Blood & Chemistry is the debut full-length studio album by the British alternative rock band Arcane Roots, released in 2013 on Play It Again Sam.[5]

Blood & Chemistry
Studio album by
Released6 May 2013 (2013-05-06)
GenreProgressive rock, post-hardcore
Length58:06
LabelPlay It Again Sam
ProducerDan Austin
Arcane Roots chronology
Left Fire
(2010)
Blood & Chemistry
(2013)
Melancholia Hymns
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press![2]
DIY[3]
Drowned In Sound(6/10)[4]

Background

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On 17 April 2013, Arcane Roots released a teaser video for the album, alongside the release date and a UK headline tour in April–May 2013.[6]

Critical reception

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Clash called the album "full of unabashed, unreserved rock thrills - a potent, powerful document of a band on the rise, it matches the unbridled energy of their live show to a mature control of the studio."[7] The Guardian called it "a record of elaborate verses, heartfelt choruses and skipping time signatures worthy of late-period Biffy Clyro."[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Energy Is Never Lost, Just Redirected"5:12
2."Resolve"4:05
3."Belief"5:17
4."Sacred Shapes"5:03
5."Hell and High Water"5:35
6."Triptych"6:12
7."Slow"7:29
8."Second Breath"5:46
9."Held Like Kites"4:41
10."You Keep Me Here"8:46
Total length:58:06
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Harboured At Sea" (iTunes)3:56

Personnel

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All personnel credits adapted from Blood & Chemistry's liner notes.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Blood & Chemistry by Arcane Roots". Metacritic. (CBS Interactive). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "ALBUM: Arcane Roots - Blood & Chemistry". 6 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Arcane Roots - Blood & Chemistry". diymag.com. 2 May 2013.
  4. ^ Sammy Maine (7 May 2013). "Arcane Roots Blood & Chemistry". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Arcane Roots | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Watch Arcane Roots Blood & Chemistry Album Teaser | Artist News | Festivals For All". www.festivalsforall.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Stream: Arcane Roots - Blood & Chemistry". Clash Magazine. 29 April 2013.
  8. ^ Virtue, Graeme (7 May 2013). "Arcane Roots – review". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  9. ^ Blood & Chemistry (CD). Arcane Roots. Play It Again Sam. 2013. PIASR591CDX.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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