Self Made Man (album)

Self Made Man
Studio album by
Larkin Poe
ReleasedJune 12, 2020 (2020-06-12)
StudioBell Tone (Nashville)
Length34:58
LabelTricki-Woo
Producers
Larkin Poe chronology
Venom & Faith
(2018)		 Self Made Man
(2020)		 Kindred Spirits
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
American SongwriterStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Exclaim!7/10[3]

Self Made Man is the fourth studio album by American roots rock band Larkin Poe, released on June 12, 2020, by Tricki-Woo Records.[4]

Critical reception

Self Made Man was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of Year gave the album 77 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 8 reviews.[5]

Track listing

Self Made Man track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's a Self Made Man"
3:02
2."Holy Ghost Fire"R. Lovell3:23
3."Keep Diggin'"
  • M. Lovell
  • R. Lovell
  • Tony Esterly
3:13
4."Back Down South" (featuring Tyler Bryant)
  • R. Lovell
  • Tyler Bryant
3:55
5."Tears of Blue to Gold"
  • M. Lovell
  • R. Lovell
3:12
6."God Moves on the Water"Blind Willie Johnson2:44
7."Every Bird That Flies"
3:41
8."Scorpion"
  • R. Lovell
3:13
9."Danger Angel"
  • R. Lovell
2:28
10."Ex-Con"
  • R. Lovell
3:57
11."Easy Street"
  • M. Lovell
  • R. Lovell
  • Esterly
2:17
Total length:34:58

Personnel

Larkin Poe

Additional musicians

  • Kevin McGowan – percussion (tracks 1–5, 7–11)
  • Tarka Layman – electric bass (tracks 5, 8, 10)
  • Tyler Bryant – electric guitar (track 4)

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Self Made Man
Chart (2020) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]79
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[7]9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]41
UK Albums (Official Charts)[9]76
UK Americana Albums (Official Charts)[10]1
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[11]1
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[12]8
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[13]1
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14]39

References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Horowitz, Hal (June 10, 2020). "Larkin Poe Album 'Self Made Man' Revels In Raw Blues Intensity". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Roos, Scott (June 10, 2020). "Larkin Poe Continue to Evolve Their Country, Rock and Blues Sound on 'Self Made Man'". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Neil (March 30, 2020). "Larkin Poe – Announce New Single 'Holy Ghost Fire and New Album 'Self Made Man' out 12th June". With Guitars. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Larkin Poe – Self Made Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 25/6/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Larkin Poe – Self Made Man". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 25/6/2020 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official Americana Albums Chart on 25/6/2020 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 25/6/2020 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Larkin Poe Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Larkin Poe Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Larkin Poe Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.


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