Hey Clockface
Hey Clockface | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 30 October 2020 | |||
Recorded | 2019–2020 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 49:52 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Producer | Elvis Costello, Sebastian Krys, Michael Leonhart | |||
Elvis Costello chronology | ||||
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Hey Clockface is the 31st studio album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. The album was released on 30 October 2020 by Concord Records.[1][2]
Critical reception[]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Independent | [5] |
musicOMH | [6] |
The Observer | [8] |
Pitchfork | 7.5/10[7] |
The Telegraph | [9] |
Hey Clockface received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 80, which indicates "generally favourable reviews", based on 9 reviews.[3]
Track listing[]
All songs written by Elvis Costello, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Revolution #49" | 2:41 | |
2. | "No Flag" | 3:56 | |
3. | "They're Not Laughing at Me Now" | 4:26 | |
4. | "Newspaper Pane" | Costello, Michael Leonhart, Bill Frisell | 4:10 |
5. | "I Do (Zula's Song)" | 3:49 | |
6. | "We Are All Cowards Now" | 3:36 | |
7. | "Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me?" | Costello, Fats Waller, Andy Razaf | 2:56 |
8. | "The Whirlwind" | 3:17 | |
9. | "Hetty O'Hara Confidential" | 4:14 | |
10. | "The Last Confession of Vivian Whip" | Costello, Steve Nieve, Muriel Téodori | 2:59 |
11. | "What Is It That I Need That I Don't Already Have?" | 3:46 | |
12. | "Radio Is Everything" | Costello, Leonhart, Frisell, Nels Cline | 4:25 |
13. | "I Can't Say Her Name" | 2:57 | |
14. | "Byline" | 2:40 | |
Total length: | 49:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Phonographic Memory" | 4:05 |
Total length: | 54:04 |
Charts[]
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 21 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 166 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 91 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 15 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 88 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 39 |
References[]
- ^ "Elvis Costello Announces New Album Hey Clockface, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Hey Clockface by Elvis Costello". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hey Clockface by Elvis Costello Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Hey Clockface - Elvis Costello". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Album reviews: Bring Me the Horizon, Elvis Costello and Eels". The Independent. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". musicOMH. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". Pitchfork. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface review – worthy of your time". The Guardian. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Elvis Costello, Hey Clockface, review: a hot, defiant mess to rouse us out of lockdown". The Telegraph. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "ヘイ・クロックフェイス [SHM-CD][CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
Categories:
- 2020 albums
- Concord Records albums
- Elvis Costello albums
- 2020s album stubs