New Skin (CRX album)

New Skin

Studio album by CRX
Released	October 28, 2016
Genre	Hard rock stoner rock industrial rock power pop pop rock garage rock desert rock new wave ^[1]^[2]
Length	30:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	Josh Homme

Singles from New Skin
"Ways to Fake It" Released: September 7, 2016 "Broken Bones" Released: October 20, 2016

New Skin is the self-titled debut album by American rock band CRX. It was released on October 28, 2016.^[3] Lead singer, Nick Valensi has described the album's sound as a mix of power pop and heavy metal, and has named The Cars, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello as influences.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	(C+)^[6]
NME	^[7]
DIY	^[8]
The Observer	^[9]

New Skin received positive reviews, and currently holds a score of 71/100 on Metacritic based on seven reviews, indicating a "generally favourable" response.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Nick Valensi, except where noted. Additional music credits in brackets..

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Ways to Fake It"	Richie Follin, Valensi	2:59
2.	"Broken Bones"	Valensi	3:31
3.	"Give It Up"	Valensi	3:52
4.	"Anything"	Valensi	3:27
5.	"Walls"	Iva Davies, Valensi	2:38
6.	"Slow Down"	Valensi, Darian Zahedi	4:06
7.	"On Edge" (Safley, Valensi, Zahedi)	Jon Safley, Valensi, Zahedi	1:53
8.	"Unnatural"	Valensi	2:27
9.	"One Track Mind"	Valensi	2:51
10.	"Monkey Machine"	Valensi	2:48
Total length:			30:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from LP liner notes.^[10]

CRX

Nick Valensi – vocals and guitar
Jon Safley – bass
Darian Zahedi – guitar
Richie Follin – keyboard
Ralph Alexander – drums (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)

Production and additional personnel

Joshua Homme – production
Andrew Scheps – mixing
Jon Theodore – drums (tracks 1, 4)
Justin Hergett – mixing assistant
Mark Rankin – engineering
Gus Oberg – additional engineering
Dan Dixon – additional engineering
Andrew Chavez – additional engineering
Gavin Lurssen – mastering
Boneface – cover art
Warren Fu – art design and direction
Ryan Gentles – management

Thanks

John Kenyon
Justin Smith
Linda Perry
Patrick Keeler
Todd Dahlhoff
Mark Williams
Rosemary Carroll
Aleks Cisneros
Victoria Mahoney
Fab Moretti
Amanda De Cadenet

References

↑ "Nick Valensi of CRX and The Strokes interview with Miles the DJ". YouTube. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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↑ Doyle, Patrick. "Nick Valensi on New Side Project, State of the Strokes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
1 2 "New Skin by CRX on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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↑ Swann, Emma. "Album Review: CRX – New Skin". DIY. DIY. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
↑ Carnwath, Ally. "CRX: New Skin review – flickering embers of the Strokes". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
↑ "crx-liner". Imgur.

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