Forgiveness Is Yours is the fourth studio album by the British post-punk band Fat White Family, released on 26 April 2024 by Domino. It is the band's first album without guitarist Saul Adamczewski.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.7/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 71/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[4] |
| NME |   [5] |
| Slant Magazine | [6] |
| MusicOMH | [7] |
| Under the Radar | 6.5/10[8] |
Forgiveness Is Yours received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on seven reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
At Slant Magazine, Steve Erickson stated that "Fat White Family may have dropped some of the more antagonistic aspects of their image and adopted a slightly slicker sound, but their anger is still very palpable. Music isn't worth performing, they seem to suggest, if it doesn't risk pissing people off, or at least challenging the listener's complacency. With Forgiveness Is Yours, Saoudi and company achieve that objective—with a patina of sophistication."[6] In his review for NME, Jordan Bassett wrote about Fat White Family's artistic switch from music that was "more invested in offending their audience than crafting much of a tune" to music that he states is more respectable and "burrows down the rabbit-hole of respectability".[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Archivist" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "John Lennon" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Bullet of Dignity" | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Polygamy Is Only for the Chief" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Visions of Pain" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Today You Become Man" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Religion for One" | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Feed the Horse" | 5:11 |
| 9. | "What's That You Say" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Work" | 4:29 |
| 11. | "You Can't Force It" | 4:03 |
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 61 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 4 |
References
- ^ Briony Edwards (24 January 2024). ""It's about no longer suspecting, but knowing that this will never get any easier… in fact, it's about to get a whole lot worse": Fat White Family are releasing a new album and it's pushed them to the limits of their very existence". Louder Sound. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Forgiveness Is Yours by Fat White Family Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Forgiveness Is Yours by Fat White Family reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Susan (25 April 2024). "Fat White Family – Forgiveness Is Yours". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ a b Bassett, Jordan (25 April 2024). "Fat White Family – 'Forgiveness Is Yours' review: inventive, ambitious and weirdly respectable". NME. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b Erickson, Steve (21 April 2024). "Fat White Family Forgiveness Is Yours Review: Shock Rock with a Side of Sophistication". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Murphy, John (25 April 2024). "Album Reviews Fat White Family - Forgiveness Is Yours". MusicOMH. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ the Raven, Matt. "Fat White Family Forgiveness Is Yours Domino". Under the Radar. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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