Sliver & Gold is the eighth studio album by the Swedish rock band Backyard Babies, released on March 1, 2019 by Gain Music Entertainment.[1] The band cite it as their most cohesive record to date.
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| Released | 1 March 2019 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 55:26 | |||
| Label | Gain Music Entertainment/Sony Music | |||
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On the Internet, many references mangle the name of the album by changing the first word to "Silver".[2]
Reception
editThe album received generally favorable reviews, with notice from Metal Temple,[2] Metal Report,[3] Rock Report,[4] and Metal Hammer.[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Morning Midnight" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Simple Being Sold" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "Shovin' Rocks" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Ragged Flag" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Yes to All No" | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Bad Seeds" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "44 Undead" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Sliver & Gold" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "A Day Late in My Dollar Shorts" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Laugh Now Cry Later" | 6:15 |
| 11. | "Th1rt3en or Nothing (Acoustic Version - Live Studio)" | 3:58 |
| 12. | "A Song for the Outcast (Acoustic Version - Live Studio)" | 4:11 |
| 13. | "Highlights (Acoustic Version - Live Studio)" | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Star War (Acoustic Version - Live Studio)" | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Nomadic (Acoustic Version - Live Studio)" | 4:21 |
Personnel
edit- Nicke Borg – vocals, guitar
- Dregen – lead guitar, vocals
- Johan Blomqvist – bass
- Peder Carlsson – drums
This time the band joined forces under a shorter amount of time and wrote the most intense and furious album to date with accurate lyrics and trademark riffs.
— Nicke Borg
After all these years touring and making music together, we still love what we do. And still we find new ways musically. Sliver & Gold sounds like classic Backyard Babies but with a total new set of spices. And they are damn hot!
— Dregen[6]
References
edit- ^ "SILVER & GOLD – INTERVIEW WITH DREGEN – BACKYARD BABIES". rockyourlyrics. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ a b Brown, Louise (25 March 2019). "Backyard Babies - Silver and Gold". Metal Temple. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Bush, Rebecca (16 February 2019). "Backyard Babies - Sliver and Gold Review". Metal Report. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Tovey, Steve (28 August 2015). "Backyard Babies – Sylver and Gold". Ghost Cult. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Thießies, Frank (1 March 2019). "Backyard Babies SLIVER AND GOLD". Metal Hammer.de. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Backyard Babies write a new page in the history books of Rock & Roll with 'Sliver & Gold'". March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.