Divine Providence (album)

Divine Providence is the fourth album by American indie-rock band Deer Tick. Produced by Cosmic Thug production duo Adam Landry and Justin Collins, the album was the first to feature the current lineup of the band[1] and displayed a louder and faster sound than previous releases, with the band aiming to capture “the raw and spontaneous kerosene blaze”.[2] Divine Providence was released on October 24, 2011 on Partisan Records in the US and April 2, 2012 on Loose Music in the UK and Europe.

Divine Providence
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2011 (2011-10-24) (US)
April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02) (UK)
Recorded2011
GenreIndie rock, alternative country
Length47:36
LabelPartisan Records
Deer Tick chronology
The Black Dirt Sessions
(2010)
Divine Providence
(2011)
Negativity
(2013)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by John McCauley except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Bump" 3:28
2."Funny Word" 4:50
3."Let's All Go to the Bar"John McCauley, Ian O'Neil, Rob Crowell3:18
4."Clownin Around"Dennis Ryan4:25
5."Main Street" 3:48
6."Chevy Express" 3:45
7."Something to Brag About" 2:18
8."Walkin Out the Door"Ian O'Neil, Jonny Corndawg3:38
9."Make Believe" 3:26
10."Now It's Your Turn"Ian O'Neil4:30
11."Electric" 4:15
12."Miss K." (Miss K. ends at 3:18 and an unlisted cover of Paul Westerberg's Mr Cigarette begins at 33:37[3]) 36.12
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundC+[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
Paste8.0/10[7]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]
Rolling Stone     [3]
Spin          [4]
Uncut          [8]

References

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  1. ^ Maimann, Kevin (2012-05-31). "Folk rockers parody politics | Columnists | Opinion". Edmontonsun.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  2. ^ Kaye, Ben (2011-08-17). "Deer Tick details new album: Divine Providence". consequence.net. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  3. ^ a b "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  4. ^ "SPIN Magazine review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  5. ^ "Consequence of Sound review". Consequenhceofsound.net. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  6. ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  7. ^ "Paste review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  8. ^ "Uncut review". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  9. ^ "Divine Providence Review". Robertchristgau.com.
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