''Between Dog and Wolf'' is the 12th studio album by British rock band

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, released on 30 September 2013 by Attack Attack Records.

Background

''Between Dog and Wolf'' is the first New Model Army album with new bass player Ceri Monger, replacing Nelson who left after 22 years in the band. The self-produced set was finished in 2013 in Los Angeles and co-produced by

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. It was the first New Model Army to chart in the UK Top 40 Album Chart since ''

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Critical reception

On the ''

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'' website, which aggregates reviews from critics and assigns a normalised rating out of 100, ''Between Dog and Wolf'' received a score of 73, based on 12 mixed and 4 positive reviews. ''Record Collector'' called it "a record of striking primal force", praising new bass player Monger's "expressive grooves". The review in ''

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'' describes "a marked directional change away from ragged punk" in the sound of the album, praising new-found "temperance and restraint" and calling ''Between Dog and Wolf'' "something of a late-in-the-day career high".

Track listing

All tracks written by New Model Army # "Horsemen" – 4:09 # "March in September" – 4:01 # "Seven Times" – 3:22 # "Did You Make It Safe?" – 3:28 # "I Need More Time" – 4:50 # "Pull the Sun" – 5:25 # "Lean Back and Fall" – 3:58 # "Knievel" – 3:16 # "Stormclouds" – 3:40 # "Between Dog and Wolf" – 6:27 # "Qasr El Nil Bridge " – 6:59 # "Tomorrow Came" – 4:09 # "Summer Moors" – 4:20 # "Ghosts" – 5:29

Personnel

New Model Army

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– vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica * Ceri Monger – bass, percussion,

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, backing vocals * Michael Dean – drums, percussion, backing vocals * Dean White – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, percussion * Marshall Gill – guitar, percussion, backing vocals

Guest musicians

* Jade Doherty – layered

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vocals * Tobias Unterberg – cello * Tom Moth –

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* Charlotte Woods –

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* Will Blackstone –

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* Chris Powell –

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, flugelhorn

Production

– producer, recorded by * Michael Dean – producer, recorded by * Dean White – producer, recorded by

Charts

References

External links

Official NMA website
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