Wild Onion is the second studio album by American rock band Twin Peaks. It was released on August 5, 2014 in North America by Grand Jury and later in the rest of the world by Communion.
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| Released | August 5, 2014 | |||
| Studio | Observatory Studios | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Length | 40:03 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | B[1] |
| Rolling Stone |    [3] |
| Renowned for Sound | [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B[5] |
| DIY | [6] |
Reception
editWild Onion received positive reviews. The A.V. Club notes that the album "doubles both its length and offerings, while considerably upgrading the songwriting and production values."[7] Rolling Stone praises the album, while comparing the band to some of their biggest influences: The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground. "The spunky quartet pull off Exile-era Stones strut and Velvet Underground guitar poesy with sophistication that's beyond their years, and a sense of humor, too."[8] Consequence of Sound says, "Rather than a barrier, the band's youthfulness might be their biggest weapon... listening to Wild Onion just makes you hungry to see what else they have in store."[9]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Connor Brodner, Jack Dolan, Clay Frankel and Cadien Lake James
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "I Found A New Way" | Clay Frankel | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Strawberry Smoothie" | Cadien James | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Mirror of Time" | James | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Sloop J Day" | Jack Dolan | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Making Breakfast" | Frankel | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Strange World" | James | 1:50 |
| 7. | "Fade Away" | Dolan | 2:00 |
| 8. | "Sweet Thing" | Frankel | 2:08 |
| 9. | "Stranger World" | instrumental | 1:14 |
| 10. | "Telephone" | James | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Flavor" | James | 2:01 |
| 12. | "Ordinary People" | James | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Good Lovin'" | Frankel | 3:11 |
| 14. | "Hold On" | James | 2:09 |
| 15. | "No Way Out" | James | 3:46 |
| 16. | "Mind Frame" | James | 2:08 |
| Total length: | 40:03 | ||
Personnel
editTwin Peaks
- Connor Brodner – drums
- Jack Dolan – lead vocals (4, 7), bass guitar
- Clay Frankel – lead vocals (1, 5, 8, 13), guitar
- Cadien Lake James – lead vocals (2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16), guitar
Production[10]
- Doug Boehm – mixer
- Colin Croom – producer, recording
- R. Andrew Humphrey – producer, recording
- Pete Lyman – mastering
References
edit- ^ "Album Review: Twin Peaks – Wild Onion". 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Wild Onion by Twin Peaks". Metacritic.
- ^ "Twin Peaks 'Wild Onion' Album Review". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Album Review: Twin Peaks - Wild Onion". 9 February 2015.
- ^ Terry, Josh. "Chicago's Twin Peaks make youthful, compelling garage-rock on Wild Onion". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "Twin Peaks - Wild Onion". DIY.
- ^ Terry, Josh (August 5, 2014). "Chicago's Twin Peaks make youthful, compelling garage-rock on Wild Onion". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Dolan, Jon (August 21, 2014). "Twin Peaks 'Wild Onion' Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Bray, Ryan (August 4, 2014). "Album Review: Twin Peaks – Wild Onion". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Twin Peaks (6) - Wild Onion". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-04-17.