Tooth & Nail (Billy Bragg album)

Tooth & Nail is a 2013 studio album by folk musician Billy Bragg.

Tooth & Nail
Studio album by
Released18 March 2013 (2013-03-18) (United Kingdom)
19 March 2013 (2013-03-19) (United States)
StudioThe Garfield House Studio, South Pasadena, California
GenreCountry folk, Americana, alternative rock
Length42:05
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerJoe Henry
Billy Bragg chronology
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions
(2012)
Tooth & Nail
(2013)
Bridges Not Walls
(2017)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Billy Bragg, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."January Song"2:19
2."No One Knows Nothing Anymore"4:31
3."Handyman Blues"3:03
4."I Ain't Got No Home" (Woody Guthrie)3:33
5."Swallow My Pride"2:50
6."Do Unto Others"4:08
7."Over You"3:15
8."Goodbye, Goodbye"3:16
9."There Will Be a Reckoning"3:30
10."Chasing Rainbows"3:39
11."Your Name on My Tongue"4:50
12."Tomorrow's Going to Be a Better Day"3:10
Total length:42:05

Personnel

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  • Billy Bragg – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, pedal steel, mandolin
  • David Piltch – bass, upright bass
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards
  • Jay Bellerose – drums, percussion

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The A.V. Club(B−)[3]
Consequence of Sound     [4]
The Guardian     [5]
The Australian     [6]
musicOMH     [7]

The album received a generally favourable response from reviewers.

Videos

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A video was produced for the track "Handyman Blues", directed by Johnny Vegas. Vegas also starred, alongside Bragg, Stewart Lee, Kevin Eldon, Phill Jupitus, Samuel West, Neil Morrissey, Ricky Grover and Ross Noble. The video depicts a group of men gathering in a DIY store to discuss their lack of practical skills and work through their fear of items in the store.

References

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  1. ^ "Tooth and Nail– Billy Bragg". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. Tooth & Nail at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Modell, Josh (19 March 2013). "Billy Bragg Tooth & Nail". The A.V. Club. The Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. ^ Bray, Ryan (28 March 2013). "Album Review: Billy Bragg – Tooth and Nail". Consequence of Sound.
  5. ^ Spencer, Neil (16 March 2013). "Billy Bragg: Tooth & Nail — review". The Observer. Guardian Media Group.
  6. ^ "Tooth & Nail (Billy Bragg)". The Australian. News Limited. 23 March 2013.
  7. ^ Philip, Matusavage (8 March 2012). "Billy Bragg – Tooth & Nail". MusicOMH. Retrieved 23 March 2012.