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New Skin (CRX album)

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New Skin
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016
Genre[1][2]
Length30:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerJosh Homme
CRX chronology
New Skin
(2016)
Peek
(2019)
Singles from New Skin
  1. "Ways to Fake It"
    Released: September 7, 2016
  2. "Broken Bones"
    Released: October 20, 2016

New Skin is the debut studio album by American rock band CRX. It was released on October 28, 2016.[3] Lead singer, Nick Valensi has described the album's sound as a mix of power pop and heavy metal, and has named The Cars, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello as influences.[4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound(C+)[6]
NME[7]
DIY[8]
The Observer[9]

New Skin received positive reviews, and currently holds a score of 69/100 on Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating a "generally favourable" response.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Nick Valensi, except where noted. Additional music credits in brackets

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Ways to Fake It"Richie Follin, Valensi2:59
2."Broken Bones"Valensi3:31
3."Give It Up"Valensi3:52
4."Anything"Valensi3:27
5."Walls"Daniel Davies, Valensi2:38
6."Slow Down"Valensi, Darian Zahedi4:06
7."On Edge" (Safley, Valensi, Zahedi)Jon Safley, Valensi, Zahedi1:53
8."Unnatural"Valensi2:27
9."One Track Mind"Valensi2:51
10."Monkey Machine"Valensi2:48
Total length:30:32

Personnel

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Credits adapted from LP liner notes.[10]

CRX

  • Nick Valensi – vocals and guitar
  • Jon Safley – bass and drums ( new skin tracks 5 and 8 as drummer )
  • Darian Zahedi – guitar
  • Richie Follin – keyboard
  • Ralph Alexander – drums (tracks: 2–3, 6,7,9, and 10)

Production and additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ "Nick Valensi of CRX and The Strokes interview with Miles the DJ". YouTube. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Nick Valensi on New Side Project, State of the Strokes". rollingstone.com. 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Different Strokes: Nick Valensi On His New Band CRX And Working With Josh Homme - NME". nme.com. 26 October 2016.
  4. ^ Doyle, Patrick (6 September 2016). "Nick Valensi on New Side Project, State of the Strokes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "New Skin by CRX on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Album Review: CRX – New Skin". consequence.net. 27 October 2016.
  7. ^ "CRX - 'New Skin' Review - NME". NME. 27 October 2016.
  8. ^ Swann, Emma (November 2016). "Album Review: CRX – New Skin". DIY. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  9. ^ Carnwath, Ally (6 November 2016). "CRX: New Skin review – flickering embers of the Strokes". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ^ "crx-liner". Imgur.