Every Loser

On October 28, 2022, Pop shared the first single "Frenzy" with contributions from Duff McKagan and Chad Smith. The song was described as "raw" and "energetic".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/iggy-pop-frenzy-new-single-3338329|title=Listen to Iggy Pop's raw new song 'Frenzy'|last=Richards|first=Will|website=NME|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2023}} The singer announced the album along with release details on his social media accounts on November 10, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/iggy-pop-announces-new-album-every-loser/|title=Iggy Pop Announces New Album Every Loser|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|website=Pitchfork|date=November 10, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2023}} Upon announcing the album, Pop called the collaboration with Watt and Gold Tooth as "old-fashioned". The intention of the album is to "beat the shit out of" the listener.{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2205696/iggy-pop-new-album-every-loser/news/|title=Iggy Pop Announces New Album Every Loser|last=Rettig|first=James|website=Stereogum|date=November 10, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2023}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 79/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/every-loser/iggy-pop|title=Every Loser by Iggy Pop Reviews and Tracks|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 7, 2023}}

| rev1 = DIY

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/review/album/iggy-pop-every-loser|title=Iggy Pop - Every Loser|last=Wright|first=Lisa|website=DIY|date=January 4, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023}}

| rev2 = The Guardian

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/05/iggy-pop-every-loser-review-atlantic-gold-tooth-19th-solo-album|title=Iggy Pop: Every Loser review – punk godfather's convincing return to shirtless rocking|last=Simpson|first=Dave|website=The Guardian|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023}}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/iggy-pop-every-loser-album-review-3369696|title=Iggy Pop – 'Every Loser' review|last=Campbell|first=Erica|website=NME|date=January 4, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/iggy-pop-every-loser/|title=Iggy Pop: Every Loser Album Review|last=Berman|first=Stuart|website=Pitchfork|date=January 12, 2023|access-date=January 13, 2023}}

| rev5 = The Skinny

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/iggy-pop-every-loser|title=Iggy Pop – Every Loser|last=Robertson|first=Lewis|website=The Skinny|date=January 4, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023}}

| rev6 = Slant

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/iggy-pop-every-loser-album-review/|title=Iggy Pop Every Loser Review: A Nod to the Raw Power of the Past|last=Barrett|first=Fred|website=Slant|date=January 2, 2023|access-date=January 5, 2023}}

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The music of Every Loser has been described as punk rock,{{cite web |author=Stuart Berman |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Every Loser, Iggy Pop|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/iggy-pop-every-loser/ |website=Pitchfork}} alternative rock,{{cite web |author=A.D. Amorosi|date=January 6, 2023|title=Iggy Pop Returns to Loud, Lewd, Crude Punk-Rock With ‘Every Loser’: Album Review|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/iggy-pop-every-loser-album-review-1235481028/|website=Variety}} garage punk, and spoken word.{{cite web |author=Tyler Golsen|date=January 5, 2023|title=Album of the Week: Iggy Pop stays vital on ‘Every Loser’|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/album-of-the-week-iggy-pop-stays-vital-on-every-loser/|website=Far Out}} The album received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on seven reviews.

Stuart Berman of Pitchfork wrote, "For Every Loser, [producer] Watt doesn’t try to turn Iggy Pop into something he’s not but rather gives him the space to be every Iggy Pop he wants to be. Over the course of its 11 tracks, we’re treated to a parade of iconic Iggy archetypes: the profane punk, the seedy underworld Sinatra, the Euro-bound futurist, the lovable curmudgeon, and (via the Warhol-inspired comedic interlude “The News for Andy”) the world's coolest infomercial pitchman. Watt effectively approaches the album as an Iggy jukebox musical — a shiny, over-the-top, but briskly entertaining celebration of its subject — while surrounding him with a supporting cast of acolytes eager to do their hero proud."

To promote the album, Pop announced that his backing band would be called The Losers and would consist of Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, Josh Klinghoffer, and Andrew Watt.{{Cite web |last=Amorosi |first=A.D. |date=2023-01-06 |title=Iggy Pop Returns to Loud, Lewd, Crude Punk-Rock With 'Every Loser': Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/iggy-pop-every-loser-album-review-1235481028/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} They performed the song "Frenzy" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 9, 2023.

{{Track listing

| headline = Every Loser track listing

| title1 = Frenzy

| writer1= {{hlist|Iggy Pop|Andrew Watt|Duff McKagan|Chad Smith}}

| length1 = 3:00

| title2 = Strung Out Johnny

| writer2= {{hlist|Pop|Watt|Josh Klinghoffer|Smith}}

| length2 = 4:13

| title3 = New Atlantis

| writer3= {{hlist|Pop|Watt|McKagan|Smith}}

| length3 = 4:08

| title4 = Modern Day Ripoff

| writer4= {{hlist|Pop|Watt|McKagan|Smith}}

| length4 = 3:29

| title5 = Morning Show

| writer5= {{hlist|Pop|Watt}}

| length5 = 3:47

| title6 = The News for Andy

| note6 = interlude

| writer6= {{hlist|Pop|Watt}}

| length6 = 0:55

| title7 = Neo Punk

| writer7= {{hlist|Pop|Watt|Klinghoffer|Travis Barker}}

| length7 = 2:15

| title8 = All the Way Down

| writer8= {{hlist|Pop|Watt|Stone Gossard|Smith}}

| length8 = 4:29

| title9 = Comments

| writer9= {{hlist|Pop|Watt|Eric Avery|Taylor Hawkins}}

| length9 = 3:53

| title10 = My Animus

| note10 = interlude

| writer10= {{hlist|Pop|Watt}}

| length10 = 1:02

| title11 = The Regency

| writer11= {{hlist|Pop|Watt|Dave Navarro||Chris Chaney|Hawkins}}

| length11 = 5:42

| total_length = 36:53

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Musicians

• Iggy Pop – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 2, 3)
• Andrew Watt – guitar (all tracks), background vocals (1–3, 5, 9, 11), bass guitar (2, 5, 6, 8), keyboards (2, 3, 8, 9, 11), piano (4, 5, 8, 9, 11), sequenced drums (6), percussion (11)
• Duff McKagan – bass guitar (1, 3, 4)
• Chad Smith – drums (1–6, 8), percussion (2–5, 8)
• Josh Klinghoffer – guitar (2, 9, 10), keyboards (2, 8, 10), piano (2, 3, 6, 7), organ (3, 5), bass guitar (7), synthesizer (9)
• Travis Barker – drums (7)
• Stone Gossard – guitar (8)
• Eric Avery – bass guitar (9)
• Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, piano (9, 11)
• Chris Chaney – bass guitar (11)
• Dave Navarro – guitar (11)

Technical

• Andrew Watt – production, executive production
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Alan Moulder – mixing
• Paul LaMalfa – engineering
• Marco Sonzini – engineering
• Jimmy Douglass – engineering
• Devon Corey – engineering (3–11), additional engineering (1, 2)
• Tom Herbers – mixing assistance
• Finn Howells – mixing assistance
• Caesar Edmunds – mixing assistance (6)
• Jimmy Davis – additional engineering

Visuals

• Andrew Watt – art direction, photography
• David J. Harrigan III – art direction, design
• Raymond Pettibon – cover art
• Mick Rock – cover photo
• Vincent Guignet – photography
• Spenser Anderson – photography
• Laura Bradley – photography

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