The Albatross (album)

The Albatross is the debut studio album by American rock band, Foxing. The album was released on November 12, 2013 through Count Your Lucky Stars Records. "Rory" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture.[9]

The Albatross
Studio album by Foxing
Released	November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)
Recorded	January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)–April 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)[1]
Genre	Emo[2][3][4][5][6] chamber rock[4] indie rock[7] math rock[3][7] post-rock[3][4][6][7]
Length	32:02
Label	Count Your Lucky Stars
Producer	Ryan Wasoba
Foxing chronology
Old Songs (2012) The Albatross (2013) Dealer (2015)
Singles from The Albatross
"Rory" Released: November 13, 2014[8]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	[5]
Punknews	[2]
Alternative Press	[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Foxing; all music is composed by Foxing.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bloodhound"	2:25
2.	"Inuit"	4:02
3.	"The Medic"	3:26
4.	"Pent Up in a Blind"	0:44
5.	"Rory"	3:41
6.	"Bit by a Dead Bee, Pt. 1"	3:29
7.	"Bit by a Dead Bee, Pt. 2"	4:19
8.	"Den Mother"	3:34
9.	"Calm Before"	1:42
10.	"Quietus"	4:40
Total length:		32:02

Personnel

Foxing Josh Coll — Group Member, Bass Jon Hellwig — Group Member, Percussion Eric Hudson — Group Member, Guitar Conor Murphy — Group Member, Vocals, Trumpet Ricky Sampson — Group Member, Guitar Production and recording Brian Arnold — Design, Layout Hamilton Ketchum — Engineer Tom Pini — Engineer Kevin Russ — Photography Carl Saff — Mastering

Additional musicians Dre Concepcion — Flute Adam Gabbert — Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone) Madeline Lackey — Vocals Sarah Moncey — Vocals Annette Moeller — Violin Liz Myers — Cello Sam Naumann — Orchestration Tom Pini — Accordion Justin Reynolds — Trombone Emma Tiemann — Violin Ryan Wasoba — Engineer, Mixing, Producer Kira Webster — Vocals

References

Citations

1. "The Albatross – Foxing Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
2. RENALDO69 (September 3, 2015). "Foxing – The Albatross". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
3. DeVille, Chris (May 27, 2014). "Stream Foxing The Albatross". Stereogum. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
4. Shultz, Brian (May 19, 2014). "Foxing – The Albatross – Reviews". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
5. Elijah K. (November 12, 2013). "Review: Foxing – The Albatross –". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
6. Newbound 2015, p. 80
7. Haridimou 2015, p. 26
8. Cohen, Ian (January 7, 2014). ""Rory" by Foxing Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
9. Cohen, Ian (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

Sources

• Haridimou, Candice (August 2015). Bird, Ryan (ed.). "Exposure". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (202). ISSN 1465-0185.
• Newbound, Tim (July 2015). Bird, Ryan (ed.). "Reviews". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (201). ISSN 1465-0185.

External links

• The Albatross at Discogs