Anthems (Pure Love album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| BBC | (Positive)[2] |
| Drowned In Sound |   [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[5] |
| Stereoboard | [6] |
Anthems is the debut album by British-American rock band Pure Love, released February 4, 2013. The group formed in 2011 after the departure of lead singer Frank Carter from the hardcore punk band Gallows, after which he began sharing song ideas with Jim Carroll of The Hope Conspiracy and The Suicide File; the two had met when Gallows supported The Hope Conspiracy in 2006. The group signed to Vertigo Records in February 2012 and began working with producer Gil Norton, playing a number of new songs in their debut performance at the NME Awards that February. Prior to Anthem's release, the band debuted several songs online as music videos and downloads. The album was initially scheduled for release in October 2012 but was delayed to February 2013.[7]
Track list
All tracks are written by Frank Carter and Jim Carroll
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She (Makes the Devil Run Through Me)" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Bury My Bones" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "The Hits" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Anthem" | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Beach of Diamonds" | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Handsome Devil's Club" | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Heavy Kind of Chain" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "Burning Love" | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Scared to Death" | 2:34 |
| 10. | "Riot Song" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "March of the Pilgrims" | 4:28 |
Personnel
Pure Love
- Frank Carter – lead vocals
- Jim Carroll – guitars, backing vocals, scrap piano on Anthem
- Session musicians
- Jol Mulholland – bass guitar
- Jared Shavelson – drums, percussion
- Oliver Edsforth – Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, sub bass synth
- Kate Orgias – violin on Heavy Kind of Chain
- Sarah Carter – additional vocals on Riot Song and March of the Pilgrims
Production
- Gil Norton – production, mixing, programming
- Dan Austin – engineering
- Brian Paul Lamotte – art direction, design
- Andreas Laszlo Konrath – photography
References
- ^ ""Anthems" review at Allmusic". Allmusic.
- ^ "Pure Love Anthems Review". BBC.
- ^ "Pure Love - Anthems / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drowned In Sound.
- ^ "Pure Love - 'Anthems' Review". NME.
- ^ Viney, Joseph (March 2, 2013). "Album Review - Pure Love: Anthems". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "PURE LOVE - ANTHEMS (ALBUM REVIEW)". Stereoboard.
- ^ [1] NME