Bridges Not Walls is an extended play by singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, compiling six songs released as downloads as a physical CD in 2017.[6] It was released as a Mini-LP on November 3, 2017, and includes the new song "Full English Brexit". It was described in Record Collector as "a solid gold illustration of an always inspiring singer-songwriter finding inspiration in the actions of others.[7]"
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| Released | November 3, 2017 (United Kingdom) November 3, 2017 (United States) | |||
| Recorded | May; August 2017 | |||
| Studio | Street-Level Studios III, London | |||
| Genre | Country folk, Americana, alternative rock, music hall | |||
| Length | 22:47 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Grant Showbiz; Tom Pritchard (mix engineer) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| Clash magazine |   [4] |
| Record Collector | [5] |
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Billy Bragg, with the exception of track 3 which was written by Anaïs Mitchell and appeared on her album Hadestown.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Sleep of Reason" | 4:32 |
| 2. | "King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Why We Build the Wall" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Saffiyah Smiles" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Not Everything That Counts Can be Counted" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Full English Brexit" | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 22:47 | |
Personnel
edit- Billy Bragg — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
- CJ Hillman — electric guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, backing vocals
- Simon Edwards — double bass, backing vocals
- Jacob Stoney — piano, organ, Mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals
- Fred Claridge — drums, backing vocals, cajon
- Judith Goodman — Mellotron
- May Fitzpatrick — backing vocals
- Dave Ross — drums
References
edit- ^ "Bridges Not Walls – Billy Bragg". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Deming, Mark (3 November 2017). "Billy Bragg: Bridges Not Walls — review". Allmusic. Allmusic Group.
- ^ Mongredien, Phil (5 November 2017). "Billy Bragg: Bridges Not Walls — review". The Guardian.
- ^ Marcham, Rory (10 November 2017). "Billy Bragg – Bridges Not Walls". Music Republic. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Staunton, Terry (10 November 2017). "Billy Bragg – Bridges Not Walls". Record Collector. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Billy Bragg releases Bridges Not Walls". Billy Bragg. billybragg.co.uk. 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Billy Bragg - Bridges Not Walls". Record Collector. Record Collector. 3 November 2017.