New Skin (CRX album)
{{Infobox album
| name = New Skin
| type = studio
| artist = CRX
| cover = File:New Skin (CRX debut album) cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 28, 2016
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}{{cite web|title=Nick Valensi of CRX and The Strokes interview with Miles the DJ|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG7GpSBvs3Y?t=989|website=YouTube|accessdate=14 November 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nick-valensi-on-new-side-project-state-of-the-strokes-w438094|title=Nick Valensi on New Side Project, State of the Strokes|website=rollingstone.com|date=6 September 2016 }}
| length = 30:32
| label = Columbia
| producer = Josh Homme
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Peek
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Singles
| name = New Skin
| type = studio
| single1 = Ways to Fake It
| single1date = September 7, 2016
| single3 = Broken Bones
| single3date = October 20, 2016
}}
}}
New Skin is the debut studio album by American rock band CRX. It was released on October 28, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/nick-valensi-crx-q-and-a-1652954|title=Different Strokes: Nick Valensi On His New Band CRX And Working With Josh Homme - NME|date=26 October 2016|website=nme.com}} Lead singer, Nick Valensi has described the album's sound as a mix of power pop and heavy metal, and has named The Cars, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello as influences.{{cite magazine|last1=Doyle|first1=Patrick|title=Nick Valensi on New Side Project, State of the Strokes|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/nick-valensi-on-new-side-project-state-of-the-strokes-w438094|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=6 September 2016 |accessdate=September 8, 2016}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Consequence of Sound
|rev2 = NME
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/crx-new-skin-review|title=CRX - 'New Skin' Review - NME|website=NME|date=27 October 2016 }}
|rev3 = DIY
|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Swann|first1=Emma|title=Album Review: CRX – New Skin|url=https://diymag.com/2016/11/01/crx-new-skin-album-review|website=DIY|date=November 2016 |accessdate=24 November 2016}}
|rev4 = The Observer
}}
New Skin received positive reviews, and currently holds a score of 69/100 on Metacritic based on nine reviews, indicating a "generally favourable" response.{{cite web|title=New Skin by CRX on Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/new-skin/crx|website=Metacritic|accessdate=24 November 2016}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Nick Valensi, except where noted. Additional music credits in brackets
| total_length = 30:32
| title1 = Ways to Fake It
| length1 = 2:59
| lyrics1 = Richie Follin, Valensi
| title2 = Broken Bones
| length2 = 3:31
| lyrics2 = Valensi
| title3 = Give It Up
| length3 = 3:52
| lyrics3 = Valensi
| title4 = Anything
| length4 = 3:27
| lyrics4 = Valensi
| title5 = Walls
| length5 = 2:38
| lyrics5 = Daniel Davies, Valensi
| title6 = Slow Down
| length6 = 4:06
| lyrics6 = Valensi, Darian Zahedi
| title7 = On Edge
| length7 = 1:53
| lyrics7 = Jon Safley, Valensi, Zahedi
| note7 = Safley, Valensi, Zahedi
| title8 = Unnatural
| length8 = 2:27
| lyrics8 = Valensi
| title9 = One Track Mind
| length9 = 2:51
| lyrics9 = Valensi
| title10 = Monkey Machine
| length10 = 2:48
| lyrics10 = Valensi
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from LP liner notes.{{cite web|url=http://imgur.com/gallery/gTeSU9A|title=crx-liner|work=Imgur}}
CRX
- Nick Valensi – vocals and guitar
- Jon Safley – bass and drums ( new skin tracks 5 and 8 as drummer )
- Darian Zahedi – guitar
- Richie Follin – keyboard
- Ralph Alexander – drums {{small|(tracks: 2–3, 6,7,9, and 10)}}
Production and additional personnel
- Joshua Homme – production
- Andrew Scheps – mixing
- Jon Theodore – drums {{small|(tracks: 1, 4)}}
- Justin Hergett – mixing assistant
- Mark Rankin – engineering
- Gus Oberg – additional engineering
- Dan Dixon – additional engineering
- Andrew Chavez – additional engineering
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- [http://www.boneface.co.uk/ Boneface] – cover art
- Warren Fu – art design and direction
- Ryan Gentles – management
- Gerard Uht – Special thanks, editing/packaging