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I Wasn't Born to Lose You
Studio album by
Swervedriver
Released3 March 2015 (2015-03-03)
RecordedBirdland Studios in Melbourne; Konk Studios, London
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock, shoegaze
Length48:42
LabelCobraside, Dine Alone
Swervedriver chronology
99th Dream
(1998) 		I Wasn't Born to Lose You
(2015) 		Future Ruins
(2019)
Singles from I Wasn't Born to Lose You
  1. "Deep Wound"
    Released: 26 September 2013
  2. "Setting Sun"
    Released: 13 January 2015

I Wasn't Born to Lose You is the fifth studio album by British alternative rock band Swervedriver. It was released on 3 March 2015 through the Cobraside record label. It is the band's first album in 17 years, since 1998's 99th Dream.[1][2][3]

The first single off the album, "Setting Sun", was released on 13 January 2015.[1]

Background

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After the conclusion of their "Raise" mini-tour, Swervedriver began recording material for a new album at Birdland Studios in Melbourne and then continued work at Konk Studios over the first half of 2014.[4] On 19 September 2014, the band stated via Twitter that they were mixing the album,[5] which had a tentative release date of early 2015.[4] On 7 January 2015, the band revealed the title, the track listing and the cover art of the album.[1]

The first single off the album, "Setting Sun", features a cover of the Television song "Days" as a B-side.[1] The album also features the song "Deep Wound", which was released as a single in September 2013.[2][6]

Promotional videos were also released for "Autodidact", "English Subtitles" and "Lone Star".

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]
Exclaim![8]
Pitchfork Media7.0/10[9]

Writing for Exclaim!, Daniel Sylvester wrote that the band are "as loose and confident as they've ever sounded," further calling the album "a solid return from a band eager to sound like themselves again."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Autodidact" - 5:00
  2. "Last Rites" - 3:26
  3. "For a Day Like Tomorrow" - 5:29
  4. "Setting Sun" - 2:52
  5. "Everso" - 6:44
  6. "English Subtitles" - 5:20
  7. "Red Queen Arms Race" - 5:40
  8. "Deep Wound" - 3:59
  9. "Lone Star" - 4:33
  10. "I Wonder?" - 5:39

Personnel

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Swervedriver

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Minsker, Evan (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver Return With New Album I Wasn't Born to Lose You, Share "Setting Sun", Announce Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Adams, Gregory (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver Detail Reunion Album, Share "Setting Sun"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ^ Cooper, Leonie (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver announce first album in 17 years". NME. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b cribs66 (11 July 2014). "Swervedriver: Catching Up". 50thirdand3rd. Retrieved 25 September 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Mixing". Twitter. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. ^ Coplan, Chris (7 January 2015). "Swervedriver announce reunion album, I Wasn't Born to Lose You, stream "Setting Sun"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ^ Fred Thomas. "Review by Fred Thomas". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  8. ^ Sylvester, Daniel (2 March 2015). "Swervedriver - I Wasn't Born To Lose You". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  9. ^ Rachel, T. Cole (9 March 2015). "Swervedriver: I Wasn't Born to Lose You". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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