Beast (Beast album)

Beast is the debut album of Canadian band Beast. The album was made available internationally on iTunes on November 4, 2008. While it has been physically released in Canada, international releases have not been announced.[2]

Beast
Studio album by
Beast
Released2008
GenreIndietronica, trip hop, electronic rock
Length40:54
LabelPheromone Recordings
ProducerJean-Phi Goncalves
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Their self-titled debut album was very well received by critics, including The Globe and Mail, which suggested that Beast “stands an excellent chance of being the next big success story from the Montreal music scene”,[3] and the Toronto Star, which called it “one of the most strikingly original and swaggeringly bad-ass Canadian albums to rear its head in recent memory”.[4] allmusic said the album sounds "a little like Portishead fronted by Annie Lennox" and said that "even if the album isn't groundbreaking, the vocals are top-notch and the production is excellent, a perfect balance between sinister and poppy." [5]

The first single from the album, "Mr. Hurricane", was released as a free Single of the Week on iTunes after the album's release.[6]

On January 2011, the album was certified Gold by the CRIA for selling over 40,000 copies.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bonifassi, Goncalves, and Wilcox unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Devil" (Bonifassi, Charest, Goncalves, Wilcox)3:22
2."Finger Prints"4:34
3."Microcyte"3:39
4."Interlude 1"0:21
5."Mr. Hurricane"3:25
6."Out of Control"4:35
7."Ashtray"4:53
8."Dark Eyes"3:48
9."City"3:24
10."Arrow"3:39
11."Interlude 2"0:17
12."Satan" (Bonifassi, Goncalves, Mingus, Wilcox)5:34

Personnel
  • Beast
  • Alex McMahan - piano (3), organ (6, 12), keyboards (9, 12), string Arrangements (2)
  • Paul Hemmings - guitar (5, 6, 10)
  • Mélanie Auclair - cello (tracks: 2, 6, 10)
  • Guido del Fabbro - violin (tracks: 2, 6, 10)
  • Cristobal Tapia de Veer - nylon guitar (track: 7)
  • Tyrone Benskin - preacher, raps (track 9)
  • Yann Perreau, Antoine Gratton, Marie-Pierre Fournier, Caroline d'été, Emilie Laforest, Sébastion Nasra, Vance Payn, Frank Deweare - backing vocals (Track: 5)

Credits
  • Executive Producer, Artistic Director - Sébastion Nasra
  • A&R Consultant - Kim Cooke
  • Artwork Supervisor - Phillipe Normand
  • Photography - Marianne Larochelle
  • Assisted photography - Serge Landau
  • Hair and Make-up - Leslie-Ann Thompson
  • Sylists - Karine Lamontagne (Betty) and Eve Gravel (Jean-Phi)
  • Graphic Designer - Jensy White
  • Mixing - Pierre Girard
  • Mastering - Adam Ayan

Chart positions
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 25

References
  1. "allmusic ((( Beast > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  2. BEAST website
  3. Everett-Green, Robert, "A Beastly buzz", The Globe and Mail, December 17, 2008 Last accessed March 6, 2009
  4. Rayner, Ben (29 January 2009). "This Beast has a growl all its own". The Toronto Star. Retrieved Mar 6, 2009.
  5. allmusic (((Beast > Overview )))
  6. Baron, Zach, "Another Free iTunes Single of the Week: Beast's "'Mr. Hurricane'", The Village Voice, November 4, 2008 Accessed November 8, 2008
  7. "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  8. Beast (CD, Album) at Discogs
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