Church of Scars

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| rev1 = Exclaim!

| rev1score = 9/10{{cite web|last1=Mohammed|first1=Jenna|title=Bishop Briggs Church of Scars|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bishop_briggs-church_of_scars|website=Exclaim!|accessdate=27 May 2018|date=20 April 2018}}

| rev2 = Slant

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last1=Cinquemani|first1=Sal|title=Bishop Briggs Church of Scars|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/bishop-briggs-church-of-scars|website=Slant Magazine|accessdate=27 May 2018|date=12 April 2018}}

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In a rave review, Jenna Mohammed, writing for Exclaim! called McLaughlin's voice "immensely powerful". Mohammed described the album as "high-energy from start to finish", and that her "style and essence is very reminiscent of Florence + the Machine and Banks, but she sets herself apart through intense beat drops and her gospel choir roots". In a more mixed review, Sal Cinquemani, writing for Slant Magazine described the album as "largely joyless", saying that "across 10 tracks, though, Briggs's formula ultimately reveals itself to be one-note."

{{Track listing

| total_length = 33:37

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Tempt My Trouble

| writer1 = {{hlist|Sarah McLaughlin|Dave Bassett|Mark Andress Jackson|Ian Scott}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Bassett|Jackson|Scott}}

| length1 = 3:13

| title2 = River

| writer2 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott}}

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Lyin'

| writer3 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Dan Reynolds|Scott}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott}}

| length3 = 3:06

| title4 = White Flag

| writer4 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Bassett|Jackson|Scott}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Bassett|Jackson|Scott}}

| length4 = 3:50

| title5 = Dream

| writer5 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott|Dan Wilson}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott|Wilson}}

| length5 = 3:14

| title6 = Wild Horses

| writer6 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott}}

| length6 = 3:09

| title7 = Hallowed Ground

| writer7 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott}}

| length7 = 2:54

| title8 = Water

| writer8 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Sean Douglas|John Hill|Wrabel}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Hill|Rob Cohen{{ref|v|[v]}}}}

| length8 = 3:21

| title9 = The Fire

| writer9 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott}}

| length9 = 3:03

| title10 = Hi-Lo (Hollow)

| writer10 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott}}

| length10 = 4:11

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{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title11 = Hold On

| writer11 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott}}

| length11 = 2:48

| title12 = Dream

| note12 = Noah Neiman Remix

| writer12 = {{hlist|McLaughlin|Jackson|Scott|Wilson}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Jackson|Scott|Wilson|Noah Neiman{{ref|r|[r]}}}}

| length12 = 3:27

| total_length = 39:52

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Notes

• {{sup|{{note|v|[v]}}}} signifies a vocal producer.
• {{sup|{{note|r|[r]}}}} signifies a remixer.

Musicians

• Sarah McLaughlin – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 10)
• Mark Jackson – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10), electric guitar (1–3, 6, 7, 9), drum programming (1, 3, 4, 7, 9), keyboards (1, 3, 7), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 9), bass guitar (2, 6, 9, 10); drums, programming (2, 6, 10); percussion (2, 6), acoustic guitar (4), glockenspiel (9)
• Ian Scott – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10), keyboards (1–3, 6, 7, 9, 10), drum programming (1, 3, 4, 7, 9), organ (1, 7), glockenspiel (1); drums, programming (2, 6, 10); percussion (2, 6), piano (3), acoustic guitar (4), bass guitar (6)
• Dave Bassett – background vocals, drum programming (tracks 1, 4); bass guitar, electric guitar (1); piano (4)
• Dan Reynolds – background vocals (track 3)
• Sean Douglas – background vocals (track 8)
• Stephen Wrabel – background vocals (track 8)
• John Hill – guitar (track 8)
• Dave Palmer – keyboards (track 8)

Technical

• Stuart Hawkes – mastering
• Neal Avron – mixing (track 1)
• Mark Jackson – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10), engineering (1–7, 9, 10)
• Ian Scott – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10), engineering (1–7, 9, 10)
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 4, 5)
• Dave Bassett – engineering (track 4)
• John Sinclair – engineering (track 5)
• Rob Cohen – engineering (track 8)
• Michael Freeman – mixing assistance (tracks 4, 5)
• Brian Brundage – engineering assistance (track 5)

'Visuals

• Ryan Rogers – art direction, design
• Jabari Jacobs – photography

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Category:2018 debut albums

Category:Bishop Briggs albums

Category:Island Records albums