Whales and Leeches - Misplaced Pages

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"DOEN"		3:18
2.	"Blood Like Cream"		3:33
3.	"No Hope"		2:58
4.	"Crows in Swine"		3:01
5.	"Voices of the Dead"		2:43
6.	"Behind the Light"		2:44
7.	"Dawn Rising"	Beam, Giles, Sullivan, Sherman, Mike Scheidt	7:01
8.	"Failure"		4:57
9.	"1516"		3:37
10.	"This Animal"		2:42
11.	"Every Little Twist"		4:40

Deluxe edition CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Murder the Mountains"	1:54
13.	"Black Water"	4:40

iTunes deluxe edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"It's Always There"

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork
Exclaim!
Punknews

There was a high level of critical reception for the album, with reviews varying from mixed to positive.

Quietus felt that the album was appreciable by a broad audience with its catchy refrains but was repetitive and lacked the substance of the band's prior works.

Punknews was slightly positive, again raising concerns that certain songs were repetitive. However Blood Like Cream was exulted as their catchiest song to date. Overall, the reviewer notes that though the album is indistinguishable from others in the genre, for those who like "loud sludgy riffs, face-melting solos and Ozzy-esque vocal hooks, Red Fang will satisfy your appetite".

Exclaim! had mostly positive comments on the album, stating that though similar in nature to their prior music, the music was a major refinement on prior efforts, to form a particularly aggressive variation of stoner rock.

AllMusic reported positively, feeling that Red Fang had managed to operate on two levels with the release, managing "to get psychedelic without abandoning the non-stop riff-fests that made their first two albums such a welcome change of pace". In doing so, it was rated with other successful stand outs of the genre for retaining quality while adding complexity, coupled with being suitable for a wider range of audiences.

Pitchfork had mixed or negative analysis of the album. While the technical competence of Red Fang were appreciated, an absence of substance in the music, coupled with extreme repetitiveness, was felt to make the album difficult going and unsuitable for repeat listening.

Personnel

Red Fang

Aaron Beam – bass, vocals, additional guitars, production
Maurice Bryan Giles – guitars, vocals, production
David Sullivan – guitars, production
John Sherman – drums, production

Additional musicians

Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards, piano, and synthesizer on "Crows in Swine"
Mike Scheidt – vocals on "Dawn Rising"
Pall Jenkins – vocals and musical saw on "Every Little Twist"

Production personnel

Chris Funk – production, engineering, organ, synthesizer, tambourine
Graeme Gibson – engineering
Adam Selzer – engineering
Vance Powell – mixing
Eddie Spear – mixing assistant
Pete Lyman – mastering
Orion Landau – artwork, layout

References

"Red Fang "Whales and Leeches" review". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
^ Gregory Heaney. "Whales and Leeches review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ Grayson Currin (23 October 2013). "Whales and Leeches review by Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ Natalie Zina Walschots (25 October 2013). "Whales and Leeches review by Exclaim!". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Tori Pederson". Punknews.org. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
Tom O'Boyle (4 November 2013). "Whales and Leeches review by Quietus". Quietus. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

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