Wrong Creatures
2018 studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Wrong Creatures is the eighth studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The album was released through Vagrant Records on January 12, 2018.
Four songs were released as singles in late 2017 ahead of the album's release: "Little Thing Gone Wild", "Haunt", "Question of Faith", and "King of Bones". A limited edition package with a clear vinyl edition of the album, a black BRMC-branded Hohner harmonica, and a 'Black Cassette EP' was released in late April 2018. The EP contained three new unreleased songs and an extended version of the album's opener, "DFF".
01Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Classic Rock | |
| Drowned in Sound | |
| The Independent | |
| NME | |
| The Observer | |
| Paste | 6.4/10 |
| Pitchfork | 5.8/10 |
| PopMatters | |
| Sputnikmusic | |
Wrong Creatures received generally favorable reviews from music critics. On review aggregator website Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the album was assigned a score of 71/100 based on 18 reviews.
02Track listing
Track listing and lengths confirmed by iTunes.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "DFF" | 1:54 |
| 2. | "Spook" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "King of Bones" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Haunt" | 5:51 |
| 5. | "Echo" | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Ninth Configuration" | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Question of Faith" | 5:20 |
| 8. | "Calling Them All Away" | 6:46 |
| 9. | "Little Thing Gone Wild" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Circus Bazooko" | 5:42 |
| 11. | "Carried from the Start" | 4:50 |
| 12. | "All Rise" | 5:40 |
03Charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 45 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 17 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 31 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 59 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 22 |
| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) | 5 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts) | 16 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 8 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 35 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard) | 24 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
| US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) | 6 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | 38 |
Sources and credits
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