Onion (album)

Onion is the fifth studio album by American band Shannon and the Clams. It was released in February 2018 under Easy Eye Records.

Onion
Studio album by Shannon and the Clams
Released	February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Studio	Easy Eye, Nashville
Length	41:05
Label	Easy Eye
Producer	Dan Auerbach
Shannon and the Clams chronology
Gone by the Dawn (2015) Onion (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.9/10[1]
Metacritic	81/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
American Songwriter	[4]

The album was partially inspired by, and pays tribute to, the 2016 Oakland Ghost Ship warehouse fire.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Boy"	3:02
2.	"It's Gonna Go Away"	3:11
3.	"Backstreets"	3:26
4.	"If You Could Know"	1:52
5.	"I Never Wanted Love"	3:39
6.	"Onion"	2:46
7.	"Did You Love Me"	3:32
8.	"Love Strike"	2:47
9.	"I Leave Again"	3:09
10.	"Tryin'"	3:57
11.	"Tell Me When You Leave"	2:22
12.	"Strange Wind"	3:21
13.	"Don't Close Your Eyes"	4:01

References

1. "Onion by Shannon & The Clams". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
3. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
4. Horowitz, Hal (16 February 2018). "Album Review". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
5. Daniel Mescher (24 April 2018). "Shannon And The Clams Play 'Onion' Songs At CPR's OpenAir". cpr.org. Retrieved 17 December 2019.