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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Crown and Treaty
| name = Crown and Treaty
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Sweet Billy Pilgrim]]
| artist = [[Sweet Billy Pilgrim]]
| Cover = Cover_art_for_Crown_and_Treaty_(album).jpg
| cover = Cover_art_for_Crown_and_Treaty_(album).jpg
| Released = 30 April 2012
| alt =
| released = 30 April 2012
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
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| Label = Luxor Purchase
| Producer = Tim Elsenburg
| venue =
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| Last album = ''[[Twice Born Men]]''<br />(2009)
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| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| This album = '''''Crown and Treaty'''''<br />(2012)
| length =
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| Next album = ''Motorcade Amnesiacs''<br/>(2015)
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| label = Luxor Purchase
| producer = Tim Elsenburg
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| prev_title = [[Twice Born Men]]
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| next_title = Motorcade Amnesiacs
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'''''Crown and Treaty''''' is an album by English band [[Sweet Billy Pilgrim]]. It is the follow up album to ''[[Twice Born Men]]'', a [[Mercury Music Prize]] album of the year 2009.
'''''Crown and Treaty''''' is an album by English band [[Sweet Billy Pilgrim]]. It is the follow-up album to ''[[Twice Born Men]]'', a [[Mercury Music Prize]] album of the year 2009. It is named after the [[Crown and Treaty]] pub in Uxbridge, London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweet Billy Pilgrim |url=https://www.ukfestivalguides.com/artists/sweet-billy-pilgrim/ |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=UK Festival Guides}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| MC = 88/100<ref name=MC/>
| MC = 88/100<ref name=MC/>
| rev1 = [[BBC Music]]
| rev1 = [[BBC Music]]
| rev1Score = (positive)<ref name=BBC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/33b6 |title=Review of Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Crown and Treaty |publisher=[[BBC Music]] |last=Smith |first=Sid |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev1Score = (positive)<ref name=BBC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/33b6 |title=Review of Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty |publisher=[[BBC Music]] |last=Smith |first=Sid |date=23 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev2 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev2Score = B<ref name=CoS>{{Cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2012/05/album-review-sweet-billy-pilgrim-crown-and-treaty/ |title=Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Crown and Treaty |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] |last=Hardy |first=Tony |date=4 May 2012 |accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
| rev2Score = B<ref name=CoS>{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2012/05/album-review-sweet-billy-pilgrim-crown-and-treaty/ |title=Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] |last=Hardy |first=Tony |date=4 May 2012 |accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev3 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev3Score = 6/10<ref name=NME>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/sweet-billy-pilgrim/13032 |title=Sweet Billy Pilgrim - 'Crown and Treaty' |publisher=[[NME]] |last=Howard |first=Tom |date=13 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev3Score = 6/10<ref name=NME>{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200915/http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-sweet-billy-pilgrim-13032 |archive-date=31 January 2018 |url-status=dead |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/sweet-billy-pilgrim/13032 |title=Sweet Billy Pilgrim – 'Crown and Treaty' |work=[[NME]] |last=Howard |first=Tom |date=13 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[The Observer]]
| rev4 = [[The Observer]]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Observer>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/29/sweet-billy-pilgrim-crown-treaty |title=Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Crown and Treaty – review |publisher=[[The Observer]] |last=Mongredien |first=Phil |date=29 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Observer>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/29/sweet-billy-pilgrim-crown-treaty |title=Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Crown and Treaty – review |publisher=[[The Observer]] |last=Mongredien |first=Phil |date=29 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[The Scotsman]]
| rev5 = [[The Scotsman]]
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Scotsman>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/music/album-review-sweet-billy-pilgrim-crown-and-treaty-1-2262625 |title=Album review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty |publisher=[[The Scotsman]] |last=Somerville |first=Colin |date=29 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=Scotsman>{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140901/https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/music/album-review-sweet-billy-pilgrim-crown-and-treaty-1-2262625 |archive-date=31 January 2018 |url-status=dead |url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/music/album-review-sweet-billy-pilgrim-crown-and-treaty-1-2262625 |title=Album review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty |work=[[The Scotsman]] |last=Somerville |first=Colin |date=29 April 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2012}}</ref>
}}
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''Crown and Treaty'' received positive reviews upon release. On [[Metacritic]], the album holds a score of 88/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/crown-and-treaty/sweet-billy-pilgrim |title=Crown and Treaty by Sweet Billy Pilgrim Reviews and Tracks |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>
''Crown and Treaty'' received positive reviews upon release. On [[Metacritic]], the album holds a score of 88/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name=MC>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/crown-and-treaty/sweet-billy-pilgrim |title=Crown and Treaty by Sweet Billy Pilgrim Reviews and Tracks |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "Archaeology"
# "Archaeology"
# "Blakefield Gold"
# "Blakefield Gold"
# "Arrived At Upside Down"
# "Arrived at Upside Down"
# "Blood Is Big Expense"
# "Blood Is Big Expense"
# "Brugada"
# "Brugada"
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Anthony Bishop - bass
*Anthony Bishop – bass
*[[Jana Carpenter]] - vocals
*[[Jana Carpenter]] – vocals
*Alistair Hamer - drums
*Alistair Hamer – drums
*Tim Elsenburg - vocals, guitar, producer, mixing
*Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2012 albums]]
[[Category:2012 albums]]

Latest revision as of 11:33, 26 October 2023

Crown and Treaty
Studio album by
Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Released30 April 2012
GenreAlternative rock
LabelLuxor Purchase
ProducerTim Elsenburg
Sweet Billy Pilgrim chronology
Twice Born Men
(2009) 		Crown and Treaty
(2012) 		Motorcade Amnesiacs
(2015)

Crown and Treaty is an album by English band Sweet Billy Pilgrim. It is the follow-up album to Twice Born Men, a Mercury Music Prize album of the year 2009. It is named after the Crown and Treaty pub in Uxbridge, London.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Music(positive)[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
NME6/10[5]
The Observer[6]
The Scotsman[7]

Crown and Treaty received positive reviews upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 88/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Joyful Reunion"
  2. "Archaeology"
  3. "Blakefield Gold"
  4. "Arrived at Upside Down"
  5. "Blood Is Big Expense"
  6. "Brugada"
  7. "Kracklite"
  8. "Shadow Captain"
  9. "Blue Sky Falls"

Personnel

[edit]
  • Anthony Bishop – bass
  • Jana Carpenter – vocals
  • Alistair Hamer – drums
  • Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing

References

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  1. ^ "Sweet Billy Pilgrim". UK Festival Guides. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Crown and Treaty by Sweet Billy Pilgrim Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ Smith, Sid (23 April 2012). "Review of Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. ^ Hardy, Tony (4 May 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ^ Howard, Tom (13 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – 'Crown and Treaty'". NME. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  6. ^ Mongredien, Phil (29 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Crown and Treaty – review". The Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  7. ^ Somerville, Colin (29 April 2012). "Album review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2012.


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