Love Is All You Love is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Band of Skulls, released on 12 April 2019 by SO Recordings and Silva Screen Records. It was produced by Richard X and is the band's first album without drummer Matt Hayward, who left in 2017. It was supported by the singles "Cool Your Battles" and "We're Alive".[3]
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| Released | 12 April 2019 | |||
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| Length | 36:00 | |||
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| Producer | Richard X | |||
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Background edit
The band called the album "an anti-war cry for our turbulent times",[4] and said they wanted to avoid making a "depressing record, because we don't think anyone wants to hear a dark, depressing record about these times. We wanted to have that feeling of euphoria in song, because we weren't getting it anywhere else."[3] They instead decided to take a more electronic approach, enlisting the producer Richard X after spending most of 2017 writing the album. Emma Richardson said that because the band had lost its drummer after Hayward left, they "started to experiment with electric drums and acoustic drums". Richard X helped the band to experiment with a mix of live and electronic elements to achieve a "rock and roll element with a dance beat".[5]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Carnivorous" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "That's My Trouble" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Love Is All You Love" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Not the Kind of Nothing I Know" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Cool Your Battles" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Sound of You" | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Thanks a Lot" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "We're Alive" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Speed of Light" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Gold" | 4:00 |
Charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] | 15 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 30 |
References edit
- ^ Young, Gerry (12 April 2019). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BAND OF SKULLS - LOVE IS ALL YOU LOVE". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Lukens, Jeremy (11 April 2019). "Band of Skulls Get Happy Via Fifth LP 'Love Is All You Love'". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Band Of Skulls' New Song WE'RE ALIVE Premieres Today". BroadwayWorld. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Sam (22 January 2019). "Band of Skulls are going to release a new album this April". Dork. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Harding, Charlotte (26 March 2019). "A new direction for Band of Skulls as they bring tour to Brighton". Brighton & Hove Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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