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2013 studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Specter at the Feast is the seventh studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on March 18, 2013 in Europe and March 19, 2013 in the US. It was released under the band's own record label, Abstract Dragon, through Vagrant Records. Unlike Beat The Devil's Tattoo, the album wasn't produced by Michael Been, who died after he suffered a heart attack mid-tour in 2010 while the band was playing at Pukkelpop. As a result, Specter at the Feast was a way for the band to mourn their loss and rid the pain, as he was the father of bassist Robert Levon Been, but also their live sound technician and a mentor to all the members.[12]
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| Released | March 18, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Length | 58:42 | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 65/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Austin Chronicle |  [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | D[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | (7/10)[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| musicOMH | [7] |
| NME | (7/10)[8] |
| Paste | (8.0/10.0)[9] |
| Pitchfork | (5.1/10.0)[10] |
| Under the Radar |    [11] |
The band's first single from the album, a cover of The Call's 1989 hit "Let the Day Begin", available as a free download on their official website. The same day, the song became Q's track of the day.[13] The band have also released the "Let the Day Begin" EP for free, consisting of the single and the album track "Returning", which has also been made available for streaming on the official website.[14]
The band have released a six-part promotional short film documenting the recording of Specter at the Feast.[12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fire Walker" | 6:23 |
| 2. | "Let the Day Begin" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Returning" | 5:34 |
| 4. | "Lullaby" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Hate the Taste" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Rival" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Teenage Disease" | 3:22 |
| 8. | "Some Kind of Ghost" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Sometimes the Light" | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Funny Games" | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Sell It" | 6:46 |
| 12. | "Lose Yourself" | 8:39 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] | 39 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] | 65 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 54 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19] | 27 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 55 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 67 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] | 67 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 21 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 32 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 31 |
| US Billboard 200[26] | 35 |
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