-written by Dave Green

Exorcism of Youth track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Exorcism of Youth"3:38
2."Feels Like"4:08
3."The Wonder of It All"3:16
4."Arctic Sun"2:52
5."Shovel in His Hands"3:47
6."Allergic to Mornings"5:10
7."Black Mirror"5:03
8."Neon Lights"3:21
9."Dixie"4:16
10."Woman of the Year"3:18
11."Footprints in the Sand"3:36
12."Tangled"4:56
Total length:47:21

Charts

Chart performance for Exorcism of Youth
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 1
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [9] 1

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Beaumont, Mark (18 August 2023). "The View – Exorcism of Youth review: less raucous, but smartly polished indie-rock". NME . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Daly, Rhian (18 August 2023). "The View on being indie survivors and that on-stage bust-up: 'Being in The View can be volatile sometimes'". NME . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "The View: "I'm always trying to burn the candle at both ends"". mancunion.com. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 Murray, Robin (21 August 2023). "The View – Exorcism of Youth | Reviews". Clash . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 Murphy, Lauren (18 August 2023). "The View: Exorcism of Youth – Rousing choruses, but this could be any noughties indie band". The Irish Times . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 Shepherd, Fiona (18 August 2023). "Album reviews: The View | Hozier | Jah Wobble | Kim Moore". The Scotsman . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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