| Only Things We Love | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 15, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:02 | |||
| Label | Kobalt | |||
| Blaqk Audio chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Only Things We Love | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 72/100[1] |
| Metacritic | 70/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [6] |
Only Things We Love is the fourth studio album by American electronica band Blaqk Audio, consisting of Davey Havok and Jade Puget of AFI. The album was released on March 15, 2019. Ahead of the album, the duo released "The Viles".
Background
Havok said during an interview with Matt Pinfield that the band's next album would be out in spring of 2019 and that 69 songs were written to choose from. In January 2019, Davey Havok visited the KITS (ALT 105.3) studios to showcase the single "The Viles". While at the studio, Havok also confirmed the album's title, Only Things We Love.[7][8]
In an interview with Sam Moore of NME, Havok revealed the album would be released on March 15, 2019.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Infinite Skin" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "The Viles" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Unstained" | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Muscle and Matter" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Caroline in the Clip" | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Maker" | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Summer's Out of Sight" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "OK, Alex" | 2:45 |
| 9. | "Enemies Forever" | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Dark Arcades" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Dark Times at the Berlin Wall" | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Matrimony and Dust" | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 42:02 | |
Personnel
- Davey Havok – Lyrics and Vocals
- Jade Puget – Production, Recording and Engineering, All Music, Programming, Keyboards, Mixing and Mastering on "Dark Times at the Berlin Wall" and "OK, Alex"
- Eric Stenman – Mixing
- Mike Bell at Darkart Mastering – Mastering
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[10] | 12 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Blaqk Audio – Only Things We Love – Reviews". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ "Only Things We Love by Blaqk Audio Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ↑ Ruskel, Nick Z. (16 March 2019). "Blaqk Audio Only Things We Love". Kerrang!. No. 1764. p. 55.
- ↑ Jacobs, Mark. "Blaqk Audio Blends '80s Electropop with Modern Sounds on 'Only Things We Love'". PopMatters. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Review: Blaqk Audio – Only Things We Love". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ AFI News Headquarters (2018-01-25). "Record should be out in March 2019 with the first single, "The Viles" debuting January 13th 2019 on altradio 105.3. Davey hopes to tour on the record". @AFINewsHQ. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ AFI News Headquarters (2018-01-25). "69 songs were written for Blaqk Audio to choose from for the next album". @AFINewsHQ. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ Moore, Sam (January 15, 2019). "Davey Havok and Jade Puget's Blaqk Audio announce new album 'Only Things We Love'". NME. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Blaqk Audio Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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