Forced Witness
| Forced Witness | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 8 September 2017 | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
| Producers | Alex Cameron, Jonathan Rado | |||
| Alex Cameron chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 69/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[6] |
| FLOOD Magazine | 9/10[7] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[1] |
| Loud and Quiet | 9/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Record Collector | [11] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 3/5[12] |
| Uncut | 8/10[13] |
Forced Witness is the second studio album by Australian musician Alex Cameron. It was released by record label Secretly Canadian on 8 September 2017, and includes songs featuring Brandon Flowers and Angel Olsen.[9][5] The album is defined by Cameron's characteristic 1980s instrumentation and first-person storytelling.[6] It received moderately positive reviews from critics.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Candy May" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Country Figs" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Runnin' Outta Luck" (featuring Brandon Flowers) | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Stranger's Kiss" (featuring Angel Olsen) | 4:01 |
| 5. | "True Lies" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Studmuffin96" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "The Chihuahua" | 4:06 |
| 8. | "The Hacienda" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Marlon Brando" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Politics of Love" | 4:31 |
| Total length: | 41:00 | |
Personnel
[edit]Performance
- Alex Cameron - primary vocals, drums and percussion (1, 2, 3, 10), Korg M1 (9).
- Roy Molloy - saxophone
- Angel Olsen - featured artist
Production
- Jonathan Rado - producer, engineering
- Brandon Flowers - engineering, featured artist
- Joel Ford - additional production, engineering
- Jacknife Lee - additional production, engineering
- Robert Root - engineering
- Marta Salogni - mixing
- Richard Swift - mixing
- Jacob Portrait - mixing
- Christian Bader - mixing
Design
- Bryan McLeod - design
- Nathaniel David Utesch - design
- Britt McCamey - photography
References
[edit]- 1 2 Michalik, Timmy (30 August 2017). "Alex Cameron discovers a sense of self-awareness on Forced Witness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Watach, Nestor (14 September 2017). "Review: Alex Cameron's goofy persona is more fleshed out on second album Forced Witness, providing humorous and enjoyable throwback pop". The 405. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Forced Witness by Alex Cameron reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- 1 2 "Reviews and Tracks for Forced Witness by Alex Cameron". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Forced Witness – Alex Cameron". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- 1 2 Forster, Tim (6 September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Pudzianowski, Lydia (14 September 2017). "Alex Cameron, 'Forced Witness'". Flood Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Redfern, Rachel (4 September 2017). "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- 1 2 Berman, Stuart (9 September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Oldham, James (October 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Q (377): 100.
- ↑ Harley, Kevin (November 2017). "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Record Collector (472). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Sawage, Rowan. "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Watts, Peter (September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Uncut (244): 24.