Foxwarren (album)
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| Studio album by Foxwarren | ||||
| Released | November 30, 2018 | |||
| Length | 35:46 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
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Foxwarren is a 2018 self-titled studio album by Canadian band Foxwarren, released by Anti- on November 30, 2018.[1] It received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[2]
Background and recording
[edit]Foxwarren was formed about 10 years earlier. It consists of brothers Darryl Kissick and Avery Kissick, accompanied by members Dallas Bryson and Andy Shauf. The band is named after the Kissicks' Manitoba hometown. Shauf and Bryson, who were school friends from Caronport, first met the Kissick brothers through Regina's music scene and through the Sears call centre, where Shauf and Avery worked.[3]
Except for one song which was recorded in 2017, the entirety of the songs on the album were recorded four years earlier in Regina and Manitoba. Shauf had presented the album to his record labels and they were receptive to it, but the album remained unreleased. The band did however anticipate it would be released, with Foxwarren's bassist Darryl Kissick calling it "just a matter of when would it make sense to put it out".[3] All tracks on the album were recorded by the band themselves with the exception of "Your Small Town", which was recorded by the band with sound engineer Rob Morrison.[4]
Foxwarren was Shauf's first project since the release of his acclaimed concept album The Party (2016), also released by Anti-.[5] It was widely billed as being Foxwarren's "self-titled debut".[6][7] However, the band previously released an album entitled Has Been Defeated in 2011. That album, however, is radically stylistically different from the self-titled LP.[3] It was also never pressed.[8] CBC described Has Been Defeated as not being "widely known or recognized by the band".[9] NOW Toronto described it as being "technically Foxwarren's sophomore album, but Shauf has been rather secretive about the group's past work."[10]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[11] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[13] |
| Far Out Magazine |  [14] |
| Mojo | [15] |
| No Ripcord | 8/10[16] |
| NOW Toronto | NNNN[10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[6] |
| Q | [17] |
| Uncut | 8/10[18] |
Foxwarren was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 from reviews from professional critics, the album received a score of 79, based on 8 reviews.[11] AllMusic's Marcy Donelson wrote, "Foxwarren remains both off-kilter and irresistibly comforting, like the feeling of the pull of sleep."[12]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written and arranged by Foxwarren.[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Be" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Lost in a Dream" | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Everything Apart" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "In Another Life" | 2:59 |
| 5. | "I'll Be Alright" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Lost on You" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Your Small Town" | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Sunset Canyon" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Fall into a Dream" | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Give It a Chance" | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 35:46 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
- Foxwarren – recording (all tracks)
- Dallas Bryson
- Darryl Kissick
- Avery Kissick
- Andy Shauf
- Rob Morrison – recording (track 7)
- Jon Anderson – mixing
- Philip Shaw Bova – mastering
- Chris Graham – photos
- Danielle Tocker – photos
- Mat Dunlap – layout and graphic design
References
[edit]- ^ "Andy Shauf Announces New LP with Foxwarren", Exclaim!, 5 November 2018.
- ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations", CBC Music, 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Martin, Ashley (December 20, 2018). "Four years since recording, Regina band Foxwarren glad to see album released". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c Foxwarren (liner notes). Foxwarren. Anti-. 2018. 7653-1.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Nguyen, Giselle Au-Nhien; Shand, John; Smith, Barnaby; Zuel, Bernard (January 24, 2020). "Stunning yet melancholic album offers glimmer of hope in age of dread". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Farrell, Margaret (December 26, 2018). "Foxwarren: Foxwarren Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Andy Shauf's side project Foxwarren announce debut album with lead track "Everything Apart"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Ashley (May 24, 2019). "Catching up with Andy Shauf: He's back in Regina for a Foxwarren gig". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Mills, Peter (March 11, 2020). "Sask. band Foxwarren proves patience is a Juno-worthy virtue". CBC News. CBC. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Boissonneault, Stephan (December 14, 2018). "Review: Andy Shauf re-introduces his hometown band, Foxwarren". NOW Toronto. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Foxwarren by Foxwarren Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Donelson, Marcy. "Foxwarren - Foxwarren". AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Schulz, Cosette (November 26, 2018). "Foxwarren – Foxwarren". Clash. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ Whatley, Jack (November 29, 2018). "Foxwarren take the scenic route home on their debut LP". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Foxwarren – Foxwarren". Mojo. February 2019. p. 93.
- ^ Rodriguez, Juan Edgardo (December 13, 2018). "Quick Takes (November 2018)". No Ripcord. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Foxwarren – Foxwarren". Q. February 2019. p. 111.
- ^ "Foxwarren – Foxwarren". Uncut. February 2019. p. 27.
