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Hey Clockface is the 31st studio album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 30 October 2020 by Concord Records.[2][3]
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| Released | 30 October 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019–February 2020 | |||
| Studio | Suomenlinnan Studio, Helsinki; Les Studios Saint Germain, Paris; Leonia Sound, New Jersey | |||
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| Length | 49:52 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| musicOMH |  [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[1] |
| The Telegraph | [9] |
Hey Clockface received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 9 reviews.[4]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a positive 4-star review of Hey Clockface, stating that the record shows "Costello's mastery of mood and storytelling".[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Elvis Costello, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Revolution #49" | 2:41 | |
| 2. | "No Flag" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "They're Not Laughing at Me Now" | 4:26 | |
| 4. | "Newspaper Pane" |
| 4:10 |
| 5. | "I Do (Zula's Song)" | 3:49 | |
| 6. | "We Are All Cowards Now" | 3:36 | |
| 7. | "Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me?" |
| 2:56 |
| 8. | "The Whirlwind" | 3:17 | |
| 9. | "Hetty O'Hara Confidential" | 4:14 | |
| 10. | "The Last Confession of Vivian Whip" |
| 2:59 |
| 11. | "What Is It That I Need That I Don't Already Have?" | 3:46 | |
| 12. | "Radio Is Everything" |
| 4:25 |
| 13. | "I Can't Say Her Name" | 2:57 | |
| 14. | "Byline" | 2:40 | |
| Total length: | 49:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Phonographic Memory" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 54:04 | |
Personnel
Helsinki recordings (tracks 2, 6, 9)
- Elvis Costello – all voices and instruments
Paris recordings (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
- Elvis Costello – voice, guitar, snare drum, bass, piano
Le Quintette Saint Germain:
- Steve Nieve – grand piano, upright piano, organ, mellotron, melodica
- Mickaël Gasche – trumpet, flugelhorn, serpent
- Renaud-Gabriel Pion – contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass flute, cor Anglais
- Pierre-François "Titi" Dufour – cello, foot stomps
- AJUQ – drums, percussion, harmonies
New York recordings (tracks 4 and 12)
- Elvis Costello – voice via electrical wire
- Michael Leonhart – trumpet, drums, guitar, synthesizer, bass, organ, trombone, piano, surdu
- Bill Frisell – guitar, loops
- Nels Cline – guitar
- Nick Movshon – drums
- Emily Hope-Price – cello
- Chris Bullock – alto flute
- Danton Boller – acoustic bass fill
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 21 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 166 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 91 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 88 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 39 |
References
- "Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". Pitchfork. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- "Elvis Costello Announces New Album Hey Clockface, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Hey Clockface by Elvis Costello". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Hey Clockface by Elvis Costello Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Hey Clockface - Elvis Costello". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "Album reviews: Bring Me the Horizon, Elvis Costello and Eels". The Independent. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". musicOMH. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface review – worthy of your time". The Observer. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "Elvis Costello, Hey Clockface, review: a hot, defiant mess to rouse us out of lockdown". The Telegraph. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "ヘイ・クロックフェイス [SHM-CD][CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Swisscharts.com – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
External links
- Hey Clockface at Discogs (list of releases)
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