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Purple (Baroness album)
2015 studio album by Baroness From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Purple is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Baroness. It was released in 2015 through the band's record label, Abraxan Hymns.
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Background
Baroness began writing Purple in early 2014.[7] The album was recorded and mixed by producer Dave Fridmann from March until May 2015 at Tarbox Road Studio in Cassadaga, New York.[1] Purple is the first album from Baroness following their 2012 bus accident and the first to feature members Sebastian Thomson and Nick Jost.[2] It is the last album to feature Pete Adams, who left the band in 2017.[8]
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Release
Purple was released on December 18, 2015, through the band's newly founded record label, Abraxan Hymns. It is available on CD, vinyl, cassette tape, and as a music download. The cassette copies were a limited edition given away for free with the purchase of CD and LP editions of the album at participating stores.[9]
Four singles were released from Purple as part of a series of 12" vinyl picture discs featuring illustrations by artist Marald Van Haasteren.[10] The album's lead single, "Chlorine & Wine," was released on August 28, 2015.[4] The second single, "Shock Me," was released on November 15[5] and later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.[11] The last two singles were released in December 2017, and each feature a B-side: "Try to Disappear" includes a live performance of the song that was recorded in 2016 at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, while "Morningstar" includes a demo version of the track.[10]
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Critical reception
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Purple was met with critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 19 critics, the album received a score of 85/100, which indicates "universal acclaim".
In Dom Lawson's review of the album for The Guardian, he described the album as a "far more focused and fiery beast; both a return to the stormy riffing and skewed melodies of old and a subtle but unmistakable lunge for mainstream glory. It's a balance they pull off brilliantly."[18] Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy was likewise praising of the album, writing that "These are some of the biggest, strongest songs that Baroness has written; it's rock music that folds in their more metal leanings, along with something more delicate and spare. The hooks and melodies are their best."[20] Addison Herron-Wheeler of Exclaim! said that "Purple has just as much energy and power as the group's older works, but with a more refined and mature sound." She delcared the album a "must-hear," saying "Baroness are back, and they sound as good as ever."[17]
Thom Jurek of AllMusic said, "Though not as 'experimental' as their previous couple of records, as a whole Purple is far more focused, and it's certainly more euphoric. Surviving a close brush with death resulted in a celebratory affirmation of life that equates physical bombast and rockist swagger with woozy, dreamy, rainbow-streaked beauty."[14] In a review for Spin, Dan Weiss wrote "Whether the devastation of the [band's bus] accident has imbued Baizley with new life, or his dual successes in the arts are just making him a fuller person, somehow Purple is still heavier than Yellow & Green despite being a leaner machine"[23] In Mike Diver's review of Purple for Drowned in Sound, he referred to the album as a "quite wonderful record," "a certifiable triumph," and "a beyond-commendable comeback."[16]
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Commercial performance
Purple debuted at No. 70 on the Billboard 200 with nearly 17,500 sales in its first week.[24] It peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart and topped the Independent Albums chart.[25] The album's second single, "Shock Me," reached number 28 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.[26]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by John Dyer Baizley; all music is composed by Baroness.
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Accolades
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