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Give Me a Wall

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Give Me a Wall
Studio album by
Released15 May 2006
Recorded2005
GenreIndie rock
Length49:15
LabelDance to the Radio
ProducerPaul Tipler
¡Forward, Russia! chronology
Give Me a Wall
(2006)
Life Processes
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
NME[2]
Pitchfork Media(6.2/10)[3]
Rocklouder[4]
The GuardianNot rated[5]
StylusB+[6]

Give Me a Wall was the debut album from ¡Forward, Russia!, and was released in the UK on 15 May 2006 and in the US on 19 December 2006. Tracks on the album include previous singles "Twelve", "Nine" and "Thirteen". The album was released through the band's own label, "dance to the radio". When asked why the album was self-produced, guitarist Whiskas proclaimed, "We're sick of waiting around for labels to sort themselves out, so we're doing it ourselves." Following the previous releases tradition, all the tracks are named after the order they were written.[citation needed]

Track listing

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All tracks written by ¡Forward, Russia!

  1. "Thirteen" – 4:02
  2. "Twelve" – 2:14
  3. "Fifteen Pt I" – 4:14
  4. "Nine" – 3:56
  5. "Nineteen" – 4:54
  6. "Seventeen" – 4:05
  7. "Eighteen" – 3:37
  8. "Sixteen" – 5:48
  9. "Seven" – 3:28
  10. "Fifteen Pt II" – 5:23
  11. "Eleven" – 7:28

There is also a short instrumental track in the negative space of Eleven and if the CD is rewound at the beginning of Thirteen an extended version of the intro plays for 46 seconds, linking the end of Eleven to Thirteen.

References

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  1. ^ "Give Me a Wall - ¡Forward, Russia! | Album | AllMusic". Retrieved 25 October 2024. / https://www.allmusic.com/album/r843116
  2. ^ "¡Forward, Russia!: Give Me A Wall". NME. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ Berman, Stuart. "¡Forward, Russia!: Give Me a Wall". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ "rocklouder.co.uk". www.rocklouder.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ^ Clarke, Betty (12 May 2006). "¡Forward, Russia!, Give Me a Wall". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ McGarvey, Evan (5 October 2006). "Forward, Russia". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2024.