Brood X (album)

Brood X
Studio album by
Boss Hog
ReleasedMarch 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
RecordedSeptember 2014 – September 2016
StudioKey Club Recording Company (Benton Harbor, Michigan)
Length33:24
Label
ProducerBill Skibbe
Boss Hog chronology
Brood Star
(2016) 		Brood X
(2017)
Singles from Brood X
  1. "17"
    Released: January 4, 2017[1]
  2. "Formula X"
    Released: January 24, 2017[2]
  3. "Ground Control"
    Released: March 9, 2017[3]

Brood X is the fourth studio album by American rock band Boss Hog, released on March 24, 2017, through Bronze Rat and In the Red Records.[2] The album was recorded between September 2014 and September 2016 at the Key Club Recording Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Financial Times[6]
God Is in the TV8/10[7]
Kerrang![8]
laut.de[9]
Louder Than War7/10[10]
Pitchfork7.8/10[11]
Record Collector[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Slant Magazine[14]

On review aggregator website Metacritic, Brood X holds a score of 77 out of 100, based on reviews from seven critics, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Boss Hog.[16]

No.TitleLength
1."Billy"3:47
2."Black Eyes"3:30
3."Ground Control"2:52
4."Shh Shh Shh"3:39
5."Signal"2:54
6."Rodeo Chica"2:54
7."Elevator"2:49
8."Formula X"3:15
9."Sunday Routine"3:49
10."17"3:54
Total length:33:24

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes.[16]

References

  1. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (January 4, 2017). "New Music: Boss Hog - "17"". Spin. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Day, Laurence (January 24, 2017). "Boss Hog plan first album in 17 years, share new single "Formula X"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  3. ^ Trewn, Pranav (March 9, 2017). "Boss Hog - "Ground Control"". Stereogum. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  4. ^ Andrews, Mark (March 21, 2017). "Back In The New York Groove: Boss Hog Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved March 3, 2026. Spencer and Martinez are intending to go back to Key Club Recording in Benton Harbor, Michigan on Labour Day Weekend [2016] to finish vocals. [...] Recording began there around Labour Day 2014
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "Brood X by Boss Hog | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  6. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (March 24, 2017). "Boss Hog: Brood X — 'blast from the past'". Financial Times. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  7. ^ Etheridge, Loz (March 23, 2017). "Boss Hog - Brood X (Bronze Rat Records)". God Is in the TV. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  8. ^ Tooombs, Jimmy (April 1, 2017). "Reviews". Kerrang!. No. 1664. Bauer Media Group. p. 53.
  9. ^ Kollasch, Christian. "Ein schroffes Destillat aus Blues, Punk und Garage Rock" [A raw distillate of blues, punk, and garage rock.]. laut.de (in German). Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  10. ^ Whyte, Joe (February 16, 2017). "Boss Hog: Brood X - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  11. ^ Berman, Stuart (April 1, 2017). "Boss Hog: Brood X". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Jake (March 27, 2017). "Brood X". Record Collector. No. 465. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  13. ^ Zadel, Sebastian (April 5, 2017). "Boss Hog :: Brood X". Rolling Stone Germany (in German). Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  14. ^ Wroble, Jonathan (March 14, 2017). "Review: Boss Hog, Brood X". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  15. ^ a b "Brood X by Boss Hog". Metacritic. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  16. ^ a b Boss Hog (2017). Brood X (liner notes). Bronze Rat Records. BR51CD.
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