New Skin (CRX album)

New Skin is the debut studio album by American rock band CRX. It was released on October 28, 2016. Lead singer, Nick Valensi has described the album's sound as a mix of power pop and heavy metal, and has named The Cars, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello as influences.

Reception
New Skin received positive reviews, and currently holds a score of 69/100 on Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating a "generally favourable" response.

Personnel
Credits adapted from LP liner notes.

CRX
 * Nick Valensi – vocals and guitar
 * Jon Safley – bass and drums ( new skin tracks 5 and 8 as drummer )
 * Darian Zahedi – guitar
 * Richie Follin – Richie didn't play a note on the record
 * Ralph Alexander – drums (tracks: 2–3, 6,7,9, and 10)

Production and additional personnel
 * Joshua Homme – production
 * Andrew Scheps – mixing
 * Jon Theodore – drums (tracks: 1, 4)
 * Justin Hergett – mixing assistant
 * Mark Rankin – engineering
 * Gus Oberg – additional engineering
 * Dan Dixon – additional engineering
 * Andrew Chavez – additional engineering
 * Gavin Lurssen – mastering
 * Boneface – cover art
 * Warren Fu – art design and direction
 * Ryan Gentles – management