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| Released | July 3, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 44:41 | |||
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| Producer | Trapt | |||
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"The new TRAPT album "Shadow Work" is the best piece of music Trapt has put out and probably one of the top 5 albums that will ever exist for all of time."
—Trapt's Twitter account in May, several weeks before the release of Shadow Work [1]
Shadow Work is the eighth studio album by American rock band Trapt, released on July 3, 2020. The album was a commercial and critical failure at release. [2]
Critical and commercial reception
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Neil Z. Yeung writing that the album offers "some polished anthems to balance with their typical crunchy assault" and particularly praises the band's cover of " Who Will Save Your Soul". [3]
Shadow Work sold 600 copies in its first week, [4] an 87% decrease from 2016's DNA [5] and below the 5,400 anticipated sales. [6] Vocalist Chris Taylor Brown disputed these figures, claiming sales among the several thousand. [7] Brown's subsequent social media use got the band's accounts suspended [8] and led to drummer Michael Smith leaving the band. [9] The band's subsequent tours have been poorly attended. [10]
Track listing
- "Make It Out Alive" – 3:31
- "I Want to Want What I Want" – 3:53
- "Tell Me How You Really Feel" – 4:10
- "Too Little Too Late" – 4:04
- "Far Enough Away" – 4:15
- "Turn Me Around Again" – 3:13
- "Trying Too Hard" – 3:27
- "Let Me Down Slowly" – 3:11
- "Too Far Away" – 3:58
- "Get You Back" – 3:32
- "Hold and Be Held" – 3:27
- " Save Your Soul" ( Jewel Kilcher) – 3:59
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
- "Fire" – 4:03
- "Make It Out Alive" (Acoustic) – 3:26
- "Tell Me How You Really Feel" (Acoustic) – 4:08
- "Far Enough Away" (Acoustic) – 4:15
- "Turn Me Around Again" (Acoustic) – 3:05
- "Let Me Down Slowly" (Acoustic) – 3:15
The digital deluxe edition bonus tracks includes "Fire" as the opening track and an acoustic recording (length 4:15) of the song as the 13th.
Personnel
Trapt
- Chris Taylor Brown – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, production
- Pete Charell – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering at Fat Tracks Studio, production
- Brendan Hengle – lead guitar
- Mike Smith – drums
Additional personnel
- Jack Daniels – engineering, mixing at Dexter Doc Studio
- Mike Kalajiah – mastering at Rogue Planet Mastering
- Travis Livingstone – cover art [11]
- Rob Nadler – engineering at Fat Tracks Studio
See also
References
- ^ Kaufman, Spencer (May 12, 2020). "Trapt to Release "Probably One of the Top 5 Albums That Will Ever Exist for All of Time," Says Trapt". News. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "TRAPT To Release 'Shadow Work' Album In June". Blabbermouth.net. May 11, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Yeung, Neil Z. (n.d.). "Trapt – Shadow Work". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Blanchet, Brenton (July 15, 2020). "Trapt's New Album Sells 600 Copies First Week, Band Says Not So Fast". News. Spin. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Dowd, Rachael (July 15, 2020). "Apparently Trapt's new album only sold 600 copies but they say it's wrong". Music. Alternative Press. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Rosenberg, Axl (July 15, 2020). "Trapt's New Album Shatters Sales Records, Makes America Great Again". MetalSucks. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "TRAPT Deny They Only Sold 600 Copies of New Album, Claim 4K In Sales, Offer No Proof". Metal Injection. July 16, 2020.
- ^ Harrington, Jim (November 20, 2020). "Los Gatos rock act reportedly kicked off Facebook for Proud Boys post". Things to Do > Music. The Mercury News. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Trapt Drummer Quits Band Over Singer's MAGA Rants". Heavy Consequence > Heavy Music News. Consequence of Sound. January 24, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (August 18, 2023). "TRAPT Is Still Out There, Playing To Basically Nobody". Metal Injection. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ Dowd, Rachael (September 18, 2020). "Trapt say they won't be disputing their lawsuit on a 'Judge Judy' episode". Music. Alternative Press. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
External links
- Shadow Work at Discogs (list of releases)
- Shadow Work at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- The Singer From Trapt Has Gone Full MAGA from Consequence of Sound
- We’ll Never Forget Trapt’s Year-Long Meltdown from Mel Magazine
