Wrong Creatures

Wrong Creatures is the eighth studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The album was released through Vagrant Records on January 12, 2018.[2][3]

Wrong Creatures
Studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Released	January 12, 2018
Recorded	2015–2017
Studio	Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) 606 (Los Angeles, CA) The Station House (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Alternative rock[1]
Length	59:05
Label	Abstract Dragon Vagrant Cobraside PIAS Cooperative
Producer	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Nick Launay
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology
Specter at the Feast (2013) Wrong Creatures (2018)
Singles from Wrong Creatures
"Little Thing Gone Wild" Released: September 12, 2017 "Haunt" Released: October 23, 2017 "Question of Faith" Released: November 6, 2017 "King of Bones" Released: November 19, 2017

Four songs were released as singles in late 2017 ahead of the album's release: "Little Thing Gone Wild", "Haunt", "Question of Faith", and "King of Bones". A limited edition package with a clear vinyl edition of the album, a black BRMC-branded Hohner harmonica, and a 'Black Cassette EP' was released in late April 2018. The EP contained three new unreleased songs and an extended version of the album's opener, "DFF".

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Classic Rock	[6]
Drowned in Sound	[7]
The Independent	[8]
NME	[9]
The Observer	[10]
Paste	6.4/10[11]
Pitchfork	5.8/10[12]
PopMatters	[13]
Sputnikmusic	[1]

Wrong Creatures received generally favorable reviews from music critics. On review aggregator website Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the album was assigned a score of 71/100 based on 18 reviews.[4]

Track listing

Track listing and lengths confirmed by iTunes.[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"DFF"	1:54
2.	"Spook"	3:45
3.	"King of Bones"	3:57
4.	"Haunt"	5:51
5.	"Echo"	5:14
6.	"Ninth Configuration"	6:53
7.	"Question of Faith"	5:20
8.	"Calling Them All Away"	6:46
9.	"Little Thing Gone Wild"	3:19
10.	"Circus Bazooko"	5:42
11.	"Carried from the Start"	4:50
12.	"All Rise"	5:40

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15]	45
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18]	59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	22
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[20]	5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	8
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	35
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[23]	24
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24]	6
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[25]	6
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[26]	38

References

1. "Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Wrong Creatures". Sputnikmusic. January 15, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
2. "New Album "Wrong Creatures" and US Tour!". Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. September 12, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
3. Leight, Elias (September 12, 2017). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Preview New LP With Raucous 'Little Thing Gone Wild'" (Web). Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
4. "Wrong Creatures by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
5. Collar, Matt. "Wrong Creatures - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
6. Beaumont, Mark (January 31, 2018). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Wrong Creatures album review". Classic Rock. Future plc. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
7. Adcock, Lee (January 12, 2018). "Album Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Wrong Creatures". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
8. Gill, Andy (January 11, 2018). "Album reviews: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures, The Go! Team – Semicircle, Jonny Greenwood – Phantom Thread". The Independent. Lebedev Media. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
9. Trendell, Andrew (January 10, 2018). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – 'Wrong Creatures' Review". NME. NME. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
10. Mongredien, Phil (January 14, 2018). "Black Rebel Motorcyle (sic) Club: Wrong Creatures review – another stolid affair". The Observer. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
11. Desler, Madison (January 10, 2018). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club:: Wrong Creatures Album Review". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
12. Deusner, Stephen (January 13, 2018). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Wrong Creatures Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
13. Driver, Richard (February 8, 2018). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Takes on Death and Loss on 'Wrong Creatures'". PopMatters. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
14. "Wrong Creatures by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
15. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
16. "Austriancharts.at – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
17. "Ultratop.be – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
18. "Ultratop.be – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
20. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Wrong Creatures". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
23. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
24. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
25. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
26. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2018.