Now That's What I Call Rock is a compilation album released on January 22, 2016, by the distributors of the popular Now That's What I Call Music series in the United States. The collection brings together a diverse group of artists from a range of styles such as "EDM textures, summer festival blues-rock chug, arena alternative, post-Tool hard rock, triumphant psych-pop and cosmopolitan retro experiments."[1]
| Now That's What I Call Rock | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 72:58 | |||
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Development
editDespite the popularity of the Now albums, rock compilations have been an area of neglect by record companies. To reach out to a broad audience, the first rock volume of Now features contemporary pop acts with rock roots and takes a "big-tent" approach to the genre. Cliff Chenfeld, co-owner of the Razor & Tie and a consultant for Now That’s What I Call Rock, feels "most music listeners are pretty open"[2] and this release "is a means of introducing some of those bands to that broader audience who I think would embrace it."[1]
The compilers of the set wanted to avoid defining what rock music is in 2016, but instead tried to give what people think it is, "as opposed to using a term for rock that might have defined what rock" used to be.[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Throne" | Bring Me the Horizon | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Cut the Cord" | Shinedown | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Uma Thurman" | Fall Out Boy | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Little Monster" | Royal Blood | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Words as Weapons" | Seether | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Mess Around" | Cage the Elephant | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Could Have Been Me" | The Struts | 3:06 |
| 8. | "I Bet My Life" | Imagine Dragons | 3:11 |
| 9. | "First" | Cold War Kids | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Shut Up and Dance" | Walk the Moon | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Renegades" | X Ambassadors | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" | Chris Cornell | 3:52 |
| 13. | "S.O.B." | Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats | 4:05 |
| 14. | "Ex's & Oh's" | Elle King | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Ship to Wreck" | Florence and the Machine | 3:52 |
| 16. | "Electric Love" | Børns | 3:36 |
| 17. | "Failure" | Breaking Benjamin | 3:33 |
| 18. | "The Otherside" | Red Sun Rising | 3:39 |
| 19. | "Paralyzed" | Failure Anthem | 3:08 |
| 20. | "Lightning in the Sky" | Devour the Day | 3:22 |
| 21. | "Bros" | Wolf Alice | 3:44 |
Reception
editJames Christopher Monger of AllMusic notes the "wide range of rock subgenres" represented in this compilation.[3]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 137 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[5] | 10 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Weingarten, Christopher R. (January 22, 2016). "Where Is Rock Music in 2016? A New Compilation May Hold the Answer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Coscarelli, Joe (January 24, 2016). "Betting That Rock Is Back (Again)". New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. Now That's What I Call Rock - Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Now That's What I Call Rock – Billboard 200 – Title Performance". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Now That's What I Call Rock – Billboard Top Rock Albums – Title Performance". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2016.