Let the Road

Let the Road is the debut studio album by English pop band Rixton (now called Push Baby) released on 3 March 2015. The album was released via School Boy Records, Giant Little Man, Mad Love Records, Geffen Records and Interscope Records.[1] It was preceded by the release of the UK number-one hit single "Me and My Broken Heart", as well as the second international single, "Wait on Me". The album debuted and peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 32 on the US Billboard 200.

Let the Road
Studio album by
Rixton
Released3 March 2015 (2015-03-03)
Recorded2013–14
Genre
Length35:41
Label
Producer
Rixton chronology
Me and My Broken Heart
(2014)		 Let the Road
(2015)		 Woah
(2019)
Singles from Let the Road
  1. "Me and My Broken Heart"
    Released: 14 March 2014
  2. "Wait on Me"
    Released: 23 July 2014
  3. "Hotel Ceiling"
    Released: 21 January 2015
  4. "We All Want the Same Thing"
    Released: 31 May 2015

Background

The band premiered deluxe edition bonus track "Make Out" on 22 October 2013 in the form of a music video which lampooned famous music videos such as "Stay" by Rihanna, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Roar" by Katy Perry, "Applause" by Lady Gaga, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber.[2] As well as the lead single, "Me and My Broken Heart", three other songs from the album were released as part of an EP on 18 March 2014 – "Hotel Ceiling", "We All Want the Same Thing" and "Appreciated". Rixton said of the EP, "It's overwhelming to have gone from writing songs in Danny's caravan to seeing the world performing our music. We've worked extremely hard and have had a blast recording the EP. The songs are very eclectic and we think there's something for everyone!".[3]

"Wait on Me" was then premiered as the second single to be released from the album. "Whole" was also pre-released prior to the album's launch, being made available as part of the soundtrack to the film "The Giver". An acoustic version of "Speakerphone" was uploaded to the band's official Vevo account in September 2014, while both "I Like Girls" and "Beautiful Excuses" were premiered live during the summer of 2014, with live versions being uploaded to YouTube. This leaves the only track yet to be premiered from the album as the title track, "Let the Road".

Recording

The album was predominantly co-written and produced by Benny Blanco, with additional production from the likes of Robopop, Ross Golan, Steve Mac, Daniel Wilkin and Chris Sclafani. Band members Roche, Wilkin, Morgan and Bagnall only have a co-writing credit on one song on the entire album, "Whole". Ed Sheeran, Mike Posner and Rob Thomas all have co-writing credits on the album. The Sheeran-penned "Hotel Ceiling" was the first song written for the album.[4] The British deluxe edition of the album includes a live version of "Wait on Me" as a bonus track, while the American version features a remix of "Me and My Broken Heart". Lead singer Jake Roche said of the album: "Let The Road is something we're incredibly proud of. Songs have survived 6 years to make it on this album, back when me and Danny were writing in the caravan having no idea where they would end up. We feel incredibly humbled to be able to share this with our fans, and we hope you enjoy listening to it, just as much as we enjoyed making it."[1]

Singles
  • "Me and My Broken Heart" was released as the first single released from Let the Road on 14 March 2014. The single was pre-released as part of a four-track EP in the United States on 18 March 2014.[5] The single peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The music video features the band being arrested after being conned during a card game.
  • "Wait on Me" was released as the second single from the album on 23 July 2014.[6] The music video premiered on October 8, 2014 in the form of an interactive video, where the viewer is able to choose the direction that the video will take.[7]
  • "Hotel Ceiling" was released as the third single from the album on 21 January 2015.[8]
  • "We All Want the Same Thing" was released as the fourth single from the album on 31 May 2015.[9]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
ANDPOP[11]
Evigshed Mag[12]
Knoxville News Sentinel[13]

Let the Road received positive responses from critics. Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel gave the album 3 and a half stars out of 5 and stated that "the best takeaway from Let the Road is that the release is solid. It's not frontloaded with highlights and then filled out with forgettable fluff; if anything, it only gets stronger as it goes."

Track listing
Let the Road — Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let the Road"
  • Benny Blanco
  • Chris Sclafani
3:00
2."Wait on Me"
  • Blanco
  • Stargate
3:57
3."Appreciated"
  • Blanco
  • Golan (add.)
3:52
4."Beautiful Excuses"
  • Roche
  • Bagnall
  • Wilkin
  • Morgan
  • Wilkin
  • Chris Sclafani
4:09
5."Me and My Broken Heart"
  • Blanco
  • Mac
3:13
6."Hotel Ceiling"
Blanco3:10
7."I Like Girls"
Blanco2:46
8."Speakerphone"
  • Roche
  • Bagnall
  • Wilkin
  • Morgan
  • Wilkin
  • Sclafani
3:28
9."We All Want the Same Thing"
3:45
10."Whole"
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Omelio
  • Roche
  • Bagnall
  • Wilkin
  • Morgan
  • Blanco
  • Malik
3:39
Total length:35:41
Let the Road — International deluxe version [14] and Target deluxe version[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Make Out"
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Eric Frederic
3:30
12."Me and My Broken Heart" (Pnau remix)
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Mac
  • Hector
  • Thomas
  • Blanco
  • Mac
5:32
Let the Road — British and Irish deluxe version (bonus tracks)[16][17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Make Out"
  • Levin
  • Malik
  • Eric Frederic
Blanco3:30
12."Wait on Me" (Live from LA's El Rey Theater)
  • Levin
  • Omelio
  • Hector
  • Golan
  • Hermansen
  • Eriksen
  • Blanco
  • Stargate
4:59

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 19
US Billboard 200[19] 32

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Romania (UFPR)[20] Gold N/A

Release history
Region Date Label Format
Canada[21] 3 March 2015
United States[14]
Australia[22] 1 May 2015
Germany[23]
Netherlands[24]
France[25] 4 May 2015
Belgium[26]
Ireland[17] 12 June 2015
United Kingdom[16] 15 June 2015

See also

References
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  2. Garibaldi, Christina. "Rixton may not be naked in new video, but they're 'still a lot of fun'". MTV. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. "Rixton Release Debut 'Me and My Broken Heart' EP on March 18th 2014 [Listen]". Contactmusic.com. 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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  5. SCHOOL BOY/GIANT LITTLE MAN/MAD LOVE/INTERSCOPE RECORDS (5 March 2014). "School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records Sign U.K. Newcomers Rixton". prnewswire.com.
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  11. Mattina, Rebecca. "Track by Track Album Review: Let The Road by Rixton". ANDPOP. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. Lesas, Sylvie. "Rixton Let The Road Debut Album Review". Evigshed Inc. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. Campbell, Chuck. "'Tuned In' review: 'Road' paves the way for Rixton". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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  20. Ioncea, Iulian (3 February 2016). "Trupa Rixton, premiată cu Discul de Aur pentru albumul "Let the Road"" [The band Rixton, awarded Gold for their album "Let the Road"] (in Romanian). Trăiește Muzica. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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