Crosses (Crosses album)

In September 2013, Crosses announced via Twitter that they were releasing their third EP on November 12 on Sumerian Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/new-music/crosses-%E2%80%A0%E2%80%A0%E2%80%A0-give-release-date-for-new-ep|title=Crosses ††† give release date for new EP | Metal Insider|publisher=metalinsider.net|accessdate=2014-02-11}} In October 2013, Crosses announced that a full-length album was set to be released on November 26, 2013, on Sumerian, and also posted the new track "The Epilogue" online for streaming.{{cite web| last = Kraus| first = Brian| title = ††† (Crosses, members of Deftones and Far on Sumerian Records) stream new single, '†he epilogue'| work = Alternative Press| date = October 5, 2013| url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/crosses_members_of_deftones_and_far_on_sumerian_records_stream_new_single_h| accessdate = November 5, 2013}} The release date for the band's eponymous debut was later pushed back to February 11, 2014, and the new track "Bitches Brew" was posted online for streaming along with the announcement.{{cite web| last = Martins| first = Chris| title = Stream Crosses' 'Bitches Brew,' Electronic Doom From Deftones' Chino Moreno| work = Spin| publisher = Spin Media| date = November 5, 2013| url = https://www.spin.com/2013/11/crosses-bitches-brew-chino-moreno-stream-deftones/| accessdate = November 5, 2013}} On November 26, the date Crosses were originally scheduled to release their debut album, the band instead released a music video for "Bitches Brew", directed by Raul Gonzo.{{cite magazine| last = Muller| first = Marissa| title = ††† (Crosses) Conjure Up Ghosts in 'Bi†ches Brew'| magazine = Rolling Stone| publisher = Wenner Media| date = November 25, 2013| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/crosses-conjure-up-ghosts-in-bi-ches-brew-20131125| accessdate = November 26, 2013| archive-date = November 28, 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131128063733/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/crosses-conjure-up-ghosts-in-bi-ches-brew-20131125| url-status = dead}} The album contains remastered versions of all songs from the previous two EPs as well as five new tracks (essentially, EP 3). The track order intermingles new tracks and songs from both EPs.

Upon its release, Crosses received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 74, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on nine reviews. Allmusic reviewer Gregory Heaner wrote: "††† is a solid effort that stands on its own merit rather than simply cruising on the cultural cache of its members". The Boston Globe writer Ken Capobianco stated: "The music has a cinematic feel and ominous tone, as if the band is scoring a yet-to-be-made David Fincher film".{{cite web | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/02/10/album-review-crosses-crosses/M3TUPW7gFskGoj8H9z85yN/story.html | title=Crosses, 'Crosses' | publisher=The Boston Globe | date=February 10, 2014 | accessdate=March 7, 2014 | author=Capobianco, Ken}} Mike Diver of Clash wrote: "As while there’s ingredients enough here to have the listener expecting something savagely tearing at the envelope of experimentalism, Crosses proves to be a most-accessible collection – perhaps the most 'pop' record Moreno has released to date". He further added that the album "meets its pre-release hype head on, and comes away the winner".

Ian Cohen of Pitchfork gave the album a mixed review, stating: "While ††† may be on the same scale as Deftones, they’re not a replacement, and it stands to reason that Moreno can ascend to the heights of their previous work. But on †††, it’s like he never had wings".

{{Track listing

| headline = Crosses track listing

| extra_column = Originally from

| title1 = This Is a Trick

| extra1 = EP 1

| length1 = 3:07

| title2 = Telepathy

| extra2 = EP 2

| length2 = 3:35

| title3 = Bitches Brew

| extra3 = EP 3

| length3 = 3:28

| title4 = Thholyghst

| extra4 = EP 1

| length4 = 4:26

| title5 = Trophy

| extra5 = EP 2

| length5 = 3:53

| title6 = The Epilogue

| extra6 = EP 3

| length6 = 3:55

| title7 = Bermuda Locket

| extra7 = EP 1

| length7 = 3:42

| title8 = Frontiers

| extra8 = EP 2

| length8 = 4:01

| title9 = Nineteen Ninety Four

| extra9 = EP 3

| length9 = 4:17

| title10 = Option

| extra10 = EP 1

| length10 = 4:24

| title11 = Nineteen Eighty Seven

| extra11 = EP 2

| length11 = 3:11

| title12 = Blk Stallion

| extra12 = EP 3

| length12 = 3:06

| title13 = Cross

| extra13 = EP 1

| length13 = 2:52

| title14 = Prurient

| extra14 = EP 2

| length14 = 4:06

| title15 = Death Bell

| extra15 = EP 3

| length15 = 4:12

|total_length = 56:15

}}

Note: All tracks on the album have a † symbol in their title, as substitute for the letter "T"; "Cross" is simply labelled "†".

Crosses

• Chuck Doom
• Shaun Lopez
• Chino Moreno

Additional musicians

• Duff McKagan – additional bass on "This Is a Trick"
• Stephen Boettcher – mandolin assistance
• Molly Carson – phone call on "Frontiers"
• Chris Robyn (Far) – live drums
• Mackie Jayson – drums/loop on "Nineteen Ninety Four"

Production and artwork

• Eric Broyhill – mastering
• Crosses – production
• Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer
• Shaun Lopez – production, engineering, mixing
• Brooke Nipar – photography
• Eric Stenman – mix engineer

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{{cite AV media notes| title = EP 1| others = Crosses| year = 2011| type = digital booklet |author=Sumerian Records}}

{{cite AV media notes| title = EP 2| others = Crosses| year = 2012| type = digital booklet |author=Sumerian Records}}

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