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Crown and Treaty
Studio album by
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Released30 April 2012
GenreAlternative rock
LabelLuxor Purchase
ProducerTim Elsenburg
Sweet Billy Pilgrim chronology
Twice Born Men
(2009) 		Crown and Treaty
(2012) 		Motorcade Amnesiacs
(2015)

Crown and Treaty is an album by English band Sweet Billy Pilgrim. It is the follow-up album to Twice Born Men, a Mercury Music Prize album of the year 2009. It is named after the Crown and Treaty pub in Uxbridge, London.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music(positive)[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
NME6/10[5]
The Observer[6]
The Scotsman[7]

Crown and Treaty received positive reviews upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 88/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Joyful Reunion"
  2. "Archaeology"
  3. "Blakefield Gold"
  4. "Arrived at Upside Down"
  5. "Blood Is Big Expense"
  6. "Brugada"
  7. "Kracklite"
  8. "Shadow Captain"
  9. "Blue Sky Falls"

Personnel

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  • Anthony Bishop – bass
  • Jana Carpenter – vocals
  • Alistair Hamer – drums
  • Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing

References

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  1. ^ "Sweet Billy Pilgrim". UK Festival Guides. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Crown and Treaty by Sweet Billy Pilgrim Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ Smith, Sid (23 April 2012). "Review of Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. ^ Hardy, Tony (4 May 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ Howard, Tom (13 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – 'Crown and Treaty'". NME. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. ^ Mongredien, Phil (29 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Crown and Treaty – review". The Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ^ Somerville, Colin (29 April 2012). "Album review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2012.


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