The Spade is the sixth full-length studio album by Butch Walker, and the second released under the name Butch Walker and the Black Widows. It was released on August 30, 2011 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. The lead single was "Summer of '89".
The album's single, "Synthesizers," was released on January 20, 2012. The music video for the song featuring Matthew McConaughey reprising his popular Dazed and Confused role of David Wooderson.[5]
The album received a score of 78 on the Metacritic aggregate review site, indicating a generally favorable reception. Andrew Leahey of Allmusic noted that the album "explores the seedy side of Hollywood with equal parts power pop and heartland rock & roll", and that the lyrics of the songs in the album "focus on Walker’s own little world -- the girls he’s known, the drugs he’s done, the trouble he got into as an ‘80s wild child -- but Spade feels broader, fuller, more collective than those words suggest."[2]
Evan Sawdey of Pop Matters was very positive about the album; even though he thought the album "doesn’t do anything new or particularly innovative", he found that "it's just a damn good rock album through and through" and that Walker had "finally wrote an album that is entirely in his own voice."[4] Andy Gill of The Independent wrote that the album is "mainly brusque and strident raunch-rock, with an unappealing cajoling tone that virtually dares you not to find the songs clever and the hooks contagious. Which they aren't, particularly."[6]
Commercialedit
The album hit number one on the BillboardHeatseekers Chart on its first week of release and peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200,[7] selling 5,000 copies in its debut week. The album has sold 18,000 copies in the U.S. as of February 2015.[8]
^"Butch Walker and the Black Widows - The Spade". Slant Magazine.
^ abEvan Sawdey (6 October 2011). "Butch Walker & the Black Widows: The Spade". Pop Matters.
^Matthew McConaughey In Butch Walker's 'Synthesizers' Video As 'Dazed & Confused' Character The Huffington Post. Accessed January 22, 2012.
^Andy Gill (16 December 2011). "Album: Butch Walker And The Black Widows, Butch Walker And The Black Widows (Lojinx)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18.
^Billboard Artist Profile for Butch Walker Billboard. Accessed January 22, 2012.
^. Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
External linksedit
Butch Walker Official Website
Album Release Information
The Spade - on Rdio
The Spade - on Spotify
"Synthesizers" Official Music Video (w/Matthew McConaughey) on YouTube
December 15, 2023
spade, sixth, full, length, studio, album, butch, walker, second, released, under, name, butch, walker, black, widows, released, august, 2011, vinyl, digital, formats, lead, single, summer, studio, album, butch, walkerreleasedaugust, 2011genrealternative, rock. The Spade is the sixth full length studio album by Butch Walker and the second released under the name Butch Walker and the Black Widows It was released on August 30 2011 on CD vinyl and digital formats The lead single was Summer of 89 The SpadeStudio album by Butch WalkerReleasedAugust 30 2011GenreAlternative rock pop rockLength34 14LabelDangerbird Records US Lojinx Europe ProducerButch WalkerButch Walker chronologyI Liked It Better When You Had No Heart 2010 The Spade 2011 Afraid of Ghosts 2015 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic78 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 2 Alternative Press 1 Slant Magazine 3 PopMatters 4 They Will Rock You 2 The album s single Synthesizers was released on January 20 2012 The music video for the song featuring Matthew McConaughey reprising his popular Dazed and Confused role of David Wooderson 5 Contents 1 Reception 1 1 Critical 1 2 Commercial 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksReception editCritical edit The album received a score of 78 on the Metacritic aggregate review site indicating a generally favorable reception Andrew Leahey of Allmusic noted that the album explores the seedy side of Hollywood with equal parts power pop and heartland rock amp roll and that the lyrics of the songs in the album focus on Walker s own little world the girls he s known the drugs he s done the trouble he got into as an 80s wild child but Spade feels broader fuller more collective than those words suggest 2 Evan Sawdey of Pop Matters was very positive about the album even though he thought the album doesn t do anything new or particularly innovative he found that it s just a damn good rock album through and through and that Walker had finally wrote an album that is entirely in his own voice 4 Andy Gill of The Independent wrote that the album is mainly brusque and strident raunch rock with an unappealing cajoling tone that virtually dares you not to find the songs clever and the hooks contagious Which they aren t particularly 6 Commercial edit The album hit number one on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart on its first week of release and peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200 7 selling 5 000 copies in its debut week The album has sold 18 000 copies in the U S as of February 2015 8 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Bodegas and Blood Butch Walker Fran Capitanelli Michael Trent3 532 Every Single Body Else Chris Unck Trent3 003 Summer of 89 Walker4 154 Sweethearts Capitanelli Trent3 035 Day Drunk Walker Trent3 556 Synthesizers Jake Sinclair Trent3 257 Dublin Crow Walker2 508 Closest Thing To You I m Gonna Find Walker3 569 Bullet Belt Walker Trent4 0410 Sucker Punch Walker Trent3 54 Bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Length11 Answering Machine Girl iTunes U K bonus track Walker Trent3 34Personnel editButch Walker lead vocals acoustic and electric guitars piano banjolin mandolin percussion Fran Capitanelli guitars banjo drums backing vocals Chris Unck guitars pedal steel backing vocals Jake Sinclair bass guitar piano banjolin backing vocals Patrick Keeler drums Michael Trent backing vocals Cary Ann Hearst backing vocals Gavin Fitzjohn baritone and tenor sax trumpet Dr Steven Patt accordion dobro guitar Adam Blake album artwork and designReferences edit The Spade by Butch Walker Metacritic a b The Spade at AllMusic Butch Walker and the Black Widows The Spade Slant Magazine a b Evan Sawdey 6 October 2011 Butch Walker amp the Black Widows The Spade Pop Matters Matthew McConaughey In Butch Walker s Synthesizers Video As Dazed amp Confused Character The Huffington Post Accessed January 22 2012 Andy Gill 16 December 2011 Album Butch Walker And The Black Widows Butch Walker And The Black Widows Lojinx The Independent Archived from the original on 2022 06 18 Billboard Artist Profile for Butch Walker Billboard Accessed January 22 2012 Upcoming Releases Hits Daily Double HITS Digital Ventures Archived from the original on February 11 2015 External links editButch Walker Official Website Album Release Information The Spade on Rdio The Spade on Spotify Synthesizers Official Music Video w Matthew McConaughey on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Spade amp oldid 1143510443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
