Let It Reign

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Let it Reign
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2015 (2015-02-16)
GenreRock
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerJoby J. Ford[1]

Let It Reign is the debut studio album by English rock band Carl Barât and The Jackals. It was released on 16 February 2015 through Cooking Vinyl.

Critical reception[edit]

Let It Reign has a score of 67 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Artrocker[7]
Consequence of Sound(C)[4]
The Guardian[3]
NME(8/10)[1]
PopMatters(7/10)[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glory Days"Barât, Benjamin Biolay3:42
2."Victory Gin"Barât, Daniel Mills3:54
3."Summer in the Trenches"Barât, Daniel Mills3:03
4."A Storm is Coming"Barât, Andrew Burrows3:59
5."Beginning to See"Barât, Davey Ray Moor3:47
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."March of the Idle"Barât, Ed Harcourt3:40
7."We Want More"Barât, Anthony Rossomando3:33
8."War of the Roses"Barât, Daniel Mills4:54
9."The Gears"Barât, Billy Tessio, Drew McConnell, Jay Bone1:32
10."Let It Rain"Barât, Ed Harcourt3:27

Personnel[edit]

Carl Barât and the Jackals

with:

  • Alfredo Ortiz - percussion
  • Billy Tessio - guitar on "We Want More" and "The Gears"
  • Drew McConnell - bass on "We Want More" and "The Gears"
  • Jay Bone - drums on "We Want More" and "The Gears"
  • Andrew Wyatt - piano on "Let It Rain"
  • Sara Bauza - trumpet on "Victory Gin" and "War on the Roses"
  • Joby J. Ford - additional backing vocals on "Summer in the Trenches" and "Beginning to See"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Beaumont, Mark (30 January 2015). "Carl Barat & The Jackals Review". NME. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Let it Reign". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ^ Mongredien, Phil (15 February 2015). "Carl Barât and the Jackals: Let It Reign review – a solid, unspectacular comeback". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ Henry, Dusty (17 February 2015). "Let it Reign". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ^ Strowe, Jeff (19 February 2015). "Carl Barat and the Jackals: Let It Reign". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Reynolds, James (7 February 2015). "Carl Barât and The Jackals - Let It Reign". Artrocker. Retrieved 18 March 2015.