She Said (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = She Said
| type = Album
| artist = Starcrawler
| cover = Starcrawler_"She_Said"_album_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 16, 2022
| studio = Sunset Sound
| genre = Rock, alternative rock{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/starcrawler-seek-a-bigger-audience-and-a-travel-upgrade-on-third-album-she-said |title=Starcrawler Seek a Bigger Audience |last=Sharp |first=Johnny |date=16 September 2022 |website=loudersound.com |access-date=16 November 2023 }}
| length =
| label = Big Machine
| producer = Tyler Bates
| prev_title = Devour You
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = She Said
| type = studio
| single1 = Road Kill
| single1date = May 9, 2022
| single2 = She Said
| single2date = June 17, 2022
| single3 = Stranded
| single3date = July 22, 2022
| single4 = Broken Angels
| single4date = September 2, 2022
}}
}}
She Said is the third studio album by American rock band Starcrawler. It was released on September 16, 2022, by Big Machine Records and produced by Tyler Bates.{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/starcrawler-she-said-track-by-track-breakdown/|title=Starcrawler "She Said" Track by Track Breakdown|last=Eckstein |first=Joe |date=16 September 2022 |website=consequence.net|access-date=16 November 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bigmachinelabelgroup.com/starcrawler-releases-major-label-debut-album-she-said-out-now/ |title=Starcrawler Releases Major Label Debut Album |author= |date=18 September 2022 |website=bigmachinelabelgroup.com |access-date=16 November 2023}}
Musical style and composition
She Said was seen as a departure from the punk roots of Starcrawler's previous records with critics calling the album a "back-and-forth" {{cite web |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2022/10/31/reviews/album-review-starcrawler-she-said/ |title=Album Review: Starcrawler- She Said|last=Signh |first=Karan |date=31 October 2022 |website=music.mxdwn.com |access-date=21 November 2023}} between faster rock songs and soft country influenced tunes utilizing pedal steel guitars and banjos. Guitarist and founding member Henri Cash has stated that the band wanted to move away from writing punk songs exclusively.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Classic Rock
| rev1score ={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/starcrawler-seek-a-bigger-audience-and-a-travel-upgrade-on-third-album-she-said|title=She Said|publisher=Classic Rock Magazine|access-date=21 November 2023}}
| rev2 = DIY
| rev2score ={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/review/album/starcrawler-she-said-album-review|title=She Said|publisher=DIY Magazine |access-date=21 November 2023}}
| rev3 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev4 = Wall of Sound AU
| rev4score =8.5/10
}}
She Said received generally favorable reviews upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 5 reviews.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 =Roadkill
| writer1 =Arrow De Wilde, Henri Cash, Tim Franco
| title2 =She Said
| writer2 =De Wilde, Henri Cash, Franco
| title3 =Stranded
| writer3 =Cash
| title4 =Thursday
| writer4 =De Wilde, Henri Cash, Franco
| title5 =Broken Angels
| writer5 =De Wilde, Henri Cash, Franco
| title6 =Jet Black
| writer6 =De Wilde, Bill Cash, Henri Cash, Franco, Seth Carolina
| title7 =True
| writer7 =De Wilde, Henri Cash, Franco
| title8 =Midnight
| writer8 =De Wilde, Bill Cash, Henri Cash, Franco, Carolina
| title9 =Runaway
| writer9 =De Wilde, Henri Cash, Franco
| title10 =Better Place
| writer10 =Henri Cash
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for She Said |
| scope="col"| Chart (2022)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Scotland|60|artist=Starcrawler|album=She Said|refname=OCC|access-date=21 November 2023 2|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|UKRock|6|artist=Starcrawler|album=She Said|refname=UKRock|access-date=21 November 2023 |rowheader=true}} |