Superwolf
| Superwolf | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
| Length | 43:53 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Paul Oldham, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Matt Sweeney | |||
| Bonnie 'Prince' Billy chronology | ||||
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Superwolf is a 2005 collaborative studio album by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney. It was released on Drag City.
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10[3] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Pitchfork placed the album at number 21 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2005" list.[4]
In 2007, Spin included Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney on the "Rock's 25 Greatest Team-ups" list.[5]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Will Oldham; all music is composed by Matt Sweeney
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Home Is the Sea" | 5:49 |
| 2. | "Beast for Thee" | 3:41 |
| 3. | "What Are You?" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Goat and Ram" | 5:15 |
| 5. | "Lift Us Up" | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Rudy Foolish" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Bed Is for Sleeping" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Only Someone Running" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Death in the Sea" | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Blood Embrace" | 7:57 |
| 11. | "I Gave You" | 2:38 |
Personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – vocals, bass guitar, percussion, Nord Lead
- Matt Sweeney – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Nord Lead
- Peter Townsend – drums
- Sue Schofield – vocals (on "My Home Is the Sea")
Charts[edit]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 191 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Superwolf by Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Superwolf - Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Matt Sweeney". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Petrusich, Amanda (January 31, 2005). "Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Matt Sweeney: Superwolf". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2005 (3/5)". Pitchfork. December 31, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Rock's 25 Greatest Team-ups". Spin: 55–59. April 2007.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Matt Sweeney %2F Bonnie %27Prince%27 Billy – Superwolf". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
