Acts of Fear and Love

Acts of Fear and Love is the third studio album by English punk rock duo Slaves, released on 17 August 2018. It was the final studio album released by the band before they changed their name to Soft Play in 2022.

Acts of Fear and Love
Studio album by
Released17 August 2018
GenrePunk rock
Length29:39
LabelVirgin EMI
Slaves chronology
Take Control
(2016)
Acts of Fear and Love
(2018)
The Velvet Ditch
(2019)
Singles from Acts of Fear and Love
  1. "Cut and Run"
    Released: 12 June 2018[1]
  2. "Chokehold"
    Released: 31 July 2018[2]
  3. "Magnolia"
    Released: 12 October 2018[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[5]
DIY[6]
NME[7]
Q[4]
The Independent[8]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[9]

Track listing

All music is composed by Slaves

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Lives They Wish They Had"
  • Laurie Vincent
  • Isaac Holman
2:51
2."Cut and Run"
  • Vincent
  • Jolyon Thomas
  • Holman
2:42
3."Bugs"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:00
4."Magnolia"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
4:02
5."Daddy"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
1:50
6."Chokehold"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:21
7."Photo Opportunity"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:30
8."Artificial Intelligence"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
3:13
9."Acts of Fear and Love"
  • Vincent
  • Holman
5:05
Total length:29:39

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 8

References

  1. Daly, Rhian (12 June 2018). "Slaves return with new single 'Cut And Run' and share handy workout video". NME. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. Aubrey, Elizabeth (31 July 2018). "Slaves drop epic video for new single 'Chokehold' – features members of Royal Blood, Wolf Alice, Blur and more". NME. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. "Magnolia - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. "Acts of Fear and Love by Slaves Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. Walker, Sahera (31 August 2018). "Slaves - Acts of Fear and Love". Clash. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. Swann, Emma (17 August 2018). "Slaves - Acts of Fear and Love". DIY. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  7. Daly, Rhian (15 August 2018). "Slaves – 'Acts Of Fear And Love' review". NME. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  8. O’Connor, Roisin (9 August 2018). "Album reviews: Slaves, Jake Shears, Tomberlin, The Proclaimers and The Magpie Salute". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  9. Loftin, Steven (16 August 2018). "Slaves - Acts of Fear and Love". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 December 2018.


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