Divine Providence (album)

Divine Providence
Studio album by Deer Tick
Released	October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24) (US) April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02) (UK)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Indie rock, alternative country
Length	47:36
Label	Partisan Records
Deer Tick chronology
The Black Dirt Sessions (2010) Divine Providence (2011) Negativity (2013)

Divine Providence is the fourth album by American indie-rock band Deer Tick. Produced by Cosmic Thug production duo Adam Landry and Justin Collins, the album was the first to feature the current lineup of the band^[1] and displayed a louder and faster sound than previous releases, with the band aiming to capture “the raw and spontaneous kerosene blaze”.^[2] Divine Providence was released on October 24, 2011 on Partisan Records in the US and April 2, 2012 on Loose Music in the UK and Europe.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John McCauley except as noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Bump"		3:28
2.	"Funny Word"		4:50
3.	"Let's All Go to the Bar"	John McCauley, Ian O'Neil, Rob Crowell	3:18
4.	"Clownin Around"	Dennis Ryan	4:25
5.	"Main Street"		3:48
6.	"Chevy Express"		3:45
7.	"Something to Brag About"		2:18
8.	"Walkin Out the Door"	Ian O'Neil, Jonny Corndawg	3:38
9.	"Make Believe"		3:26
10.	"Now It's Your Turn"	Ian O'Neil	4:30
11.	"Electric"		4:15
12.	"Miss K." (Miss K. ends at 3:18 and an unlisted cover of Paul Westerberg's Mr Cigarette begins at 33:37[3])		36.12

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	C+[5]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[6]
Paste	8.0/10[7]
Robert Christgau	A−[9]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Spin	[4]
Uncut	[8]

References

1. Maimann, Kevin (2012-05-31). "Folk rockers parody politics | Columnists | Opinion". Edmontonsun.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
2. Kaye, Ben (2011-08-17). "Deer Tick details new album: Divine Providence". consequence.net. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
3. "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
4. "SPIN Magazine review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
5. "Consequence of Sound review". Consequenhceofsound.net. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
6. "Drowned in Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
7. "Paste review". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
8. "Uncut review". Anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
9. "Divine Providence Review". Robertchristgau.com.

External links

• Official website
• Deer Tick @ Partisan Records
• MySpace