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The Amazons
Studio album by
The Amazons
Released26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Genre
Length44:44
LabelFiction
The Amazons chronology
Don't You Wanna
(2015) 		The Amazons
(2017) 		Come the Fire, Come the Evening
(2018)
Singles from The Amazons
  1. "Stay With Me"
    Released: 1 March 2016[1]
  2. "In My Mind"
    Released: 30 August 2016[2]
  3. "Little Something"
    Released: 22 November 2016[3]
  4. "Black Magic"
    Released: 14 February 2017[4]
  5. "Junk Food Forever"
    Released: 19 April 2017[5]
  6. "Ultraviolet"
    Released: 15 August 2017[6]
  7. "Palace"
    Released: 24 November 2017[7]

The Amazons is the debut album by British alternative rock band, The Amazons. The album was released on 26 May 2017 through Fiction Records. The album debuted at number eight on the UK Album Charts.[8]

Background

Five singles were released prior to the album. The opening track "Stay With Me" featured on the soundtrack to the football simulation game, FIFA 18,[9] while "Black Magic" featured on fellow football simulation game PES 2019.[citation needed]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chris Alderton, Elliot Briggs, Joe Emmett, and Matt Thomson; all music is composed by The Amazons

No.TitleLength
1."Stay With Me"3:15
2."Burn My Eyes"4:18
3."In My Mind"3:50
4."Junk Food Forever"3:46
5."Raindrops"4:46
6."Black Magic"4:31
7."Ultraviolet"3:38
8."Little Something"4:05
9."Holy Roller"3:56
10."Something In The Water"4:53
11."Palace"3:46
Total length:44:44
Deluxe edition[10]
No.TitleLength
12."In My Mind (Acoustic)"4:23
13."Raindrops (Acoustic)"4:33
14."Junk Food Forever (Acoustic)"3:16
15."Little Something (Acoustic)"3:29
16."Black Magic (Acoustic)"4:02
17."Ultraviolet (Acoustic)"3:45

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.2/10[11]
Metacritic64/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[13]
The Daily Telegraph[14]
The Guardian[15]
Kerrang![16]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[17]
Mojo[12]
NME[18]
The Observer[19]
Q[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 64, based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Charting

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 8

Personnel

  • Matt Thomson: Singer & Guitarist[22]
  • Chris Alderton: Guitarist [23]
  • Elliot Briggs: Bass Player[24]
  • Joe Emmett: Drummer [22]

References

  1. ^ "Stay with Me - Single by The Amazons on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "In My Mind - Single by The Amazons on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Little Something - Single by The Amazons". itunes.apple.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Black Magic - Single The Amazons". /itunes.apple.com. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Junk Food Forever - Single by The Amazons". Apple Music (US). 19 April 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ "The Amazons - Ultraviolet". 25 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Palace (Single Version) - Single by The Amazons". Apple Music (UK). 24 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Amazons | full Official Charts History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Stay with Me - the Amazons - FIFA 18 Soundtrack".
  10. ^ "The Amazons (Deluxe)". iTunes. 26 May 2017.
  11. ^ "The Amazons by The Amazons reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d "The Amazons by The Amazons". Metacritic.
  13. ^ Cotton, Shannon (25 May 2017). "The Amazons - The Amazons Review". Clash. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  14. ^ McCormick, Neil (1 June 2017). "From Alt-J to The Amazons: the best albums of the year 2017". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  15. ^ Davies, Hannah (25 May 2019). "The Amazons: The Amazons review – uneven indie rockers". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  16. ^ The Amazons - The Amazons. (10 June 2017). Kerrang!, 37(17), p. 50.
  17. ^ Wade, Lauren (2 June 2017). "The Amazons step up on self-titled debut". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  18. ^ Smith, Thomas (24 May 2017). "The Amazons – 'The Amazons' Review". NME. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  19. ^ Mackay, Emily (28 May 2017). "The Amazons: The Amazons album review – cookie-cutter indie debut". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  22. ^ a b Savage, Mark (7 May 2017). "The Amazons: Meet the band who torched their own tour bus". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  23. ^ "The Amazons Perform At Whelan's In Dublin". Getty Images. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  24. ^ "The Amazons | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2018.