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Construction Time & Demolition

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Construction Time & Demolition
Studio album by
Released6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length36:27
LabelSouthern Domestic
Wreckless Eric chronology
AmERICa
(2015)
Construction Time & Demolition
(2018)
Transience
(2019)
Singles from Construction Time & Demolition
  1. "Gateway to Europe"
    Released: 19 February 2018[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blurt Magazine[4]

Construction Time & Demolition is a studio album by English musician Wreckless Eric. It was released on 30 March 2018 by Southern Domestic Records.[5][6]

Critical reception

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Construction Time & Demolition was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82 based on 7 reviews.[3]

Writing on behalf of AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted the album is Eric's most "liveliest records he's ever made", while also pointing out there are "rough edges throughout, including instrumentals that function as atmospheric bridges between the major songs."[1]

Track listing

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Construction Time & Demolition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Gateway to Europe"5:13
2."The World Revolved Around Me"2:05
3."Flash"2:08
4."Mexican Fenders #1"1:01
5."They Don't Mean No Harm"3:46
6."Wow & Flutter"3:36
7."Forget Who You Are"6:21
8."40 Years"3:19
9."The Two of Us"3:42
10."Unnatural Act"3:49
11."Mexican Fenders #2"1:27

References

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  1. ^ a b c Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ Pearis, Bill (19 February 2018). "Listen to Wreckless Eric's 'Gateway to Europe". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ Mills, Fred (11 May 2018). "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt Magazine. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Wreckless Eric Announces New Album". Circuit Sweet. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ^ Pearis, Bill (7 February 2018). "Wreckless Eric preps 'Construction Time & Demolition'". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 8 November 2020.