I Wasn't Born to Lose You is the fifth studio album by British alternative rock band Swervedriver. It was released on 3 March 2015 through the Cobraside record label. It is the band's first album in 17 years, since 1998's 99th Dream.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 3 March 2015 | |||
| Recorded | Birdland Studios in Melbourne; Konk Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock, shoegaze | |||
| Length | 48:42 | |||
| Label | Cobraside, Dine Alone | |||
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The first single off the album, "Setting Sun", was released on 13 January 2015.[1]
Background
editAfter the conclusion of their "Raise" mini-tour, Swervedriver began recording material for a new album at Birdland Studios in Melbourne and then continued work at Konk Studios over the first half of 2014.[4] On 19 September 2014, the band stated via Twitter that they were mixing the album,[5] which had a tentative release date of early 2015.[4] On 7 January 2015, the band revealed the title, the track listing and the cover art of the album.[1]
The first single off the album, "Setting Sun", features a cover of the Television song "Days" as a B-side.[1] The album also features the song "Deep Wound", which was released as a single in September 2013.[2][6]
Promotional videos were also released for "Autodidact", "English Subtitles" and "Lone Star".
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [7] |
| Exclaim! |   [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10[9] |
Writing for Exclaim!, Daniel Sylvester wrote that the band are "as loose and confident as they've ever sounded," further calling the album "a solid return from a band eager to sound like themselves again."[2]
Track listing
edit- "Autodidact" - 5:00
- "Last Rites" - 3:26
- "For a Day Like Tomorrow" - 5:29
- "Setting Sun" - 2:52
- "Everso" - 6:44
- "English Subtitles" - 5:20
- "Red Queen Arms Race" - 5:40
- "Deep Wound" - 3:59
- "Lone Star" - 4:33
- "I Wonder?" - 5:39
Personnel
edit- Swervedriver
- Adam Franklin – vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Hartridge – guitar
- Steve George – bass, vocals
- Mikey Jones – drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ a b c d Minsker, Evan (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver Return With New Album I Wasn't Born to Lose You, Share "Setting Sun", Announce Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Adams, Gregory (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver Detail Reunion Album, Share "Setting Sun"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Leonie (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver announce first album in 17 years". NME. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ a b cribs66 (11 July 2014). "Swervedriver: Catching Up". 50thirdand3rd. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mixing". Twitter. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ Coplan, Chris (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver announce reunion album, I Wasn't Born to Lose You, stream "Setting Sun"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Fred Thomas. "Review by Fred Thomas". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Sylvester, Daniel (2 March 2015). "Swervedriver - I Wasn't Born To Lose You". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ Rachel, T. Cole (9 March 2015). "Swervedriver: I Wasn't Born to Lose You". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 March 2015.