I Have Fought Against It, but I Can't Any Longer.
I Have Fought Against It, but I Can't Any Longer. is the sixth full-length studio album by the American experimental metal band The Body. The album was released on May 11, 2018 through Thrill Jockey. The Body described I Have Fought Against It, but I Can't Any Longer. as their most ambitious album today, which features samples of their own past recordings.[5]
I Have Fought Against It, but I Can't Any Longer. | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 11, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Studio | Machines with Magnets | |||
Length | 49:35 | |||
Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
Producer | Seth Manchester, Keith Souza | |||
The Body chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10.0[3] |
Rolling Stone |
Pitchfork included I Have Fought Against It, but I Can't Any Longer. on its list of 2018's best metal albums.[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Last Form of Loving" | 3:34 |
2. | "Can Carry No Weight" | 4:30 |
3. | "Partly Alive" | 4:22 |
4. | "The West Has Failed" | 3:38 |
5. | "Nothing Stirs" | 5:55 |
6. | "Off Script" | 5:28 |
7. | "An Urn" | 4:03 |
8. | "Blessed, Alone" | 3:58 |
9. | "Sickly Heart of Sand" | 5:35 |
10. | "Ten Times a Day, Every Day, a Stranger" | 8:32 |
Total length: | 49:35 |
Personnel
I Have Fought Against It, but I Can't Any Longer. credits adapted from AllMusic.[2]
- The Body
- Lee Buford
- Chip King
- Additional musicians
- Michael Berdan (Uniform) – vocals
- Ben Eberle (Sandworm) – vocals
- Laura Gulley (Amoebic Ensemble) – viola, violin
- Kristin Hayter (Lingua Ignota) – piano, vocals
- Jim Manchester – vocals
- Seth Manchester – drums, programming
- Ryan Seaton – saxophone
- Keith Souza – drums, keyboards
- Chrissy Wolpert (Assembly of Light Choir) – piano, vocals
- Production
- Seth Manchester – engineering, production
- Keith Souza – engineering, production
- Artwork
- Paco Barba – layout
- Richard Rankin – artwork, photography
References
- "I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer. by The Body Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Simpson, Paul. "I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer. - The Body". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Mashurov, NM (May 15, 2018). "The Body: I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer. Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Grow, Kory (May 14, 2018). "Review: The Body's 'I Have Fought Against It' Is Powerful, Uniquely Confounding". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Smart, Dan (February 13, 2018). "The Body just can't fight the excitement any longer: announce new album, share terrifying first single 'Nothing Stirs'". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- Currin, Grayson Haver (December 19, 2018). "The Best Metal Albums of 2018". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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