Close Calls with Brick Walls

Close Calls with Brick Walls
Studio album by
Andrew W.K.
ReleasedJuly 5, 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreHard rock
Length47:49
LabelUniversal
ProducerAndrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. chronology
The Wolf
(2003) 		Close Calls with Brick Walls
(2006) 		The Japan Covers
(2008)
US vinyl release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound8/10[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[2]
MusicOMH[3]
NME7/10[4]
The Observer[5]
Pitchfork6.8/10[6]
Stylus MagazineB+[7]
Uncut[8]

Close Calls with Brick Walls is the third studio album by American musician Andrew W.K. It was originally released through Universal Records in July 2006 in Japan with an exclusive bonus DVD and in Korea with four exclusive bonus tracks, before finally being released to the rest of the world on CD in 2010.

  1. ^ Hanscomb, Rich (March 16, 2010). "Album Review: Andrew W.K. – Close Calls With Brick Walls/ Mother of Mankind". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Greenwald, Andy (March 17, 2010). "Close Calls with Brick Walls". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Soghomonian, Talia (March 22, 2010). "Andrew WK – Close Calls With Brick Walls / Mother Of Mankind". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Gardner, Noel (March 19, 2010). "Album Review: Andrew WK – 'Close Calls With Brick Walls/Mother Of Mankind' (Steev Mike)". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ^ Campion, Chris (December 10, 2006). "Andrew WK, Close Calls With Brick Walls". The Observer. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom (March 2, 2010). "Andrew W.K.: Close Calls With Brick Walls / Mother of Mankind". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Scott, Paul (February 20, 2007). "Andrew W.K. – Close Calls With Brick Walls – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Andrew W.K.: Close Calls with Brick Walls / Mother of Mankind". Uncut: 83. Virtuoso in its playing and epic in its ambition, this double LP mixes Meat Loaf-on-steroids numbers like 'I Wanna Take You on a Date' with odder moments like 'Pushing Drugs'...