Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll

Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll is the third studio album by British indie rock band Peace, released on 4 May 2018. Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll was produced by Simone Felice.

Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll
On a red background, a right hand holds the neck of a guitar vertically. The fingerboard is painted blue, and a white dove sits atop the green headstock of the guitar.
Studio album by
Released4 May 2018
GenreIndie rock
Length35:06
LabelIgnition
ProducerSimone Felice
Peace chronology
Happy People
(2015)
Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll
(2018)
Singles from Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll
  1. "From Under Liquid Glass"
    Released: 12 December 2017
  2. "Power"
    Released: 17 April 2018

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
NME     [3]
Clash          [4]
The Edge     [5]
The Independent     [6]
DIY     [7]
Q          [8]

Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll received generally positive reviews upon release, gaining a score of 8/10 with NME, and 8/10 from The Independent, and positive reviews from DIY, who stated that Harry Koisser was "the ideal frontperson: a head mix of swaggering bombast, fashionable loucheness and your mate down the local spewing inspirational Tumblr quotes at closing time".[9] However, Q gave the album a more mixed review of 6/10, saying that they "occasionally slip into boilerplate territory". Most reviewers believed it was a return to form for the band.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Power"3:03
2."Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll"2:43
3."Silverlined"3:34
4."You Don't Walk Away from Love"3:07
5."From Under Liquid Glass"4:41
6."Magnificent"3:03
7."Angel"4:05
8."Shotgun Hallelujah"4:16
9."Just a Ride"2:35
10."Choose Love"3:59
Total length:35:06

Personnel

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  • Harrison Koisser – lead vocals, guitar
  • Samuel Koisser – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Douglas Castle – lead guitar
  • Dominic Boyce – drums, backing vocals

References

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  1. ^ "Kindness is the New Rock and Roll by Peace". Metacritic.
  2. ^ "REVIEW: Peace Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Peace - 'Kindness Is The New Rock and Roll' Review". NME. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock and Roll". May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Review: Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll". 9 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll". Independent.co.uk. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll". 4 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ^ Emma Swann, "Album Review: Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock and Roll", DIY Magazine, 2018