Do to the Beast
{{short description|2014 album by The Afghan Whigs}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Do to the Beast
| type = Studio
| artist = the Afghan Whigs
| cover = Do To The Beast (Afghan Whigs cover).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014|04|15}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Burbank, Joshua Tree, Tarzana, Silverlake, Algiers Point, New Orleans, Cincinnati
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=52}}
| label = Sub Pop Records
| producer = Greg Dulli
| prev_title = 1965
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = In Spades
| next_year = 2017
}}
Do to the Beast is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band the Afghan Whigs, their first in 16 years. It was released on April 15, 2014, on Sub Pop Records, the same label that released their albums Up in It and Congregation.{{Citation |title=The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/do-to-the-beast-mw0002616962 |access-date=2023-10-27 |language=en}}
Reception
The album received mainly positive reviews; according to online review aggregator Metacritic, it has a score of 74%, indicating "generally favorable reviews". A reviewer for the Los Angeles Times concluded that it was "overall a more muted, moody affair than the Afghan Whigs in their heyday."{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-afghan-whigs-20140415,0,4655368.story#ixzz30o2HYWQh | title=R&B meets grim and grime in Afghan Whigs' 'Do to the Beast' | work=Los Angeles Times | date=April 15, 2014 | accessdate=May 4, 2014 | author=Martens, Todd}} A Rolling Stone review wrote that on the album, "The stylishly sleazy intensity is still there on their first record since 1998's excellent 1965, only with a wider palette."
{{Music ratings
|rev1=Allmusic
|rev1score={{rating|3|5}}{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/do-to-the-beast-mw0002616962 | title=Do to the Beast | work=AllMusic | date=April 15, 2014 | accessdate=May 4, 2014 | author=Deming, Mark}}
|rev2=Pitchfork Media
|rev3=The Line of Best Fit
|rev3score={{rating|9|10}}{{cite web | url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/the-afghan-whigs-do-to-the-beast-149872 | title=Do to the Beast Review | work=The Line of Best Fit | date=April 7, 2014 | accessdate=May 4, 2014 | author=Putnam, Jon}}
|rev4=Rolling Stone
|rev4score={{rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/do-the-beast-20140502 | title=Do to the Beast | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=May 2, 2014 | accessdate=May 4, 2014 | author=Dolan, Jon}}
|rev5 = Tom Hull – on the Web
|rev5Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=September 22, 2014|url=https://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2195-Music-Week.html|title=Music Week|website=Tom Hull – on the Web|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Do to the BeastThe Afghan Whigs - Do To The Beast. Sub Pop Records. SP 1061
| all_writing = Greg Dulli
|title1 = Parked Outside
|length1 = 4:37
|title2 = Matamoros
|length2 = 2:43
|title3 = It Kills
|length3 = 3:33
|title4 = Algiers
|length4 = 4:03
|title5 = Lost in the Woods
|length5 = 4:54
|title6 = The Lottery
|length6 = 4:05
|title7 = Can Rova
|length7 = 3:44
|title8 = Royal Cream
|length8 = 4:33
|title9 = I Am Fire
|length9 = 2:51
|title10 = These Sticks
|length10 = 5:49
|total_length = 40:50
}}
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|title=Do to the Beast - The Afghan Whigs|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/do-to-the-beast-mw0002616962/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=July 9, 2017}}
- Kerry Brown – engineer
- John Curley – engineer
- Amanda Demme – photography
- Greg Dulli – lyricist, mixing, producer
- Christopher Friedman – artwork, layout
- Megan Jasper – A&R
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Mike Napolitano – engineer, mixing
- Rick Nelson – engineer
- David Rosser – engineer
- Mathias Schneeberger – engineer, mixing
- Justin Smith – engineer
- Christopher Thorn – engineer
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Flanders|5|artist=The Afghan Whigs|album=Do To The Beast|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|41|artist=The Afghan Whigs|album=Do To The Beast|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|50|artist=The Afghan Whigs|album=Do To The Beast|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|95|id=242015|artist=The Afghan Whigs|album=Do To The Beast|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|68|artist=The Afghan Whigs|album=Do To The Beast|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|86|artist=The Afghan Whigs|album=Do To The Beast|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|35|date=20140420|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|40|date=20140420|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|32|artist=The Afghan Whigs|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|8|artist=The Afghan Whigs|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 16, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2014|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=October 16, 2020}}
| 162 |
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