Antemasque (album)
| Antemasque | ||||
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| Released | July 1, 2014 (limited digital) November 10, 2014 (wide release) | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Length | 34:32 (40:18 deluxe edition) | |||
| Label | Nadie[1] | |||
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| Omar Rodríguez-López chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Antemasque | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound | C[3] |
| Exclaim! | (6/10)[4] |
| The Guardian |   [5] |
| NME | [6] |
| Punknews.org | [7] |
Antemasque is the only studio album by American band Antemasque, released in 2014.[8][1]
Recording
[edit]Antemasque was recorded at The Boat in Silverlake, California. The studio, formerly owned by The Dust Brothers, is currently owned and operated by Flea.
Release
[edit]On April 9, 2014, Antemasque released the album's first single "4AM".[9] Rolling Stone described the song as "a charging, punkish rocker with the sorts of squiggly noodling that both the Mars Volta guys and Flea have used as calling cards in their respective groups."[10] The next day, the band released a second song, "Hangin in the Lurch," on their bandcamp page, which is described as a mix of progressive rock and punk rock.[11] The song's description mentioned that it would be released on an upcoming self-titled album.[12] Their third single, "People Forget," was released on April 11, 2014.[13] On April 15, the band released their fourth single, "Drown All Your Witches."[14]
Critical reception
[edit]NME wrote that "‘I Got No Remorse’ and ‘Momento Mori’ are both urgent, punk-inspired blasts of rock’n’roll, while the jangly romanticism of ‘50,000 Kilowatts’ is surely the most sentimental song [Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez have] ever written – and one of the best."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Cedric Bixler-Zavala; all music is composed by Antemasque
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "4AM" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "I Got No Remorse" | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Ride Like the Devil's Son" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "In the Lurch" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "50,000 Kilowatts" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Momento Mori" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Drown All Your Witches" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Providence" | 4:47 |
| 9. | "People Forget" | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Rome Armed to the Teeth" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Hung In Effigy" (Japanese Bonus Track) | 1:53 |
| 12. | "Domino Rain" (Japanese Bonus Track) | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 40:18 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Antemasque:
- Cedric Bixler Zavala – vocals
- Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, keyboards, production
- David Elitch – drums
- Flea – bass
- Jonathan Debaun - engineering
- Matt Bittman – mixing
- Chris Common – mastering
- Sonny Kay – album art
- Jason Farrell – layout
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Antemasque | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ Collin Brennan (November 12, 2014). "Antemasque – Antemasque". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ Bilton, Chris (2014-11-04). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ Phil Mongredien (November 23, 2014). "Antemasque: Antemasque review – Mars Volta high-flyers fall to earth". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- ^ a b "Antemasque - 'Antemasque' | NME". NME. August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Antemasque - Antemasque". www.punknews.org.
- ^ "Antemasque – The Observatory – August 10, 2014 – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com.
- ^ "4AM - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ Kory Grow (April 9, 2014). "Flea and Former Mars Volta Members Form New Group Antemasque". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ "Escucha "Hangin in the Lurch" de Antemasque". Somos Ídolos. April 10, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-10. (Spanish)
- ^ "Hangin in the Lurch by Antemasque". bandcamp. Archived from the original on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
- ^ "People Forget by Antemasque". bandcamp. Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ Hogan, Marc. "Antemasque Herald Self-Titled Album With Autumnal 'Drown All Your Witches'". Spin. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
