Bridges Not Walls

Bridges Not Walls
EP by Billy Bragg
Released November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) (United Kingdom)
November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) (United States)
Recorded May; August 2017
Studio Street-Level Studios III, London
Genre Country folk, Americana, alternative rock, music hall
Length 22:47
Label Cooking Vinyl
Producer Grant Showbiz; Tom Pritchard (mix engineer)
Billy Bragg chronology
Shine a Light
(2013)		 Bridges Not Walls
(2017)

Bridges Not Walls is the sixteenth studio album by singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, compiling six songs released as downloads and physical CD in 2017.[1] 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[2]."

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Amazon[5]
The Guardian[6]
Clash magazine[7]
Record Collector[8]

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