Elsie (album)

Elsie is the debut studio album by The Horrible Crowes, a Gaslight Anthem side-project made up of Ian Perkins and Gaslight Anthem founder Brian Fallon.[1] It was released on September 6, 2011, through SideOneDummy Records.[2]

Elsie
Studio album by
The Horrible Crowes
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2011
Recorded2011
GenreBlues, soul, rock
Length45:49
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerTed Hutt
Singles from Elsie
  1. "Behold the Hurricane"
    Released: July 19, 2011

Singles

Elsie's lead single, "Behold the Hurricane", was released July 19, 2011.[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk9.9/10[5]
AllMusic[6]
Alternative Press[7]
MOJO[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin6/10[10]

Elsie received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 76 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews.[4]

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars and states: "Elsie functions best as a display of Fallon’s underused bottom register and acoustic songwriting skills, proving that slowing things down once in a while can still be a punk rock move."[6] Writing for Alternative Press, Scott Heisel writes Elsie is "better than just about everything the Gaslight Anthem have done to date. Perfect for night drives on long, winding roads."[7]

Track listing

Adapted from AllMusic[6]

All tracks are written by Brian Fallon.

No.TitleLength
1."Last Rites"1:27
2."Sugar"4:53
3."Behold the Hurricane"4:03
4."I Witnessed a Crime"3:05
5."Go Tell Everybody"4:17
6."Cherry Blossoms"4:07
7."Ladykiller"4:24
8."Crush"3:19
9."Mary Ann"3:35
10."Black Betty and the Moon"3:00
11."Blood Loss"4:03
12."I Believe Jesus Brought Us Together"5:36
Total length:45:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[11]

Chart performance
Chart (2011) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 63
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 35
US Billboard 200[14] 48
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] 4

Release history

Source: Amazon.com[2]

Region Date Format(s) Label
Worldwide September 6, 2011
SideOneDummy
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References
  1. "Official site". The Horrible Crowes. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  2. "The Horrible Crowes: Elsie: Music". Amazon.com. ASIN B005BO2LKC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. "iTunes – Music – Behold the Hurricane – Single by The Horrible Crowes". iTunes. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  4. "Reviews for Elsie by The Horrible Crowes". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. Nassiff, Thomas (August 24, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  6. Leahey, Andrew. "Elsie – The Horrible Crowes — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Alternative Press: 107. October 2011.
  8. "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". MOJO. London: 97. October 2011.
  9. Keyes, J. Edward (September 6, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  10. Walters, Barry (September 15, 2011). "The Horrible Crowes, 'Elsie' (Side One Dummy)". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  11. "Elsie – The Horrible Crowes – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  12. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  13. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Horrible Crowes – Elsie". Hung Medien.
  14. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  15. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  16. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  17. "The Horrible Crowes Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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