Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life Explained
| Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Wombats |
| Cover: | Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 9 February 2018 |
| Studio: | - One Eyed Jack (London)
- The Pool (London)
- Assault & Battery 2 (London)
- Stable Studio (Arnhem)
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| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 38:43 |
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| Prev Title: | Glitterbug |
| Prev Year: | 2015 |
| Next Title: | Fix Yourself, Not the World |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life is the fourth major studio album by British rock band The Wombats. The album was released on 9 February 2018.[1] The first single from the album, "Lemon to a Knife Fight", was released on 7 November 2017. This was followed by "Turn", "Cheetah Tongue", and "Black Flamingo".
Reception
Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life received positive reviews from critics, with NME saying "there's nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either." In a positive review, PopMatters describes the album's songs as "excellent workouts in powerful pop-rock."
Personnel
The Wombats
- Matthew Murphy – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, production, recording
- Dan Haggis – drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, production, recording
- Tord Øverland Knudsen – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, production, recording
Additional contributors
- Mark Crew – production, recording (all tracks); keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2, 5–8)
- Catherine Marks – production, recording (all tracks), programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Rob Whiteley – engineering
- Adam "Cecil" Bartlett – engineering (2, 3)
- Martin Cooke – mixing assistance
- Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistance
- Richie Kennedy – engineering assistance (2, 3)
- Marius Drogsås Hagen – guitar (3)
- Kianjia – vocals (5)
- Lucas Donaud – artwork, design
Notes and References
- News: Album Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. 17 February 2018. Impact Nottingham. 8 February 2018.
