Owl John (album)

Owl John
Studio album by Owl John
Released August 4, 2014
Studio Atlantic Studios, Hollywood; Creature Club Studios, Echo Park & Fluorescent Egg, Laurel Canyon
Genre Rock
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Andy Monaghan

Owl John is the 2014 debut album by Owl John, the solo musical project by Frightened Rabbit vocalist and guitarist Scott Hutchison. It was released on 4th August 2014 on Atlantic Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 76/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Drowned in Sound [2]
MusicOMH [3]
SputnikMusic [4]
AllMusic [5]
DIY Magazine [6]

On its release the album received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 76, based on 13 reviews which is categorised as "Generally Favourable Reviews".[1]

Track listing

All lyrics by Scott Hutchinson and all music by Andy Monaghan, Scott Hutchison & Simon Liddell.

No. Title Length
1. "Cold Creeps"   4:25
2. "Two"   3:46
3. "Hate Music"   2:48
4. "Songs About Roses"   3:50
5. "Los Angeles, Be Kind"   3:40
6. "Ten Tons Of Silence"   3:14
7. "A Good Reason To Grow Old"   4:12
8. "Red Hand"   3:30
9. "Don't Take Off The Gloves"   3:24
10. "Stupid Boy"   2:29

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Album Chart 99[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reviews for Owl John by Owl John". Metcritic. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Reynolds, Aidan. "Album Review: Owl John - Owl John". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Dowden, Neil. "Owl John - Owl John". Music OMH. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Review: Owl John - Owl John". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Kerr, Scott. "Owl John - Owl John". All Music. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Morris, Hugh. "Owl John - Owl John". DIY Mag. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 10 August 2014 - 16 August 2014". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 April 2015.