Elyria (album)

Elyria is the debut studio album by rock band Faith and the Muse.

Critical reception
The Washington Post gave the album a mixed review, writing: "A meeting of gothic minds, Faith and The Muse's debut, Elyria, fails to avoid some of the genre's more hackneyed cliches: Gonging church bells and whipping winds conjure a requisitely dank atmosphere, and [Monica] Richards's lyrics reinforce the overwrought ambience." The review ultimately judged the album to be "richly textured" and "an engaging, if melodramatic, effort."

Credits

 * All instruments and voices performed by William Faith and Monica Richards
 * Mastered by Tom Baker at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, California
 * All titles composed by Faith and the Muse c and p Elyrian Music, BMI, 1994, except:
 * "When to Her Lute Corinna Sings," text by Thomas Campion - Anno Domini 1600
 * Artwork and layout by Monica Richards
 * Photography by Clovis IV (photographer)|Clovis IV of Vertigo Graphic Arts, Santa Barbara, California
 * Original lyrics by Monica Richards, except "The Trauma Coil", written by William Faith.
 * "The Unquiet Grave", traditional ballad circa 1400