Bonxie (album)

Bonxie
Studio album by Stornoway
Released	13 April 2015
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:42
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Stornoway chronology

Bonxie is the third and final studio album by British indie rock band Stornoway. It was released in April 2015 under Cooking Vinyl. The title refers to the great skua seabird, which in Shetland is colloquially referred to as a bonxie. It is one of several references to birds on the album, which also includes birdsong on many of the tracks, in a nod to lead singer Brian Briggs' academic background in ornithology and his love of birds in general.[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Between the Saltmarsh and the Sea"	4:29
2.	"Get Low"	3:39
3.	"Man On Wire"	3:57
4.	"The Road You Didn't Take"	4:19
5.	"Lost Youth"	3:55
6.	"Sing With Our Senses"	3:56
7.	"We Were Giants"	4:19
8.	"When You're Feeling Gentle"	4:13
9.	"Heart of the Great Alone"	4:09
10.	"Josephine"	3:03
11.	"Love Song of the Beta Male"	4:43

Critical reception

The album was generally well received by the British press. Guardian critic Dave Simpson gave it five out of five stars, describing it as 'big music, which deserves the largest stage'.[4] Paul Mardles in the same newspaper said it 'indicates the four-piece's future lies beyond the confines of jaunty folk-pop'.[5] It was also positively reviewed by Q, Mojo, and Uncut magazines.[6]

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References

"Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
Briggs, Brian (10 July 2015). "Stornoway singer Brian Briggs: my favourite British bird songs". The Guardian.
Simpson, Dave (9 April 2015). "Stornoway: Bonxie review – folksy charm and intense joy on their best album yet". The Guardian.
Mardles, Paul (12 April 2015). "Stornaway: Bonxie review – bring on the bird calls". The Observer.
"Bonxie by Stornoway reviews | Any Decent Music". anydecentmusic.com.

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[1] "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-08.

[2] Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-08.

[3] Briggs, Brian (10 July 2015). "Stornoway singer Brian Briggs: my favourite British bird songs". The Guardian.

[4] Simpson, Dave (9 April 2015). "Stornoway: Bonxie review – folksy charm and intense joy on their best album yet". The Guardian.

[5] Mardles, Paul (12 April 2015). "Stornaway: Bonxie review – bring on the bird calls". The Observer.

[6] "Bonxie by Stornoway reviews | Any Decent Music". anydecentmusic.com.