Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied is the fourth album by the Scottish rock band The Fratellis. The album was announced on 1 June 2015 with the first track, "Me and the Devil" (which was given away for free from the band's website), and released on 21 August 2015.[1] The album was written and recorded in Los Angeles[2] during November 2014 with Tony Hoffer, who also produced the band's first album Costello Music and Jon Fratelli's solo album Psycho Jukebox.
| Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied | ||||
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| Released | 21 August 2015 | |||
| Recorded | November 2014 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:58 | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Tony Hoffer | |||
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Recording
editAfter the release of The Soul Crush EP in September 2014, and the band's first shows in Russia, it was announced that they would go to Los Angeles to record the follow-up to We Need Medicine. During the tour for that album, the band debuted the new songs "All the Livelong Day", which later became "Impostors (Little By Little)" and "Too Much Wine". They went to record the new album during January 2014, and after various attempts they gave up and decided to bring back Tony Hoffer. During that session, "Me and the Devil" was the third song to make it onto the record. Every other song was discarded for the time being.
"Rosanna" uses the same melody as a track released for free on Codeine Velvet Club's website called "Mellotron Boogie No 3". Jon Fratelli said at the time that it would probably find its place somewhere one day.[citation needed] The title of the album comes from the bonus track "Medusa In Chains".
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| New York Daily News | [4] |
| The Spill Magazine | [5] |
| NME | [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Jon Fratelli and Tony Hoffer
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Me and the Devil" | 5:37 |
| 2. | "Impostors (Little by Little)" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Baby Don't You Lie to Me" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Desperate Guy" | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Thief" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Dogtown" | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Rosanna" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Slow" | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Getting Surreal" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Too Much Wine" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Moonshine" | 3:41 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Down the Road and Back... Again" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Medusa in Chains" | 3:13 |
| 14. | "Impostors (Little by Little)" (acoustic version) | 3:50 |
| 15. | "Desperate Guy" (acoustic version) | 3:40 |
| 16. | "Rosanna" (acoustic version) | 4:09 |
| 17. | "Slow" (acoustic version) | 4:48 |
| 18. | "Moonshine" (acoustic version) | 3:34 |
| 19. | "Boy Scout to the End" (iTunes bonus track only) | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 20. | "I Know Your Kind" | 4:23 |
| 21. | "I'm Gonna Be Your Elvis" | 3:44 |
Personnel
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Band
Additional musicians
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Production (tracks 1–13)
Production (tracks 14–21)
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Charts
edit| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 16 |
References
edit- ^ "The Fratellis". Thefratellis.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "The Fratellis announce new album 'Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied' and new shows". Neverenoughnotes.co.uk. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied – The Fratellis | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "'Right Here, Right Now' review: American Idol Jordin Sparks gets sexy, like Mariah Carey". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Spill Album Review: The Fratellis – Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied". The Spill Magazine. 21 August 2015.
- ^ "The Fratellis – 'Eyes Wide Tongue Tied' review – NME". NME. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "The Fratellis: Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied review – indie hitmakers still full of hooks". TheGuardian.com. 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2015.