Do to the Beast

Do to the Beast is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band the Afghan Whigs, their first in 16 years. It was released on April 15, 2014, on Sub Pop Records, the same label that released their albums Up in It and Congregation.^[1]

Do to the Beast
Studio album by the Afghan Whigs
Released	April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
Studio	Burbank, Joshua Tree, Tarzana, Silverlake, Algiers Point, New Orleans, Cincinnati
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	40:52
Label	Sub Pop Records
Producer	Greg Dulli
The Afghan Whigs chronology
1965 (1998) Do to the Beast (2014) In Spades (2017)

Reception

The album received mainly positive reviews; according to online review aggregator Metacritic, it has a score of 74%, indicating "generally favorable reviews". A reviewer for the Los Angeles Times concluded that it was "overall a more muted, moody affair than the Afghan Whigs in their heyday."^[2] A Rolling Stone review wrote that on the album, "The stylishly sleazy intensity is still there on their first record since 1998's excellent 1965, only with a wider palette."^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Pitchfork Media	7.6/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit	[6]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()[7]

Track listing

Do to the Beast^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Parked Outside"	4:37
2.	"Matamoros"	2:43
3.	"It Kills"	3:33
4.	"Algiers"	4:03
5.	"Lost in the Woods"	4:54
6.	"The Lottery"	4:05
7.	"Can Rova"	3:44
8.	"Royal Cream"	4:33
9.	"I Am Fire"	2:51
10.	"These Sticks"	5:49
Total length:		40:50

All tracks are written by Greg Dulli.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[9]

• Kerry Brown – engineer
• John Curley – engineer
• Amanda Demme – photography
• Greg Dulli – lyricist, mixing, producer
• Christopher Friedman – artwork, layout
• Megan Jasper – A&R
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Mike Napolitano – engineer, mixing
• Rick Nelson – engineer
• David Rosser – engineer
• Mathias Schneeberger – engineer, mixing
• Justin Smith – engineer
• Christopher Thorn – engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 41 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 50 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 95 Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 68 Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 86 Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 35 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 40 US Billboard 200[18] 32 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 162