Devour You

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Devour You | type = studio | artist = [[Starcrawler]] | cover = Starcrawler_-_Devour_You.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2019|10|11}} | recorded = 2018–2019 | studio = Sunset Studios | genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[punk rock]]<ref name="AllMusic" /> | length = 40:00 | label = [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] | producer = [[Nick Launay]] | prev_title = [[Starcrawler (album)|Starcrawler]] | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = [[She Said (album)|She Said]] | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Singles | name = Devour You | type = studio | single1 = Hollywood Ending | single1date = November 16, 2018 | single2 = She Gets Around | single2date = February 26, 2019 | single3 = Bet My Brains | single3date = August 1, 2019 | single4 = No More Pennies | single4date = September 26, 2019 }} }}

'''''Devour You''''' is the second studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Starcrawler]]. The album was released on October 11, 2019 by [[Rough Trade Records]]. The record was produced by [[Nick Launay]], who previously worked for bands as [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[Arcade Fire]] and [[Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/08/starcrawler-devour-you-album-bet-brains-song/|title=Starcrawler Announce New Devour You Album, Share "Bet My Brains"|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>

== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | ADM = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/10114/Starcrawler-Devour-You.aspx|title=Devour You by Starcrawler reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?}}</ref> | MC = 72/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/devour-you/starcrawler |title=Devour You by Starcrawler Reviews and Tracks |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=October 11, 2019}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/devour-you-mw0003310974 |title=Devour You - Starcrawler |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |last=Deming |first=Mark}}</ref> |rev2=''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|''Under the Radar'']]'' |rev2score= {{Rating|6.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/devour_you_starcrawler/|title=Starcrawler: Devour You (Rough Trade) - Review |publisher= [[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|accessdate=October 8, 2019|last=Gourlay |first=Dom}}</ref> |rev3=''[[The Times]]'' |rev3score= {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/starcrawler-devour-you-review-la-rockers-grow-up-l9mtxbs5j/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011051403/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/starcrawler-devour-you-review-la-rockers-grow-up-l9mtxbs5j|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2019|title=Starcrawler: Devour You review|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref> |rev4=''[[Exclaim!]]'' |rev4score= {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/starcrawler-devour_you|title=Starcrawler Devour You|publisher=[[Exclaim!]]}}</ref> | rev5 = [[DIY (magazine)|DIY]] | rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2019/10/10/starcrawler-devour-you-album-review |title=Starcrawler - Devour You |publisher=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Starcrawler: Devour You|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=140|date=October 2019|page=116}}</ref> |rev7=''[[Louder Than War (website)|''Louder Than War'']]'' |rev7score=8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/starcrawler-devour-album-review/|title=Starcrawler Devour Me|publisher=[[Louder Than War (website)|Louder Than War]]}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Starcrawler: Devour You|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=145|date=October 2019|page=33}}</ref> }}

''Devour You'' received positive reviews from music critics upon its release. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized rating]] out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on 7 reviews.<ref name=metacritic />

AnyDecentMusic? collated reviews giving the album an average score of 6.8 based upon 7 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/10114/Starcrawler-Devour-You.aspx|title=Devour You by Starcrawler reviews – Any Decent Music|publisher=}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_lyrics = Starcrawler | total_length = 40:00 | title1 = Lizzy | length1 = 2:56 | title2 = Bet My Brains | length2 = 3:53 | title3 = Home Alone | length3 = 2:32 | title4 = No More Pennies | length4 = 3:47 | title5 = You Dig Yours | length5 = 2:40 | title6 = Toy Teenager | length6 = 1:07 | title7 = Hollywood Ending | length7 = 3:25 | title8 = She Gets Around | length8 = 3:13 | title9 = I Don't Need You | length9 = 3:05 | title10 = Rich Taste | length10 = 3:26 | title11 = Born Asleep | length11 = 5:02 | title12 = Tank Top | length12 = 1:18 | title13 = Call Me a Baby | length13 = 3:37 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Japanese bonus track<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beatink.com/products/detail.php?product_id=10414|title=BEATNIK.COM / Devour You|publisher=Beatnik.com|date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> | total_length = | title14 = [[Pet Sematary (song)|Pet Sematary]] | note14 = [[Ramones]] cover | length14 = 3:23 }}

;Notes *First pressings have a typo of the band's name, with "STARCRAWLER" stylized as "STARCRAWER". *"[[Pet Sematary (song)|Pet Sematary]]" is a cover version of the [[Ramones]] song featured in the motion picture soundtrack for the self-titled film [[Pet Sematary (2019 film)|Pet Sematary]]. The track is included in the album exclusively for Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/starcrawler-pet-sematary-ramones/ |title=The L.A. Punk Band Behind the New Cover of Pet Sematary |publisher=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |last=Stuart |first=Gwynedd|date=May 1, 2019}}</ref> *The band's label, Rough Trade, also released a limited edition, deluxe version of the album that was pressed on blood-red marbled vinyl, and came in a scratch & sniff sleeve (the rose on the cover can be scratched and it smells like a rose).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roughtraderecords.com/news/starcrawler-announce-second-album-devour-you-/ |title=Starcrawler Announce Second Album 'Devour You'}}</ref>

==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Scotland|74|date=20191018|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 19, 2019}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|14|artist=Starcrawler|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 October 2019}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|44|artist=Starcrawler|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 October 2019}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardAlternative|25|artist=Starcrawler|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 October 2019}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardRock|49|artist=Starcrawler|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 October 2019}} |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:2019 albums]] [[Category:Starcrawler albums]] [[Category:Rough Trade Records albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Nick Launay]]