All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell

All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell is the second album by American rock band Pvris. It was released August 25, 2017.[7] The first single "Heaven" was released April 30, 2017.[8]

All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
Studio album by Pvris
Released	August 25, 2017
Recorded	2016–2017
Genre	Electropop[1] synth-pop[2] dark pop[3] alternative rock[4] pop[5] electro-rock[6]
Length	42:56
Label	Rise
Producer	Blake Harnage Lyndsey Gunnulfsen
Pvris chronology
White Noise (2014) All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell (2017) Hallucinations (2019)
Singles from All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
"Heaven" Released: April 30, 2017 "What's Wrong" Released: June 13, 2017 "Anyone Else" Released: August 23, 2017 "Same Soul" Released: December 15, 2017

Background

On July 27, 2016, Lynn Gunn posted a photo on her Twitter showing 45 songs that had been written for the band's second album.[9] Pvris played their last show of 2016 at Summer Sonic Osaka on August 21.[10] After this they went to the city of Utica in upstate New York to record their second album in a supposedly haunted church turned record studio.[11] On February 13, 2017, Pvris confirmed on a post on their Facebook page that the album was done being recorded.[12] On February 17, 2017, Pvris updated all of their social media platforms with a new theme as well as a post with the roman numerals "II XX XVII" or 2 20 17.[13] On February 20 they announced a small European tour.[14] Lynn Gunn then proceeded to tweet out, "Oh my loves, can't you see? The new era has just begun."[15] She also confirmed that fans would get to hear some new songs on the European tour. On May 4, and May 5, 2017, Pvris performed in London as a part of their European tour and previewed the song "Half" for the first time as a part of their new album. The song was later released as the first promotional single from the album on July 14, 2017. "Winter" was subsequently released on August 3, 2017, as the second promotional single. The title of the album was likely influenced or derived from the last lines of the Emily Dickinson poem, "My life closed twice before its close".

Release

On May 1, All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell was initially announced for release on August 4. However, on July 18, the release was pushed back to August 25 due to "last minute production tweaks".

Singles

On April 30, 2017, Pvris premiered the single "Heaven" from the album on BBC's Radio 1 Rock Show.[8][16]

On June 13, Pvris premiered "What's Wrong" on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show as the second single from the album. The track topped the Kerrang! Rock Chart and spent several further weeks in the top 20.[17]

On July 14, Pvris released a promotional single from the album, "Half", along with a visualette found on YouTube.

On August 3, Pvris released another promotional single, "Winter", with another visualette, promoted on social media.

On August 23, Pvris released the third single of their album “Anyone Else” by promoting it on their social media.

On December 15, Pvris released a radio edit of "Same Soul" as the fourth single from the album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[18]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[19]
London Evening Standard	[20]
NME	[21]
Q	[22]
Rock Sound	8/10[23]

All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell received critical acclaim from music critics. At review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has an average score of 86 out of 100, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[18] Before release, Alternative Press included the album on their list of the most anticipated albums of the year.[24] George Garner of Q said the album "marks an intensification of that latent darkness and musical expansiveness" as heard on White Noise.[22]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heaven"	4:14
2.	"Half"	4:30
3.	"Anyone Else"	4:36
4.	"What's Wrong"	4:59
5.	"Walk Alone"	5:13
6.	"Same Soul"	3:47
7.	"Winter"	3:47
8.	"No Mercy"	3:59
9.	"Separate"	4:19
10.	"Nola 1"	3:39
Total length:		42:56

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25]	12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[26] [27]	51
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28]	80
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[29]	45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30]	81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31]	97
Irish Albums (IRMA)[32]	21
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[33]	1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[34]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35]	71
UK Albums (OCC)[36]	4
US Billboard 200[37]	41
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[38]	4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[39]	4

References

Citations

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2. "Pvris: All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell". Spectrum Culture. Sep 6, 2017. Retrieved Jan 9, 2021.
3. "Review: PVRIS – All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell". Aug 25, 2017. Retrieved Jan 9, 2021.
4. "Album Review: PVRIS – All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell". Aug 24, 2017. Retrieved Jan 9, 2021.
5. https://www.nme.com/reviews/pvris-know-heaven-review-2128352
6. Ellis, Nina (Aug 28, 2017). "PVRIS – All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell (Album Review)". Retrieved Jan 9, 2021.
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17. Kerrang! Rock Chart, Kerrang!, issue 1681, 29 July 2017, page 12.
18. All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell by PVRIS, retrieved 2017-09-08
19. Maria Sherman (24 August 2017). "PVRIS All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell". NME. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
20. Rick Pearson (25 August 2017). "PVRIS - All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell review". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
21. Anita Bhagwandas (24 August 2017). "PVRIS - 'All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell' Review". NME. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
22. Garner 2017, p. 115
23. McLaughlin 2017, p. 82
24. "The 14 most anticipated albums for the rest of 2017". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. August 4, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-15. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
25. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
26. "Austriancharts.at – Pvris – All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
27. "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts". oe3.ORF.at. Retrieved Jan 9, 2021.
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32. "Irish Albums Chart: 1 September 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
33. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
34. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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36. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
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38. "Pvris Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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• Garner, George (September 2017). Kessler, Ted (ed.). "Review". Q. London: Bauer Media Group. ISSN 0955-4955.
• McLaughlin, David (Summer 2017). McLaughlin, David (ed.). "Reviews". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (229). ISSN 1465-0185.