Crown and Treaty (album)

2012 studio album by Sweet Billy Pilgrim

Crown and Treaty

Studio album by

Sweet Billy Pilgrim

Released| 30 April 2012
Genre| Alternative rock
Label| Luxor Purchase
Producer| Tim Elsenburg
Sweet Billy Pilgrim chronology
| Twice Born Men
(2009)  | Crown and Treaty
(2012)  | Motorcade Amnesiacs
(2015)

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Crown and Treaty is an album by English band Sweet Billy Pilgrim. It is the follow-up album to Twice Born Men, a Mercury Music Prize album of the year 2009. It is named after the Crown and Treaty pub in Uxbridge, London.[1]

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 88/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
BBC Music| (positive)[3]
Consequence of Sound| B[4]
NME| 6/10[5]
The Observer| [6]
The Scotsman| [7]

Crown and Treaty received positive reviews upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 88/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Joyful Reunion"
2. "Archaeology"
3. "Blakefield Gold"
4. "Arrived at Upside Down"
5. "Blood Is Big Expense"
6. "Brugada"
7. "Kracklite"
8. "Shadow Captain"
9. "Blue Sky Falls"

## Personnel[edit]

* Anthony Bishop – bass
* Jana Carpenter – vocals
* Alistair Hamer – drums
* Tim Elsenburg – vocals, guitar, producer, mixing

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Sweet Billy Pilgrim". UK Festival Guides. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
2. ^ a b "Crown and Treaty by Sweet Billy Pilgrim Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
3. ^ Smith, Sid (23 April 2012). "Review of Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
4. ^ Hardy, Tony (4 May 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – Crown and Treaty". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
5. ^ Howard, Tom (13 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim – 'Crown and Treaty'". NME. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
6. ^ Mongredien, Phil (29 April 2012). "Sweet Billy Pilgrim: Crown and Treaty – review". The Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
7. ^ Somerville, Colin (29 April 2012). "Album review: Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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