Armed Love (original) (raw)
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2004 studio album by The (International) Noise Conspiracy
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| Studio album by The (International) Noise Conspiracy | |
| Released | July 12, 2004 |
| Studio | Akademie Mathematique Of Philosophical Sound Research, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Sound City Studios |
| Genre | Garage rock • garage punk • dance punk • post-punk revival |
| Length | 39:27 |
| Label | Burning Heart (Europe/Australia)American (USA/Canada/Australia)Epitaph (USA/Australia)Unknown[1] (China)Warner Bros[2] (2005 USA promo) |
| Producer | Rick Rubin |
| The (International) Noise Conspiracy chronology | |
| A New Morning, Changing Weather(2001) Armed Love(2004) The Cross Of My Calling(2008) |
Professional ratings
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 62/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7/10[5] |
Armed Love is a studio album by The (International) Noise Conspiracy.[6][7] Released on July 12, 2004, it is the first of two recording collaborations with producer Rick Rubin.
All tracks are written by The (International) Noise Conspiracy
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Small Demand" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "The Way I Feel About You" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Let's Make History" | 4:06 |
| 4. | "The Dream is Over" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "All in All" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Black Mask" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Communist Moon" | 3:44 |
| 8. | "This Side of Heaven" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Like a Landslide" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Armed Love" | 4:49 |
Notes
- "Black Mask" is different from the composition featured on The First Conspiracy.
- The North American release included two other tracks, "A Voice of Our Own," and "Guns for Everyone", in addition to a different running order of the other tracks.
Band
- Ludwig Dahlberg – drums, percussion
- Inge Johansson – bass
- Dennis Lyxzén – lead vocals, harmonica
- Lars Strömberg – guitars, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Charlotte Hatherley – backing vocals
- Sam Velde – backing vocals
- Benmont Tench – keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 8 and 9)
- Billy Preston – keyboards (tracks 4, 5 6 and 10)
- Jonas Kullhammar – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 5, and 7)
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Jonas Kullhammar – saxophone (tracks 1 and 9)
Production and design
- Hugo Sundkvist (Hitsville Graphics) – artwork, design, art direction
- Lindsay Chase – coordinator (album production)
- Jason Lader – additional sound engineer
- Claudius Mittendorfer – sound engineer assistant
- sound engineer assistant
- Miles Wilson – sound engineer assistant
- Ohkee Kim – sound engineer assistant
- Morgan Johansson (Moondog Entertainment) – management
- Trevor Silmser (Marathon Management) – co-management (for North America)
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Glen E. Friedman – photography
- Karl Johann Magnusson – photography (back)
- Rick Rubin – production
- Andrew Scheps – recording
- David Schiffman – recording
- Patrick Daly – sleeve notes
- ^ "The International Noise Conspiracy – Armed Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "The International Noise Conspiracy – Armed Love". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Armed Love by The (International) Noise Conspiracy". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ sendra, Tim. Armed Love at AllMusic
- ^ "The (International) Noise Conspiracy: Armed Love". Pitchfork.
- ^ "(International) Noise Conspiracy Prefer Armed Love To Hippie Love". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
- ^ "The (International) Noise Conspiracy Armed Love". exclaim.ca.