One Man Army (Kassidy album)

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One Man Army
Studio album by
Released30 April 2012 (2012-04-30)
GenreAlternative rock, folk rock
Length43:29
LabelMercury[1]
ProducerJim Abbiss
Kassidy chronology
Hope St.
(2011)
One Man Army
(2012)
People Like Me
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
musicOMH[4]
The Skinny[5]

One Man Army is the second album by Scottish alternative folk rock band Kassidy.[6][7] The album was released on 27 September 2012 through Mercury Records.

Production[edit]

The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in a week.[8]

Critical reception[edit]

The Guardian wrote that the band "certainly fall back on derivative harmonic techniques – any resemblance to Crosby, Stills & Nash is, presumably, intentional – and aim for a sweetly emollient guitar sound rather than originality."[3] The Skinny wrote that "Kassidy seem to have taken every single step to be as inoffensive as possible."[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Kallisti (ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΙ)"0:35
2."Get By"3:47
3."Maybe I'll Find"3:51
4."One Man Army"4:45
5."The Hunted"3:56
6."Home"3:46
7."Flowers At the Edge of the Rain"2:50
8."I Can't Fly"3:47
9."Driven by Fools"4:17
10."There Is a War Coming"3:23
11."This Life Is an Ocean"5:10
12."Afterburn" (Hidden track)3:22
Total length:43:29
Deluxe version
No.TitleLength
13."Anybody Else"3:53
14."The Four Walls"3:35
Total length:50:57

Personnel[edit]

Kassidy
  • Lewis Andrew - composer, primary artist
  • Hamish Fingland - composer, primary artist
  • Barrie-James O'Neill - composer, primary artist
  • Chris Potter - composer, primary artist
Additional personnel
  • Jim Abbiss - producer
  • Barny - mixing
  • Mike Crossey - mixing
  • Steve Davis - engineer
  • Russell Fawcus - engineer
  • Kieran Logan - drums
  • Thomas McNeice - engineer, mixing, producer
  • Christian Wright - mastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012 REVIEW: TOP 50 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR". HeraldScotland.
  2. ^ "One Man Army - Kassidy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b "Kassidy: One Man Army – review". the Guardian. 26 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Kassidy - One Man Army | Album Reviews". 29 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Kassidy – One Man Army | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Kassidy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Review: Kassidy, The Pleasance". www.scotsman.com.
  8. ^ "Kassidy, Fibbers, York, March 16". York Press.