''Shadow Work'' is the eighth studio album by American
rock
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band
Trapt
Trapt is an American rock band formed in Los Gatos, California. Nine studio albums have been recorded to date: ''Amalgamation'' (1999), '' Trapt'' (2002), '' Someone in Control'' (2005), '' Only Through the Pain'' (2008), '' No Apologies'' (2 ...
, released on July 3, 2020. The album was a critical and commercial failure at release.
Critical and commercial reception
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's Neil Z. Yeung rated this album 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing that the album offers "some polished anthems to balance with their typical crunchy assault" and particularly praises the band's cover of "
Who Will Save Your Soul
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''Shadow Work'' sold 600 copies in its first week,
an 87% decrease from 2016's ''
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and significantly below the 5,400 anticipated sales.
This was the first time the band did not make it to the US
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since ''Amalgamation''. Vocalist Chris Taylor Brown disputed these figures, claiming sales among the several thousand.
Brown's subsequent social media use got the band's accounts suspended
and led to drummer Michael Smith leaving Trapt.
The band's subsequent tours were poorly attended.
Track listing
#"Make It Out Alive" – 3:31
#"I Want to Want What I Want" – 3:53
#"Tell Me How You Really Feel" – 4:10
#"Too Little Too Late" – 4:04
#"Far Enough Away" – 4:15
#"Turn Me Around Again" – 3:13
#"Trying Too Hard" – 3:27
#"Let Me Down Slowly" – 3:11
#"Too Far Away" – 3:58
#"Get You Back" – 3:32
#"Hold and Be Held" – 3:27
#"
Save Your Soul" (
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) – 3:59
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
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"Fire" – 4:03
#"Make It Out Alive" (Acoustic) – 3:26
#"Tell Me How You Really Feel" (Acoustic) – 4:08
#"Far Enough Away" (Acoustic) – 4:15
#"Turn Me Around Again" (Acoustic) – 3:05
#"Let Me Down Slowly" (Acoustic) – 3:15
The digital deluxe edition bonus tracks includes "Fire" as the opening track and an acoustic recording (length 4:15) of the song as the 13th.
Personnel
Trapt
*Chris Taylor Brown – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, production
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*Pete Charell – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineering
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at Fat Tracks Studio, production
*Brendan Hengle – lead guitar
*Mike Smith – drums
Additional personnel
*Jack Daniels – engineering, mixing at Dexter Doc Studio
*Mike Kalajian – mastering at Rogue Planet Mastering
*Travis Livingstone – cover art
See also
*2020 in American music
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Events January
*10 – Selena Gomez released her first studio album in nearly five years, '' Rare''.
**Echosmith released their first studio ...
*List of 2020 albums
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References
External links
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The Singer From Trapt Has Gone Full MAGA
from ''Consequence of Sound
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We’ll Never Forget Trapt’s Year-Long Meltdown
from ''Mel Magazine''
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2020 albums
Trapt albums