Bridges Not Walls

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Bridges Not Walls
Bridges Not Walls album sleeve.jpg
EP by
Billy Bragg
ReleasedNovember 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) (United Kingdom)
November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) (United States)
RecordedMay; August 2017
StudioStreet-Level Studios III, London
GenreCountry folk, Americana, alternative rock, music hall
Length22:47
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerGrant Showbiz; Tom Pritchard (mix engineer)
Billy Bragg chronology
Shine a Light
(2013) 		Bridges Not Walls
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
The Guardian4/5 stars[3]
Clash magazine7/10 stars[4]
Record Collector4/5 stars[5]

Bridges Not Walls is an extended play by singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, compiling six songs released as downloads and physical CD in 2017.[6] It was released as a Mini-LP on November 3, 2017 and includes the new song "Full English Brexit". It was described in Record Collector as "a solid gold illustration of an always inspiring singer-songwriter finding inspiration in the actions of others[7]."

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Billy Bragg, with the exception track 3 which was written by Anaïs Mitchell and appeared on her album Hadestown.

No.TitleLength
1."The Sleep of Reason"4:32
2."King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood"2:58
3."Why We Build the Wall"3:29
4."Saffiyah Smiles"3:32
5."Not Everything That Counts can be Counted"4:13
6."Full English Brexit"4:03
Total length:22:47

Personnel[]

  • Billy Bragg - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
  • CJ Hillman - electric guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Simon Edwards - double bass, backing vocals
  • Jacob Stoney - piano, organ, Mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Fred Claridge - drums, backing vocals, cajon
  • Judith Goodman - Mellotron
  • May Fitzpatrick - backing vocals
  • Dave Ross - drums

References[]

  1. ^ "Bridges Not Walls – Billy Bragg". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark (November 3, 2017). "Billy Bragg: Bridges Not Walls — review". Allmusic. Allmusic Group.
  3. ^ Mongredien, Phil (November 5, 2017). "Billy Bragg: Bridges Not Walls — review". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group.
  4. ^ Marcham, Rory (November 10, 2017). "Billy Bragg – Bridges Not Walls". Music Republic. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Staunton, Terry (November 10, 2017). "Billy Bragg – Bridges Not Walls". Record Collector. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Billy Bragg releases Bridges Not Walls". Billy Bragg. billybragg.co.uk. November 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Billy Bragg - Bridges Not Walls". Record Collector. Record Collector. November 3, 2017.
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