Error (The Warning album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Error

| type = studio

| artist = The Warning

| cover = TheWarning_Error.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2022|6|24|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio = {{hlist|Iiwii Studios|Magic Door|Sound on Sound|Ferretti's Studios (New Jersey, United States)}}

| genre = * Alternative rock

| length = 48:49

| language = {{hlist|English|Spanish}}

| label = * Lava

| producer = David Bendeth

| prev_title = Mayday

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Keep Me Fed

| next_year = 2024

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Error

| type = studio

| single1 = Choke

| single1date = 21 May 2021

| single2 = Money

| single2date = 25 March 2022

}}

}}

Error is the third studio album by Mexican rock band The Warning. It was released on 24 June 2022 by Lava Records.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-03 |title=The Warning to release full-length debut 'Error' on June 24 |url=https://live-metal.com/2022/06/03/the-warning-to-release-full-length-debut-error-on-june-24/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Live Metal |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610203440/https://live-metal.com/2022/06/03/the-warning-to-release-full-length-debut-error-on-june-24/ |url-status=live }} The song "Money" reached the top 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.{{cite magazine |title=Mainstream Rock Songs – Week of June 18, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2022-06-18 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614101204/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/2022-06-18/ |url-status=live }}

Background

Error is The Warning's first full-length album to be released via Lava Records, with which the band signed a multi-album deal in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Tara |date=2022-01-27 |title=The Warning talks new music, working with David Bendeth, and the importance of communication |url=https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/the-warning-talks-new-music-working-with-david-bendeth-and-the-importance-of-communication/,%20https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/the-warning-talks-new-music-working-with-david-bendeth-and-the-importance-of-communication/ |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Guitar Girl Magazine |language=en-US}} The first song to be released from the recording sessions was "Choke" in May 2021.{{Cite web |last=Cheetah |first=Cherri |title=Review: Rock Band, The Warning Release Their Debut Single with Lava Records, 'CHOKE' |url=https://www.bandedpr.com/features/2021/6/2/review-rock-band-the-warning-release-their-debut-single-with-lava-records-choke |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=BANDED |date=2 June 2021 |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602130111/https://www.bandedpr.com/features/2021/6/2/review-rock-band-the-warning-release-their-debut-single-with-lava-records-choke |url-status=live }} Six of the album's songs had previously been released on the EP Mayday in October 2021.{{Cite web |last=Diggins |first=Mark |date=2021-10-10 |title=Hard Rock Trio The Warning Release Debut EP 'Mayday' |url=https://www.therockpit.net/2021/hard-rock-trio-the-warning-release-debut-ep-mayday/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=The Rockpit |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707151956/https://www.therockpit.net/2021/hard-rock-trio-the-warning-release-debut-ep-mayday/ |url-status=live }} The first of the new songs, "Money", was released as a preview single in March 2022.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-03-25 |title=The Warning Drops New Single & Video "Money" |url=https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/the-warning-drops-new-single-video-money/,%20https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/the-warning-drops-new-single-video-money/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Guitar Girl Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707151958/https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/the-warning-drops-new-single-video-money/ |url-status=live }} The band describes the album as "about how we perceive the world as a generation and how we experience things in this new age Love, technology, social life, media, politics; losing our sense of humanity and everything in between".{{Cite web |last=Peacock |first=Tim |date=2022-06-06 |title=Rock Sister Trio The Warning Announce Debut Album, 'Error' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/rock-sister-trio-warning-debut-error/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701084045/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/rock-sister-trio-warning-debut-error/ |url-status=live }}

Critical reception

Critical appraisal of the album, though limited, has been positive. One reviewer commented, "The Warning is a band on the warpath, spearheading an album with so much lyrical and musical energy. Their sound has a mix of well-tuned guitar parts which are electrifying and atmospheric, and on their album Error, the trio become titans of their art".{{Cite web |last=McConville |first=Mark |date=2022-06-26 |title=The Warning - Error {{!}} Album Review |url=https://www.thereviewgeek.com/thewarning-error-albumreview/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=The Review Geek |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707152007/https://www.thereviewgeek.com/thewarning-error-albumreview/ |url-status=live }} Alternative Press called the album "a rock radio-ready beast".{{Cite web |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=2022-08-31 |title=How the Warning, hard rock's hottest new band, morphed from viral covers to hell-raising shreds |url=https://www.altpress.com/the-warning-error-interview/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en}} Loudwire included the album in its list of the 50 best rock and metal albums of 2022.{{Cite web |last= |title=The 50 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2022 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-metal-albums-2022/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=Loudwire |date=21 November 2022 |language=en}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = D. Villarreal, P. Villarreal and A. Villarreal except where noted.

| title1 = Intro 404

| length1 = 0:57

| writer1 = {{flatlist|

  • D. Villarreal
  • P. Villarreal
  • A. Villarreal
  • D. Bendeth
  • J. Carmona

}}

| title2 = Disciple

| length2 = 3:40

| title3 = Choke

| length3 = 3:52

| writer3 = {{flatlist|

  • D. Villarreal
  • P. Villarreal
  • A. Villarreal
  • J. Carmona

}}

| title4 = Animosity

| length4 = 4:06

| title5 = Money

| length5 = 3:15

| title6 = Amour

| length6 = 3:55

| title7 = Evolve

| length7 = 3:33

| writer7 = {{flatlist|

  • D. Villarreal
  • P. Villarreal
  • A. Villarreal
  • J. Carmona

}}

| title8 = Error

| length8 = 3:57

| writer8 = {{flatlist|

  • D. Villarreal
  • P. Villarreal
  • A. Villarreal
  • D. Bendeth

}}

| title9 = Z

| length9 = 3:03

| title10 = 23

| length10 = 4:00

| writer10 = {{flatlist|

  • D. Villarreal
  • P. Villarreal
  • A. Villarreal
  • D. Bendeth

}}

| title11 = Kool Aid Kids

| length11 = 3:23

| title12 = Revenant

| length12 = 4:22

| title13 = Martirio

| length13 = 4:04

| title14 = Breathe

| note14 = bonus track

| length14 = 2:49

| writer14 = P. Villarreal

| total_length = 48:49

}}

Personnel

;The Warning

  • Daniela Villarreal – guitar, lead vocals (tracks 2–9, 11 and 13), backing vocals (track 10 and 12)
  • Paulina Villarreal – drums (except tracks 12 and 14), backing vocals (tracks 3–8, 11 and 13), co-lead vocals (tracks 2 and 9), lead vocals (track 10, 12 and 14), piano (track 14)
  • Alejandra Villarreal – bass guitar (except track 14), backing vocals (tracks 2–13)

;Production

  • David Bendeth – producer, mixing, arrangements, keyboards, percussion, guitar
  • Rick Carson, Mike Ferretti – engineers
  • Bobby Huff, Jaren Sorenson – editing
  • John Bender – vocal editing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

References