A PledgeMusic campaign was created on January 17, 2015 to fund production of the album.[10] Part of the promotion included the offering of the album Fantastic Planet recorded on vinyl for the second time.[11]
Receptionedit
According to Metacritic, the album holds a score of 78 indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[1] Alternative Nation states that "The Heart is a Monster is a reckoning force that achieves success as a comeback and a glorious landmark in the evolution in alternative and space rock."[7] Pitchfork noted that the album had "that charge of intellectual stimulation—spiked with an ever-so-subtle creep factor—that makes The Heart Is a Monster such a thrilling ride." They also commented on the segue (instrumental) tracks, stating that "a whole separate album in that style would've been nice, but even in truncated form the interludes cast Philip Glass-ian shades onto the other songs and suggest that Failure's creativity is far from exhausted."[5]
Consequence of Sound offered praise for the remade "Petting The Carpet" and the lead single "Hot Traveler", but stated that "...for an album that’s over an hour long, it’s easy to point out what could be trimmed," citing "Mulholland Dr." and "Fair Light Era" as missteps.[4] Rolling Stone gave 3.5 stars in their review, stating that Failure deserves their following, but "what might've been a Nineties nostalgia trip feels more like history made new".[6] Exclaim.ca stated that the album "doesn't quite leave the impression mid-'90s Failure did, but despite less experimental approach and cleaner digital production, it's still a compelling listen."[12]
Chartsedit
The Heart Is a Monster debuted July 18, 2015 on the Billboard 200 album chart at #83[13] and at #43 on the Top Album Sales chart,[14] which excludes on-demand streaming or individually sold tracks. The album debuted at #11 in Alternative Albums, making it the highest debut of Failure's history.[15] The album reportedly sold 7,250 copies in the U.S. in its first week.[16]
Otheredit
Two music videos were officially produced:
"Hot Traveler", which shows Failure performing in a warehouse inside a camera dolly track.[17]
"Counterfeit Sky", which is a video of the song over a cut of the short film "Grounded"[18] by Kevin Margo (Thor: The Dark World).[19]
"Petting The Carpet" originally appeared on the compilation album "Golden" as an out-take for Comfort. (original length 3:39)
"Come Crashing" was part of the Tree of Stars EP – the first song written for the album, and the first new Failure track recorded since the Fantastic Planet album sessions.
"I Can See Houses" was played live in 1991 but was never recorded in the studio; the live version can be seen on the DVD side of Golden.
An alternate recording of "The Focus" was released as a single during the PledgeMusic campaign (original length 3:18) and later reworked for the album.[20]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Failure
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Segue 4"
1:07
2.
"Hot Traveler"
4:51
3.
"A.M. Amnesia"
4:50
4.
"Snow Angel"
3:32
5.
"Atom City Queen"
3:57
6.
"Segue 5"
1:21
7.
"Counterfeit Sky"
4:46
8.
"Petting the Carpet"
4:49
9.
"Mulholland Dr."
4:32
10.
"Fair Light Era"
3:08
11.
"Segue 6"
1:14
12.
"Come Crashing"
4:01
13.
"Segue 7"
1:08
14.
"The Focus"
3:35
15.
"Otherwhere"
3:22
16.
"Segue 8"
1:59
17.
"I Can See Houses"
6:33
18.
"Segue 9"
4:07
Creditsedit
Personneledit
Ken Andrews – lead vocals, guitar, bass, programming
Published by Quinine Music (BMI) and Vicus Music (BMI)
Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Red Swan Studios, Los Angeles, CA, and Oasis Management Studio One, Burbank, CA.
Referencesedit
^ abReviews Aggregator. "Reviews for The Heart is a Monster". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
^Monger, James Christopher. Review: The Heart is a Monster. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2015-07-03.
^"Failure – The Heart Is A Monster – Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More". 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ ab"Album Review: Failure – The Heart Is a Monster". 22 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ abReyes-Kulkarni, Saby (July 1, 2015). "Failure – The Heart Is a Monster". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
^ abGeist, Brandon (June 30, 2015). "Failure's New Album The Heart Is a Monster". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^ abRowe, Riley (June 17, 2015). "Review: Failure's Comeback Album 'The Heart Is A Monster'". Alternative Nation. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
^Kussmaul, Jake (9 August 2015). "Album Review: FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine.
^Press Release. "FAILURE SET JUNE 30 RELEASE FOR THE HEART IS A MONSTER". InGrooves Music Group. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^Social Network Account. "The New Album: Failure". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^Social Network Account. "FAILURE – Fantastic Planet on VINYL!". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^Sookraj, Lisa. "Failure The Heart is a Monster". Exclaim.ca. Exclaim. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^"Top 200 Albums – Billboard". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^"Top Album Sales : Page 1 – Billboard". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^Music Chart. "Alternative Music: Top Alternative Album – July 18, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^"Metal By Numbers 7/8: July burns redMetal Insider". 8 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^Band Account, FailureVEVO. "Failure – Hot Traveler". VEVO/YouTube. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^Margo, Kevin. "Grounded". Vimeo. Vimeo. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
^FailureVEVO. "Failure – Counterfeit Sky". YouTube. Failure Records. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
^Music service. "The Focus Failure". bandcamp. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
External linksedit
Official Website
December 20, 2023
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The Heart Is a Monster is the fourth studio album by the alternative rock band Failure It is the follow up to 1996 s Fantastic Planet The album was released on June 30 2015 via INgrooves Music Group s artist services division INresidence 9 The Heart Is a MonsterStudio album by FailureReleasedJune 30 2015Recorded2014 2015 at Red Swan Studio amp Oasis Mastering Studio OneGenreAlternative rockspace rockLabelINgrooves Music Group Failure Records LLCProducerFailureFailure chronologyTree of Stars 2014 The Heart Is a Monster 2015 In the Future Your Body Will Be the Furthest Thing from Your Mind 2018 Singles from The Heart Is A Monster Come Crashing Released May 14 2014 The Focus Released June 15 2014 Hot Traveler Released March 29 2015Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic78 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 ThePRP 3 Consequence of Sound 4 Pitchfork7 8 10 5 Rolling Stone 6 Alternative Nation9 10 7 AntiHero Magazine 8 Contents 1 Production 2 Reception 3 Charts 4 Other 5 Track listing 6 Credits 6 1 Personnel 6 2 Additional personnel 6 3 production 7 References 8 External linksProduction editA PledgeMusic campaign was created on January 17 2015 to fund production of the album 10 Part of the promotion included the offering of the album Fantastic Planet recorded on vinyl for the second time 11 Reception editAccording to Metacritic the album holds a score of 78 indicating generally favorable reviews 1 Alternative Nation states that The Heart is a Monster is a reckoning force that achieves success as a comeback and a glorious landmark in the evolution in alternative and space rock 7 Pitchfork noted that the album had that charge of intellectual stimulation spiked with an ever so subtle creep factor that makes The Heart Is a Monster such a thrilling ride They also commented on the segue instrumental tracks stating that a whole separate album in that style would ve been nice but even in truncated form the interludes cast Philip Glass ian shades onto the other songs and suggest that Failure s creativity is far from exhausted 5 Consequence of Sound offered praise for the remade Petting The Carpet and the lead single Hot Traveler but stated that for an album that s over an hour long it s easy to point out what could be trimmed citing Mulholland Dr and Fair Light Era as missteps 4 Rolling Stone gave 3 5 stars in their review stating that Failure deserves their following but what might ve been a Nineties nostalgia trip feels more like history made new 6 Exclaim ca stated that the album doesn t quite leave the impression mid 90s Failure did but despite less experimental approach and cleaner digital production it s still a compelling listen 12 Charts editThe Heart Is a Monster debuted July 18 2015 on the Billboard 200 album chart at 83 13 and at 43 on the Top Album Sales chart 14 which excludes on demand streaming or individually sold tracks The album debuted at 11 in Alternative Albums making it the highest debut of Failure s history 15 The album reportedly sold 7 250 copies in the U S in its first week 16 Other editTwo music videos were officially produced Hot Traveler which shows Failure performing in a warehouse inside a camera dolly track 17 Counterfeit Sky which is a video of the song over a cut of the short film Grounded 18 by Kevin Margo Thor The Dark World 19 Petting The Carpet originally appeared on the compilation album Golden as an out take for Comfort original length 3 39 Come Crashing was part of the Tree of Stars EP the first song written for the album and the first new Failure track recorded since the Fantastic Planet album sessions I Can See Houses was played live in 1991 but was never recorded in the studio the live version can be seen on the DVD side of Golden An alternate recording of The Focus was released as a single during the PledgeMusic campaign original length 3 18 and later reworked for the album 20 Track listing editAll tracks are written by FailureNo TitleLength1 Segue 4 1 072 Hot Traveler 4 513 A M Amnesia 4 504 Snow Angel 3 325 Atom City Queen 3 576 Segue 5 1 217 Counterfeit Sky 4 468 Petting the Carpet 4 499 Mulholland Dr 4 3210 Fair Light Era 3 0811 Segue 6 1 1412 Come Crashing 4 0113 Segue 7 1 0814 The Focus 3 3515 Otherwhere 3 2216 Segue 8 1 5917 I Can See Houses 6 3318 Segue 9 4 07Credits editPersonnel edit Ken Andrews lead vocals guitar bass programming Greg Edwards guitar bass keyboards backing vocals Kellii Scott drums percussionAdditional personnel edit Troy Van Leeuwen additional guitar tracks 4 9 12 14 production edit All songs written by K Andrews and G Edwards Mixing by Ken Andrews Mastering by Gene Grimaldi Published by Quinine Music BMI and Vicus Music BMI Recorded mixed and mastered at Red Swan Studios Los Angeles CA and Oasis Management Studio One Burbank CA References edit a b Reviews Aggregator Reviews for The Heart is a Monster Metacritic Retrieved 4 July 2015 Monger James Christopher Review The Heart is a Monster Allmusic Retrieved on 2015 07 03 Failure The Heart Is A Monster Theprp com Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More 23 June 2015 Retrieved 3 October 2016 a b Album Review Failure The Heart Is a Monster 22 June 2015 Retrieved 3 October 2016 a b Reyes Kulkarni Saby July 1 2015 Failure The Heart Is a Monster Pitchfork Retrieved July 1 2015 a b Geist Brandon June 30 2015 Failure s New Album The Heart Is a Monster Rolling Stone Retrieved July 7 2015 a b Rowe Riley June 17 2015 Review Failure s Comeback Album The Heart Is A Monster Alternative Nation Retrieved July 7 2015 Kussmaul Jake 9 August 2015 Album Review FAILURE The Heart Is A Monster antiheromagazine com AntiHero Magazine Press Release FAILURE SET JUNE 30 RELEASE FOR THE HEART IS A MONSTER InGrooves Music Group Retrieved 25 June 2015 Social Network Account The New Album Failure PledgeMusic Retrieved 25 June 2015 Social Network Account FAILURE Fantastic Planet on VINYL PledgeMusic Retrieved 25 June 2015 Sookraj Lisa Failure The Heart is a Monster Exclaim ca Exclaim Retrieved 8 July 2015 Top 200 Albums Billboard Retrieved 3 October 2016 Top Album Sales Page 1 Billboard Retrieved 3 October 2016 Music Chart Alternative Music Top Alternative Album July 18 2015 Billboard Retrieved 15 July 2015 Metal By Numbers 7 8 July burns redMetal Insider 8 July 2015 Retrieved 3 October 2016 Band Account FailureVEVO Failure Hot Traveler VEVO YouTube Retrieved 25 June 2015 Margo Kevin Grounded Vimeo Vimeo Retrieved 30 March 2016 FailureVEVO Failure Counterfeit Sky YouTube Failure Records Retrieved 30 March 2016 Music service The Focus Failure bandcamp Retrieved 8 July 2015 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Heart Is a Monster amp oldid 1183803410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
