AFI (2017 album)

AFI
Studio album by AFI
Released January 20, 2017
Recorded 2016
Studio Megawatt Recording, Valley Village, California, United States
Genre
Length 46:34
Label Concord
Producer Jade Puget, Matt Hyde
AFI chronology
Burials
(2013)Burials2013		 AFI
(2017)
Singles from AFI
  1. "Snow Cats"
    Released: October 28, 2016[3]
  2. "White Offerings"
    Released: December 8, 2016[4]
  3. "Aurelia"
    Released: January 30, 2017[5]
  4. "Hidden Knives"
    Released: May 3, 2017[6]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Alternative Press[9]
The A.V. ClubB+[10]
Clash Music[11]
Classic Rock[12]
Consequence of SoundC+[13]
Drowned in Sound7/10[14]
Exclaim!6/10[15]
Kerrang![16]
Pitchfork5.0/10[17]

AFI (also referred to as The Blood Album) is the self-titled tenth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on January 20, 2017, through Concord Bicycle Music.[18][19][20][21] The album release includes four limited vinyl color variants matching the four blood types (A | O | B | AB).

Commercial performance

AFI debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 with 29,000 equivalents units moved.[22]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Davey Havok; all music composed by Jade Puget.

No.TitleLength
1."Dark Snow"3:17
2."Still a Stranger"2:49
3."Aurelia"2:54
4."Hidden Knives"2:56
5."Get Hurt"3:44
6."Above the Bridge"3:28
7."So Beneath You"3:19
8."Snow Cats"3:20
9."Dumb Kids"2:40
10."Pink Eyes"3:28
11."Feed from the Floor"4:09
12."White Offerings"2:50
13."She Speaks the Language"4:01
14."The Wind That Carries Me Away"3:38

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 200
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 20
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[26] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 61
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 69
US Billboard 200[29] 5

References

  1. ↑ Yeung, Neil. "AFI- AFI (The Blood Album)". Allmusic. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Review: AFI - AFI (The Blood Album)". Sputnikmusic. January 19, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (October 28, 2016). "AFI – "Snow Cats" & "White Offerings"". Stereogum. stereogum.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ Epstein, Dan (December 8, 2016). "Watch AFI's Dramatic 'White Offerings' Video". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (January 30, 2017). "AFI unveil new video for ‘Aurelia’". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (May 3, 2017). "AFI unveil new video for ‘Hidden Knives’ Video". NME. NME. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. ↑ "AFI (The Blood Album) by AFI". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ Yueng, Neil. "AFI (The Blood Album) - AFI". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ "AFI’s return quenches the thirst of hardcore fans while picking up new ones along the way". Alternative Press. altpress.com. January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ Zaleski, Annie (January 20, 2017). "AFI sounds refreshed and rejuvenated on its 10th album, AFI (The Blood Album)". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  11. ↑ Beech, Dave. "AFI - The Blood Album". Clash Music. clashmusic.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  12. ↑ Johnston, Emma (February 22, 2017). "AFI - AFI (The Blood Album) album review". Classic Rock. teamrock.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ Roos, Meghan (January 16, 2017). "AFI - AFI (The Blood Album)". Consequence of Sound. consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ Hanratty, Dave (January 25, 2017). "AFI: AFI (The Blood Album)". Drowned In Sound. drownedinsound.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  15. ↑ Feibel, Adam. "AFI - AFI (The Blood Album)". Exclaim!. 1059434 Ontario Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  16. ↑ Staff Review (January 7, 2017). "AFI gets bloody". Kerrang!. Bauer Media Group. p. 52.
  17. ↑ Cohen, Ian (January 12, 2017). "AFI: AFI (The Blood Album)". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  18. ↑ Reed, Ryan (2016-10-28). "AFI Plot 'AFI (The Blood Album),' Release Two Dramatic Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  19. ↑ "AFI Announce 'AFI (The Blood Album)' + Release Two New Songs". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  20. ↑ "AFI return with two new tracks and 'The Blood Album' announcement". NME.com. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  21. ↑ "AFI announce new album, release two new songs—listen - News - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  22. ↑ AFI - Chart History. Billboard.
  23. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – AFI – AFI (The Blood Album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – AFI – AFI (The Blood Album)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  25. ↑ "AFI – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for AFI. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  26. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  29. ↑ "AFI – Chart history" Billboard 200 for AFI. Retrieved January 30, 2017.


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