Complete Surrender
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{{Infobox album
| name = Complete Surrender
| type = studio
| artist = Slow Club
| cover = Slow_Club_-_Complete_Surrender.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|07|14|df=y}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| length = {{Duration|m=45|s=55}}
| label = Caroline International
| producer = Colin Elliot
| prev_title = Paradise
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Complete Surrender is the third studio album by English folk pop duo Slow Club. It was released on 14 July 2014 on independent record label Caroline International. The record was produced by Colin Elliot. The album received "Generally favorable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic,{{cite web|title=Reviews for Complete Surrender by Slow Club|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/complete-surrender/slow-club|website=Metacritic|accessdate=21 January 2015}} and peaked at number 51 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart and 43 on the Top Heatseekers chart.{{cite web|title=Slow Club|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/slow%20club/|website=Official Charts Company|accessdate=21 January 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Monger|first1=Timothy|title=Slow Club - Complete Surrender|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/complete-surrender-mw0002644203|website=Allmusic.com|accessdate=21 January 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Complete Surrender
| total_length = 45:55
| title1 = Tears Of Joy
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = Everything Is New
| length2 = 3:41
| title3 = Suffering You, Suffering Me
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Not Mine To Love
| length4 = 4:16
| title5 = The Pieces
| length5 = 3:21
| title6 = Number One
| length6 = 4:39
| title7 = The Queen's Nose
| length7 = 4:37
| title8 = Complete Surrender
| length8 = 3:23
| title9 = Paraguay And Panama
| length9 = 2:29
| title10 = Dependable People And Things That I'm Sure Of
| length10 = 3:43
| title11 = Wanderer Wandering
| length11 = 7:44
}}
- The track "Wanderer Wandering" has a hidden track on the end called "Fucking Feelings".
Reception
=Critical response=
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = No Ripcord
| rev2Score = {{rating|7|10}}{{cite web|last1=Rivers|first1=Joe|title=Slow Club: Complete Surrender|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/slow-club/complete-surrender|website=NoRipcord|accessdate=21 January 2015}}
| rev3 = Under the Radar
| rev3Score = {{rating|8|10}}{{cite web|last1=Hamilton|first1=Billy|title=Slow Club: Complete Surrender|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/complete_surrender/|website=Under The Radar|accessdate=21 January 2015}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev4Score = (7.6/10) {{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Jamison|title=Slow Club - Complete Surrender|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19553-slow-club-complete-surrender/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=21 January 2015}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5Score = {{rating|6|10}}{{cite web|last1=Cooper|first1=Leonie|title=Slow Club - 'Complete Surrender'|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/slow-club/15445|website=NME|accessdate=21 January 2015}}
| rev6 = MusicOMH
| rev6Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Murphy|first1=John|title=Slow Club - Complete Surrender|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/slow-club-complete-surrender-2|website=Music OMH|date=8 July 2014 |accessdate=21 January 2015}}
| rev7 = Drowned In Sound
}}
The album has received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, a website which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 from reviews by mainstream critics, it currently holds a rating of 74/100, signifying Generally favorable reviews.
Charts
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Chart (2015)
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{{album chart|UK|51|artist=Slow Club|album=Complete Surrender|accessdate=April 14, 2015|rowheader=true}} |