FVEY (album)

FVEY
Studio album by Shihad
Released 8 August 2014
Recorded York Street Studio, Auckland, New Zealand
Genre Alternative metal · hard rock[1]
Length 52:34
Label Roadrunner, Warner
Producer Jaz Coleman
Shihad chronology

Ignite
(2010)		 FVEY
(2014)		 -
Singles from FVEY
  1. "Think You're So Free"
    Released: 27 June 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
NZHerald [2]
Metro Magazine [3]
Renowned For Sound [4]
The Music [5]
Rolling Stone [6]

FVEY (pronounced Five Eyes) is the ninth studio album by New Zealand alternative rock band Shihad, released on 8 August 2014.[7] The album debuted at number one in the New Zealand album chart, making it Shihad's fifth New Zealand number one album. The chart position also makes Shihad the only New Zealand band to have five number one albums, and ties them with solo artist Hayley Westenra who also has five number one albums.[8]

The album name is a reference to "Five Eyes", often abbreviated as FVEY, an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Shihad[9]. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Think You're So Free"    4:07
2. "FVEY"    5:31
3. "The Big Lie"    5:18
4. "Grey Area"    3:02
5. "The Living Dead"    4:47
6. "Song for No One"    3:54
7. "The Great Divide"    6:38
8. "Model Citizen"    3:33
9. "Wasted In the West"    3:11
10. "Loves Long Shadow"    4:50
11. "Cheap As"    7:43
Total length:
 52:34

Reception

FVEY received mostly positive reviews. Chris Schulz, of the New Zealand Herald, praised the intensity of the album, stating "They've just made the angriest album of their career - and it's a work of beauty."[2]

Personnel

FVEY personnel according to CD liner notes.[9]

Shihad
Art and design
  • Alt Group – artwork
Production and recording

References

  1. ↑ "Album review: Shihad - FVEY". Renowned for Sound (8 August 2014). Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11304732
  3. ↑ http://metromag.co.nz/culture/music/shihad-fvey-review/
  4. ↑ http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/album-review-shihad-fvey/
  5. ↑ http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2014/08/11/shihad-fvey-carley-hall/
  6. ↑ https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10580234_10152369467382725_1904299802983315511_n.jpg?oh=3e24aea6e2405c1141c6ef1d03b2efda&oe=5464D02F&__gda__=1415884368_bd1545740bd0c76b9b09e5d3a47ada76
  7. ↑ http://www.hauraki.co.nz/audio/now-hear-this-shihad-think-youre-so-free
  8. ↑ Hyslop, Liam. "Shihad joins Westenra in record books". Stuff (15 August 2014) (Fairfax NZ). Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 FVEY (CD booklet). Shihad. Auckland, New Zealand: Warner Music New Zealand. 2014. 5419624495.