Let It Reign is the debut studio album by English rock band Carl Barât and The Jackals. It was released on 16 February 2015 through Cooking Vinyl.

Let it Reign
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)
GenreRock
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerJoby J. Ford[1]

Critical reception edit

Let It Reign has a score of 67 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Artrocker     [7]
Consequence of Sound(C)[4]
The Guardian     [3]
NME(8/10)[1]
PopMatters(7/10)[5]
Rolling Stone     [6]

Track listing edit

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glory Days"Barât, Benjamin Biolay3:42
2."Victory Gin"Barât, Daniel Mills3:54
3."Summer in the Trenches"Barât, Daniel Mills3:03
4."A Storm is Coming"Barât, Andrew Burrows3:59
5."Beginning to See"Barât, Davey Ray Moor3:47
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."March of the Idle"Barât, Ed Harcourt3:40
7."We Want More"Barât, Anthony Rossomando3:33
8."War of the Roses"Barât, Daniel Mills4:54
9."The Gears"Barât, Billy Tessio, Drew McConnell, Jay Bone1:32
10."Let It Rain"Barât, Ed Harcourt3:27

Personnel edit

Carl Barât and the Jackals

with:

  • Alfredo Ortiz - percussion
  • Billy Tessio - guitar on "We Want More" and "The Gears"
  • Drew McConnell - bass on "We Want More" and "The Gears"
  • Jay Bone - drums on "We Want More" and "The Gears"
  • Andrew Wyatt - piano on "Let It Rain"
  • Sara Bauza - trumpet on "Victory Gin" and "War on the Roses"
  • Joby J. Ford - additional backing vocals on "Summer in the Trenches" and "Beginning to See"

References edit

  1. ^ a b Beaumont, Mark (30 January 2015). "Carl Barat & The Jackals Review". NME. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Let it Reign". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ^ Mongredien, Phil (15 February 2015). "Carl Barât and the Jackals: Let It Reign review – a solid, unspectacular comeback". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ Henry, Dusty (17 February 2015). "Let it Reign". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ^ Strowe, Jeff (19 February 2015). "Carl Barat and the Jackals: Let It Reign". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Reynolds, James (7 February 2015). "Carl Barât and The Jackals - Let It Reign". Artrocker. Retrieved 18 March 2015.