Forced Witness

Forced Witness is the second studio album by Australian musician Alex Cameron. It was released by record label Secretly Canadian on 8 September 2017, and includes songs featuring Brandon Flowers and Angel Olsen.[9][5] The album is defined by Cameron's characteristic 1980s instrumentation and first-person storytelling.[6] It received moderately positive reviews from critics.[4]

Forced Witness
Studio album by
Released8 September 2017
Genre
Length41:00
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerAlex Cameron, Jonathan Rado
Alex Cameron chronology
Jumping the Shark
(2013)
Forced Witness
(2017)
Miami Memory
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[3]
Metacritic69/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!6/10[6]
FLOOD Magazine9/10[7]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[1]
Loud and Quiet9/10[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
Q[10]
Record Collector[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes3/5[12]
Uncut8/10[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Candy May"4:08
2."Country Figs"4:11
3."Runnin' Outta Luck" (featuring Brandon Flowers)3:51
4."Stranger's Kiss" (featuring Angel Olsen)4:01
5."True Lies"3:52
6."Studmuffin96"3:15
7."The Chihuahua"4:06
8."The Hacienda"4:31
9."Marlon Brando"4:44
10."Politics of Love"4:31
Total length:41:00

Personnel

Performance

  • Alex Cameron - primary vocals, drums and percussion (1, 2, 3, 10), Korg M1 (9).
  • Roy Molloy - saxophone
  • Angel Olsen - featured artist

Production

Design

References

  1. Michalik, Timmy (30 August 2017). "Alex Cameron discovers a sense of self-awareness on Forced Witness". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. Watach, Nestor (14 September 2017). "Review: Alex Cameron's goofy persona is more fleshed out on second album Forced Witness, providing humorous and enjoyable throwback pop". The 405. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. "Forced Witness by Alex Cameron reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. "Reviews and Tracks for Forced Witness by Alex Cameron". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Forced Witness – Alex Cameron". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. Forster, Tim (6 September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. Pudzianowski, Lydia (14 September 2017). "Alex Cameron, 'Forced Witness'". Flood Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. Redfern, Rachel (4 September 2017). "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  9. Berman, Stuart (9 September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  10. Oldham, James (October 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Q (377): 100.
  11. Harley, Kevin (November 2017). "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Record Collector (472). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  12. Sawage, Rowan. "Alex Cameron – Forced Witness". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  13. Watts, Peter (September 2017). "Alex Cameron: Forced Witness". Uncut (244): 24.
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