New Crown
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| Studio album by Wolfmother | ||||
| Released | 23 March 2014 | |||
| Recorded | July–December 2013 | |||
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| Length | 41:05 | |||
| Label | none (self-released) | |||
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| Consequence of Sound | D |
New Crown is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band Wolfmother. Recorded at Mates Rehearsal Studio in Los Angeles, California and The Shed in Byron Bay, New South Wales, it was produced by the band's frontman and self-released on 23 March 2014, initially as a digital download only available on Bandcamp. It was later reissued physically.
After Wolfmother frontman released the band's planned third album under his own name in 2013, the band returned with a lineup featuring Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Ian Peres, and drummer Vin Steele later in the year. New Crown was recorded throughout the second half of the year, with Peres and Kevin Garcia Fernandez engineering the release.
New Crown received mixed reviews from critics. The musical styles exhibited on the songs, all of which were written by Stockdale, were praised on their own merit, but the album was criticised for its low production values and poor audio fidelity. Despite having no label support and little promotion, New Crown reached number 160 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Following the release of , which was credited to Andrew Stockdale as a solo album despite featuring former members of Wolfmother, it was announced in July 2013 that the band would be reforming. Following additional lineup changes, including the departure of Elliott Hammond who had performed on Keep Moving, the band began recording their third studio album in Los Angeles, California. Recording took place at the Mates Rehearsal Studio, as well as Stockdale's own studio The Shed in Byron Bay, New South Wales. Session drummer Gregg Bissonette was originally slated to perform on the album, but after recording one song with the band his parts were dropped.
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