Connect (Sick Puppies album)
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| Released | 16 July 2013 | |||
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| Length | 44:10 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Rock Mafia (Tim James, Antonina Armato) | |||
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Connect is the fourth studio album by Australian band Sick Puppies, released on 16 July 2013 by Capitol Records. This was the last album to feature lead vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore prior to his dismissal on 20 October 2014.[1]
The album debuted at No. 17 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, their highest charting position to date, with 18,195 copies sold. Connect sold 16,318 albums in its first week.[2]
A preview of the first single "There's No Going Back" was released on YouTube on 10 May 2013. The single was released on 20 May 2013.
Music[edit]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic highlighted that "the trio's fourth album, are varied and its themes are ambitious, tackling disconnect and politics", but it "doesn't mean the Australian trio necessarily sounds adult, however."[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| Loudwire | [5] |
| Under The Gun Review | 6/10[6] |
Connect garnered generally mixed reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called the album "a richer musical experience than the group's previous records", but wrote that the band was "still hampered a bit by their desperate desire to be taken seriously, but the back half of Connect, written largely on acoustic guitars, shows that their strength is not in attitude but rather in softer sonic textures."[3] At Alternative Press, Reed Fischer felt that "Connect grates far too often to live up to its name."[4]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Die to Save You" | Moore, Anzai, Goodwin, Creswell | 3:54 |
| 2. | "There's No Going Back" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato, Child | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Walking Away" | Moore, Anzai, James, Andrews | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Gunfight" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Poison" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Where Did the Time Go" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Telling Lies" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Connect" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Run" | Moore, Anzai, Stevens | 3:46 |
| 10. | "The Trick the Devil Did" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Healing Now" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Under a Very Black Sky" | Moore, Anzai, James, Armato | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 44:10 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "What Are You Thinking" | 3:14 |
| 14. | "No Mercy" | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Better Waste of Time" | 3:34 |
| 16. | "There's No Going Back" (rock version) | 3:24 |
| Total length: | 54:33 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "There's No Going Back" (Acoustic) | 3:18 |
| 18. | "Telling Lies" (Leaked bootleg) | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 62:10 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Sick Puppies
- Shim Moore – lead vocals, guitars
- Emma Anzai – bass, vocals, lead vocals on "Under a Very Black Sky"
- Mark Goodwin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[7] | 17 |
| US Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] | 3 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[9] | 23 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[11] | 2 |
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/shimonmooreofficial [user-generated source]
- ^ "Vakseen LLC » #TeamVakseen, Music, Art and the Entertainment Business » Nielsen Soundscan Sales 7/24/13". Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (16 July 2013). "Connect – Sick Puppies". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ a b Fischer, Reed (2013). "Sick Puppies – Connect". Alternative Press. August 2013 (301). Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 92. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Sick Puppies, 'Connect' – Album Review". Loudwire.
- ^ "REVIEW: Sick Puppies-'Connect'". Under the Gun Review. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "BILLBOARD 200 for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "TOP ROCK ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "TOP DIGITAL ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "HARD ROCK ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS for AUGUST 3, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
