Hey Clockface

Hey Clockface is the 31st studio album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 30 October 2020 by Concord Records.[1][2]

Hey Clockface
Studio album by
Elvis Costello
Released30 October 2020
Recorded2019–February 2020
StudioSuomenlinnan Studio, Helsinki; Les Studios Saint Germain, Paris
GenreRock
Length49:52
LabelConcord
Producer
Elvis Costello chronology
Look Now
(2018)		 Hey Clockface
(2020)		 The Boy Named If
(2022)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Independent[5]
musicOMH[6]
The Observer[7]
Pitchfork7.5/10[8]
The Telegraph[9]

Hey Clockface received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 9 reviews.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Revolution #49" 2:41
2."No Flag" 3:56
3."They're Not Laughing at Me Now" 4:26
4."Newspaper Pane"
4:10
5."I Do (Zula's Song)" 3:49
6."We Are All Cowards Now" 3:36
7."Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me?"
2:56
8."The Whirlwind" 3:17
9."Hetty O'Hara Confidential" 4:14
10."The Last Confession of Vivian Whip"
2:59
11."What Is It That I Need That I Don't Already Have?" 3:46
12."Radio Is Everything"
4:25
13."I Can't Say Her Name" 2:57
14."Byline" 2:40
Total length:49:52
Japanese edition (bonus track)[10]
No.TitleLength
15."Phonographic Memory"4:05
Total length:54:04

Personnel

Helsinki recordings (tracks 2, 6, 9)

  • Elvis Costello – all voices and instruments

Paris recordings (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)

  • Elvis Costello – voice, guitar, snare drum, bass, piano

Le Quintette Saint Germain:

  • Steve Nieve – grand piano, upright piano, organ, mellotron, melodica
  • Mickaël Gasche – trumpet, flugelhorn, serpent
  • Renaud-Gabriel Pion – contrabass clarinet, bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, tenor saxophone, bass flute, cor Anglais
  • Pierre-François "Titi" Dufour – cello, foot stomps
  • AJUQ – drums, percussion, harmonies

New York recordings (tracks 4 and 12)

  • Elvis Costello – voice via electrical wire
  • Michael Leonhart – trumpet, drums, guitar, synthesizer, bass, organ, trombone, piano, surdu
  • Bill Frisell – guitar, loops
  • Nels Cline – guitar
  • Nick Movshon – drums
  • Emily Hope-Price – cello
  • Chris Bullock – alto flute
  • Danton Boller – acoustic bass fill

Charts
Chart performance for Hey Clockface
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 166
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 91
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 39

References
  1. "Elvis Costello Announces New Album Hey Clockface, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "Hey Clockface by Elvis Costello". Apple Music. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. "Hey Clockface by Elvis Costello Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Hey Clockface - Elvis Costello". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "Album reviews: Bring Me the Horizon, Elvis Costello and Eels". The Independent. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". musicOMH. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. "Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface review – worthy of your time". The Observer. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. "Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". Pitchfork. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. "Elvis Costello, Hey Clockface, review: a hot, defiant mess to rouse us out of lockdown". The Telegraph. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. "ヘイ・クロックフェイス [SHM-CD][CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Elvis Costello – Hey Clockface". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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