Tunnel Blanket
2011 studio album by This Will Destroy You
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Tunnel Blanket is the third studio album by the American band This Will Destroy You. Recorded and mixed by John Congleton,[7] it was released in Europe on May 9, 2011, on Monotreme Records,[8] and on May 10 on Suicide Squeeze Records for the rest of the world with the exception of Australia and New Zealand where it was released by Hobbledehoy Record Co.[9]
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| Released | May 9, 2011 | |||
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| Length | 60:42 | |||
| Label | Monotreme, Suicide Squeeze, Hobbledehoy Record Co. | |||
| Producer | John Congleton | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press | (4/5)[2] |
| The Big Takeover | (positive)[3] |
| Rock Sound | (9/10)[4] |
| The Stranger | (positive)[5] |
| Rockfreaks.net | (8.5/10)[6] |
Tunnel Blanket consists of drone style music, with the band's members describing it as 'doomgaze', a cross between doom metal and shoegazing. The album is described as dark, with a theme of death.[10]
This is the first album to feature bassist/keyboardist Donovan Jones and drummer Alex Bhore.
Track listing
All tracks are written by This Will Destroy You.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Little Smoke" | 12:05 |
| 2. | "Glass Realms" | 6:52 |
| 3. | "Communal Blood" | 8:13 |
| 4. | "Reprise" | 8:18 |
| 5. | "Killed the Lord, Left for the New World" | 6:33 |
| 6. | "Osario" | 2:40 |
| 7. | "Black Dunes" | 8:16 |
| 8. | "Powdered Hand" | 7:45 |
| Total length: | 60:42 | |
Source:[11]
Personnel
- This Will Destroy You
- Jeremy Galindo – guitar
- Donovan Jones – bass guitar, keyboard
- Chris King – guitar
- Alex Bhore – drums
- Additional musicians
- Production
- John Congleton – mixing, engineering
- Alan Douches – mastering
