| 词条 | Despite Yourself |
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| name = Despite Yourself | type = studio | artist = Headswim | cover = Despite Yourself album cover.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{startdate|1997|9|2|df=yes}} | recorded = May 1996 – January 1997 at Wool Hall Studios, Bath, England | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock | length = {{Duration|m=49|s=23}} | label = Epic | producer = Steve Osborne | prev_title = Flood | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = studio | cover = Despite_Yourself_US_cover.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = US album cover }}{{Singles | name = Despite Yourself | type = studio | single1 = Tourniquet | single1date = 9 February 1998 | single2 = Better Made | single2date = 11 May 1998 }} }}Despite Yourself is the second and final studio album by the English rock band Headswim. The album was released by Epic Records on 2 September 1997 in the US, and on 18 May 1998 in the UK and the rest of Europe, and spawned two singles for the band, "Tourniquet" and "Better Made". The album's musical style showed a marked change from the hard rock/grunge of the band's earlier work towards a more personal, alternative rock sound (partly influenced by the death of the Glendinings' brother Matthew from leukaemia in 1994), which drew comparisons to Radiohead.[1][2] Although the album reached number 24 in the UK Albums Chart and the first single "Tourniquet" made the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart,[1] Despite Yourself did not sell as well as hoped and Epic dropped the band soon after its release. Critical reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[2] | rev2 = The Independent | rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}[3] | rev3 = Music Week | rev3score = average[4] | rev4 = NME | rev4score = 7/10[5] | rev5 = Q | rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}[6] }} The album received mixed views from the music press. Q observed that "the marriage of paradoxically exhilarating examinations of despair and self-doubt to open-ended stadia rock recalls Radiohead".[6] Allmusic also noted the similarities to Radiohead but stated that the album "fortunately boasts enough strong individual material to prevent the record from being a mere acknowledgement of trendy influences... Too derivative for lofty praise or emphatic recommendation, Despite Yourself is an exquisite exercise in catharsis and musical tribute nonetheless."[2] NME was positive, calling Despite Yourself "a mighty album; a record that drags you under with its spectacularly gloomy sentiments of self-loathing and utter despair only to redress the balance with swathes of dynamic guitar bruising and seductive studio inventiveness". The review noted that while the record displayed more musical variety than the debut album, "at heart, however, Headswim are still a battle-weary rock band. It's just this time they're tackling life's obstacles with reaffirmed vigour and some nifty production. British rock has never sounded so (un)healthy."[5] However, Music Week was less impressed, praising the album's lead single but going on to say, "Despite Yourself doesn't contain any tracks as refresing as 'Tourniquet', but remains a credible record".[4] Track listing{{Track listing| total_length = 49:23 | all_writing = Headswim, except where noted | title1 = Tourniquet | length1 = 4:16 | title2 = Hype | length2 = 3:54 | title3 = Years on Me | note3 = D. Glendining | length3 = 2:54 | title4 = Clinging to the Wreckage | length4 = 4:37 | title5 = Better Made | length5 = 4:55 | title6 = Wishing I Was Naïve | length6 = 4:35 | title7 = Old Angel Midnight | length7 = 3:50 | title8 = Holy Ghost | note8 = C. Taylor | length8 = 3:11 | title9 = Burnt Out Shell of Bliss | length9 = 4:02 | title10 = Devil in My Palm | length10 = 4:17 | title11 = Moving On | length11 = 4:17 | title12 = Brother | length12 = 4:36 }} PersonnelHeadswim:
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References1. ^{{cite book |editor-first=David |editor-last=Roberts |date=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London, England |page=248 |isbn=978-1-90499-410-7}} 2. ^1 2 {{Allmusic |class=album |id=r312552 |label=Headswim – Despite Yourself > Review |first=Jason |last=Anderson |accessdate=28 June 2011}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |first=Angela |last=Lewis |title=Pop & Jazz: Album Reviews |newspaper=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Ltd |location=London, England |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/pop--jazz-album-reviews-1159449.html |date=16 May 1998 |accessdate=10 February 2011}} 4. ^1 {{cite journal |title=Review: Headswim – Despite Yourself |periodical=Music Week |publisher=Miller Freeman |location=London, England |page=11 |date=9 May 1998}} 5. ^1 {{cite journal |first=Piers |last=Martin |title=Review: Headswim – Despite Yourself |periodical=NME |publisher=IPC Media |location=London, England |page=45 |date=16 May 1998}} 6. ^1 {{cite journal |first=John |last=Aizlewood |title=Review: Headswim – Despite Yourself |periodical=Q |publisher=EMAP |location=London, England |issue=141 |page=118 |date=June 1998}} 4 : 1997 albums|Headswim albums|Albums produced by Steve Osborne|Epic Records albums |
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