A Different Shade of Blue

A Different Shade of Blue is the second studio album by American hardcore punk band Knocked Loose. It was released through Pure Noise Records on 23 August 2019 and produced by Will Putney.[1]

A Different Shade of Blue
Studio album by
Knocked Loose
Released23 August 2019
Genre
Length37:59
LabelPure Noise
ProducerWill Putney
Knocked Loose chronology
Laugh Tracks
(2016)		 A Different Shade of Blue
(2019)

Critical reception

The album generally received positive reviews.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press[2]8/10
Exclaim![3]9/10
Kerrang![4]
NME[5]
Decibel Magazine[6]positive

Accolades
Publication Accolade Year Rank
Alternative Press The 50 Best Albums of 2019 2019
18[7]
Loudwire The 66 Best Metal Albums of the Decade: 2010–2019 2019
31[8]
Revolver 25 Best Albums of 2019 2019
4[9]
What Culture 15 Best Metal Albums Of 2019 2019
7[10]

Musical style

The album merges the styles of hardcore punk and heavy metal.[4][11] It been categorised as genres such as metalcore,[2][12] heavy hardcore[1][13] and sludgecore.[12] It often borders the sounds of Swedish death metal[14][12] and groove metal.[2] The album incorporates elements of melodic death metal, slam death metal, thrash metal and black metal.[15]

Kris Pugh of Distorted Sound magazine described it as putting the band "at the apex of modern hardcore".[16] In an article for Kerrang!, Dan Slessor says that in comparison to the band's previous album: "It’s more hardcore, more metal, there are more fast parts, more breakdowns, more malice, more unease and, perhaps most importantly, more energy".[4] In an article for New Noise magazine, Caleb R Newton said that "There is not a single moment on A Different Shade of Blue that’s not packed to the brim with musical (and thematic!) brutality".[17] However, Connor Atkinson for Exclaim! described "Mistakes Like Fractures" as "overtly catchy".[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Belleville"3:16
2."Trapped in the Grasp of a Memory"3:53
3."A Serpent's Touch" (featuring Emma Boster)3:02
4."By the Grave"3:05
5."In the Walls"3:02
6."Guided by the Moon"3:48
7."Mistakes like Fractures"3:39
8."Forget Your Name" (featuring Keith Buckley)2:42
9."Road 23"2:12
10."...And Still I Wander South"3:42
11."Denied by Fate"2:23
12."Misguided Son"3:15

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[18] 26

References
  1. Monger, Timothy. "Knocked Loose A Different Shade of Blue". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. Zelaya, Carlos. "ALBUM REVIEW: Knocked Loose – A Different Shade Of Blue". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. Atkinson, Connor. "Knocked Loose A Different Shade of Blue". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. Slessor, Dan. "ALBUM REVIEW: KNOCKED LOOSE – A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. Leivers, Dannii. "Knocked Loose – 'A Different Shade Of Blue'". NME. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. O'Connor, Andy (20 August 2019). "Album Review: Knocked Loose - 'A Different Shade of Blue'". Decibel Magazine. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. "THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2019 IN ALTERNATIVE, PUNK, ALT-POP AND BEYOND". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. "The 66 Best Metal Albums of the Decade: 2010–2019". Loudwire. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  9. EPSTEIN, DAN; BENNETT, J.; APPLEFORD, STEVE; NAVIDSON, WILL; ENIS, ELI; HILL, JOHN; PESSARO, FRED; CHAPSTICK, KELSEY. "25 BEST ALBUMS OF 2019". Revolver. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. "15 Best Metal Albums Of 2019". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  11. FRYER, PETER. "REVIEW: KNOCKED LOOSE – A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  12. Baechle, Alexander. "ALBUM REVIEW: Knocked Loose hones its sound with 'A Different Shade of Blue'". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. STEWART, DAVE. "KNOCKED LOOSE – A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  14. "Album Review: Knocked Loose – 'A Different Shade of Blue'". Decibel. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  15. "KNOCKED LOOSE – A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE ::: REVIEW (2019)". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  16. Pugh, Kris. "ALBUM REVIEW: A Different Shade Of Blue – Knocked Loose". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  17. Newton, Caleb R. "Album Review: Knocked Loose – A Different Shade of Blue". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  18. Zellner, Xander. "Knocked Loose Debuts Atop Emerging Artists Chart, Summer Walker Soars". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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