Four by Four
{{other uses|Four by four (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Four by Four
| type = studio
| artist = Backyard Babies
| cover = File:BackyardBabies_FourbyFour.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|8|28|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hard rock, glam punk
| length = 33:44
| label = Gain Music Entertainment/Sony Music
| producer =
| prev_title = Them XX
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Sliver & Gold
| next_year = 2019
}}
Four by Four is the seventh studio album by the Swedish rock band Backyard Babies, released on 28 August 2015 by Gain Music Entertainment.{{cite web |title=Backyard Babies' Nicke Borg Explains 'Four By Four' Album Title |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/backyard-babies-nicke-borg-explains-four-by-four-album-title/ |publisher=Blabbermouth |accessdate=27 September 2018 |date=20 June 2015}} It was the band's first studio album in seven years, following a five-year hiatus that ended in 2014. The album reached number 2 on the Swedish albums chart.{{cite web |title=Four by Four (album) |url=http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Backyard+Babies&titel=Four+By+Four&cat=a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130032352/http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Backyard+Babies&titel=Four+By+Four&cat=a |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 November 2015 |website=SwedishCharts.com |accessdate=27 September 2018}}
Reception
The album received generally favorable reviews, with both Punk Rock Theory{{cite web |title=Backyard Babies: Four by Four |url=https://www.punkrocktheory.com/music_reviews/backyard-babies-%E2%80%93-four-four |website=Punk Rock Theory |accessdate=27 September 2018 |date=30 August 2015}} and Ghost Cult magazine{{cite web |last1=Tovey |first1=Steve |title=Backyard Babies – Four By Four |url=http://www.ghostcultmag.com/album-review-backyard-babies-four-by-four-gain/ |website=Ghost Cult |accessdate=27 September 2018 |date=28 August 2015}} praising the band for picking up where they left of seven years before. Mixed reviews came from Sleaze Roxx, which criticized the album's focus on pop-punk as opposed to the band's heavier sound on previous albums,{{cite web |title=Backyard Babies: 'Four By Four' |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/reviews/backyard-babies-four-by-four/ |website=Sleaze Roxx |accessdate=27 September 2018 |date=4 September 2015}} while Pure Rawk disdained the album's attempts at ballads and bluesy rock songs.{{cite web |title=Album Review: Backyard Babies - Four by Four |url=http://www.purerawk.com/2015/09/album-review-backyard-babies-four-by-four/ |website=Pure Rawk |accessdate=27 September 2018 |date=10 September 2015}} However, MyGlobalMind praised the album's occasional experiments with new sounds and concluded that the band developed a more mature style during their recent hiatus.{{cite web |last1=Zureck |first1=Anna |title=Backyard Babies – Four by Four Review |url=http://myglobalmind.com/2015/08/17/backyard-babies-four-by-four-review/ |website=MyGlobalMind |date=17 August 2015 |accessdate=27 September 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 33:44
| title1 = Th1rt3en or Nothing
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = I'm on My Way to Save Your Rock 'N' Roll
| length2 = 2:49
| title3 = White Light District
| length3 = 3:22
| title4 = Bloody Tears
| length4 = 3:44
| title5 = Piracy
| length5 = 3:09
| title6 = Never Finish Anythi
| length6 = 3:37
| title7 = Mirrors (Shall Be Broken)
| length7 = 3:21
| title8 = Wasted Years
| length8 = 2:52
| title9 = Walls
| length9 = 7:05
}}
Personnel
- Nicke Borg – vocals, guitar
- Dregen – lead guitar, vocals
- Johan Blomqvist – bass
- Peder Carlsson – drums
References
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