Antemasque (album)

Antemasque is the only studio album by American band Antemasque, released in 2014.[8][1]

Antemasque
Studio album by
Antemasque
ReleasedJuly 1, 2014 (limited digital)
November 10, 2014 (wide release)
Recorded2014
Length34:31
LabelNadie[1]
Antemasque chronology
Antemasque
(2014)		 Saddle on the Atom Bomb
(TBA)
Omar Rodríguez-López chronology
Cry Is for the Flies
(2014)		 Antemasque
(2014)		 Sworn Virgins
(2016)
Singles from Antemasque
  1. "4AM"
    Released: April 8, 2014
  2. "Hangin in the Lurch"
    Released: April 9, 2014
  3. "People Forget"
    Released: April 10, 2014
  4. "Drown All Your Witches"
    Released: April 11, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundC[3]
Exclaim!(6/10)[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME[6]
Punknews.org[7]

Recording

Antemasque was recorded at The Boat in Silverlake, California. The studio, formerly owned by The Dust Brothers, is currently owned and operated by Flea.

Release

On April 9, 2014, Antemasque released the album's first single "4AM".[9] Rolling Stone described the song as "a charging, punkish rocker with the sorts of squiggly noodling that both the Mars Volta guys and Flea have used as calling cards in their respective groups."[10] The next day, the band released a second song, "Hangin in the Lurch," on their bandcamp page, which is described as a mix of progressive rock and punk rock.[11] The song's description mentioned that it would be released on an upcoming self-titled album.[12] Their third single, "People Forget," was released on April 11, 2014.[13] On April 15, the band released their fourth single, "Drown All Your Witches."[14]

Critical reception

NME wrote that "‘I Got No Remorse’ and ‘Momento Mori’ are both urgent, punk-inspired blasts of rock’n’roll, while the jangly romanticism of ‘50,000 Kilowatts’ is surely the most sentimental song [Bixler-Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez have] ever written – and one of the best."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Cedric Bixler-Zavala; all music is composed by Antemasque.

No.TitleLength
1."4AM"2:56
2."I Got No Remorse"3:05
3."Ride Like the Devil's Son"3:00
4."In the Lurch"3:06
5."50,000 Kilowatts"2:54
6."Momento Mori"3:35
7."Drown All Your Witches"3:31
8."Providence"4:47
9."People Forget"3:54
10."Rome Armed to the Teeth"3:43
11."Hung In Effigy" (Japanese Bonus Track)1:53
Total length:34:31

Personnel

References
  1. "Antemasque | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  3. Collin Brennan (November 12, 2014). "Antemasque – Antemasque". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  4. Bilton, Chris (2014-11-04). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  5. Phil Mongredien (November 23, 2014). "Antemasque: Antemasque review – Mars Volta high-flyers fall to earth". Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  6. "Antemasque - 'Antemasque' | NME". August 12, 2014.
  7. "Antemasque - Antemasque". www.punknews.org.
  8. "Antemasque – The Observatory – August 10, 2014 – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com.
  9. "4AM - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  10. Kory Grow (April 9, 2014). "Flea and Former Mars Volta Members Form New Group Antemasque". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  11. "Escucha "Hangin in the Lurch" de Antemasque". Somos Ídolos. April 10, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-10. (Spanish)
  12. "Hangin in the Lurch by Antemasque". bandcamp. Archived from the original on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  13. "People Forget by Antemasque". bandcamp. Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  14. Hogan, Marc. "Antemasque Herald Self-Titled Album With Autumnal 'Drown All Your Witches'". Spin. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
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