Strange Cousins from the West
Strange Cousins from the West is the ninth full-length studio album by rock band Clutch. The album was released on July 14, 2009.[1] It was produced by J. Robbins who previously worked with the band on Robot Hive/Exodus.[2] The album debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 the week following its release with sales of 13,000 copies making it the band's highest debuting album.
On May 13, 2009 the first single, "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" was released online. A video for this song was made available online on July 24, 2009. "Abraham Lincoln" can be listened to on the band's Ultimate Guitar profile.
Reception
Initial critical response to Strange Cousins from the West was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 72, based on five reviews.[6]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Motherless Child" |
4:15 |
| 2. |
"Struck Down" |
4:23 |
| 3. |
"50,000 Unstoppable Watts" |
3:48 |
| 4. |
"Abraham Lincoln" |
5:58 |
| 5. |
"Minotaur" |
4:52 |
| 6. |
"The Amazing Kreskin" |
4:37 |
| 7. |
"Witchdoctor" |
4:11 |
| 8. |
"Let a Poor Man Be" |
5:31 |
| 9. |
"Freakonomics" |
3:21 |
| 10. |
"Algo Ha Cambiado" |
4:09 |
| 11. |
"Sleestak Lightning" |
3:47 |
The track "Metroliner Special" is also available as a bonus track on some editions of the CD, and is available via special online merchandise orders. It is also available for free at http://www.pro-rock.com/freesongweathermaker/
Personnel
Notes
- ^ Metal Hammer Website - Clutch Announce New Album Details
- ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.viewcustom&friendId=169785874&blogId=481773604&swapped=true
- ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Strange Cousins from the West : Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1591512/review. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ McFee, Edwin (July 2, 2009). "Clutch- Album review: Clutch - 'Strange Cousins from the West' :Album Reviews:NME". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/10629. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien (July 31, 2009). "Clutch:Strange Cousins from the West : Reviews:PopMatters". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/108898-clutch-strange-cousins-from-the-west/. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
- ^ "Strange Cousins from the West reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/clutch/strangecousinsfromthewest. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
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