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New Skin is the debut studio album by American rock band CRX. It was released on October 28, 2016.[3] Lead singer, Nick Valensi has described the album's sound as a mix of power pop and heavy metal, and has named The Cars, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello as influences.[4]

New Skin
Studio album by CRX
Released	October 28, 2016
Genre	Hard rock stoner rock industrial rock power pop pop rock garage rock desert rock new wave [1][2]
Length	30:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	Josh Homme
CRX chronology
New Skin (2016) Peek (2019)
Singles from New Skin
"Ways to Fake It" Released: September 7, 2016 "Broken Bones" Released: October 20, 2016

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	(C+)[6]
NME	[7]
DIY	[8]
The Observer	[9]

New Skin received positive reviews, and currently holds a score of 69/100 on Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating a "generally favourable" response.[5]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from LP liner notes.[10]

CRX

• Nick Valensi – vocals and guitar
• Jon Safley – bass and drums
• Darian Zahedi – guitar
• Richie Follin – keyboard
• Ralph Alexander – drums (tracks: 2–3, 5–10)

Production and additional personnel

• Joshua Homme – production
• Andrew Scheps – mixing
• Jon Theodore – drums (tracks: 1, 4)
• Justin Hergett – mixing assistant
• Mark Rankin – engineering
• Gus Oberg – additional engineering
• Dan Dixon – additional engineering
• Andrew Chavez – additional engineering
• Gavin Lurssen – mastering
• Boneface – cover art
• Warren Fu – art design and direction
• Ryan Gentles – management

References

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