Four Stars | ||||
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Released | October 26, 2010 (iTunes) November 9, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
Genre | Garage rock, blues-rock | |||
Label | Third Man Records | |||
Producer |
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The Greenhornes chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B+ [3] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SPIN | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Four Stars (stylized as "★★★★" or ) is the fourth and final studio album by
rock band
The Greenhornes. It was made available on
iTunes on October 26, 2010, and the CD and LP versions released on November 9, 2010.
[8] It is their first studio album in eight years, with
Dual Mono in 2002 and their first original release since
East Grand Blues, an EP released in 2005. After the recording and release of East Grand Blues and their compilation album
Sewed Soles in 2005, the group was on temporary hiatus, and
Patrick Keeler and
Jack Lawrence formed
The Raconteurs with Detroit friends
Jack White and
Brendan Benson. After recording two albums and immense touring through North America, the UK and Australia, the group announced they would be taking a break and returning to their other bands. During this time, Lawrence and Keeler also performed as "The Do-Whatters", Jack White's rhythm band for a collaboration with
Loretta Lynn on her album
Van Lear Rose. After these projects, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler reunited with
Craig Fox again in Ohio, where they recorded Four Stars in mid-2010.
[9]
Although Four Stars was originally set to be released in October, the release date was later changed to October 26 on iTunes and November 9 on CD and LP. It was released on Jack White's Third Man Records label in Nashville, Tennessee. [10]
Track 1, "Saying Goodbye", can be heard at the end of the 2011 film The Green Hornet.
Like many Third Man Records releases, Four Stars was released on multiple varieties of unusually-colored vinyl. Along with the unlimited black vinyl version, "undisclosed" quantities of limited-edition green vinyl and silver vinyl records were produced. [11]
All songs written by Craig Fox, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler.
Four Stars | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 26, 2010 (iTunes) November 9, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
Genre | Garage rock, blues-rock | |||
Label | Third Man Records | |||
Producer |
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The Greenhornes chronology | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B+ [3] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SPIN | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Four Stars (stylized as "★★★★" or ) is the fourth and final studio album by
rock band
The Greenhornes. It was made available on
iTunes on October 26, 2010, and the CD and LP versions released on November 9, 2010.
[8] It is their first studio album in eight years, with
Dual Mono in 2002 and their first original release since
East Grand Blues, an EP released in 2005. After the recording and release of East Grand Blues and their compilation album
Sewed Soles in 2005, the group was on temporary hiatus, and
Patrick Keeler and
Jack Lawrence formed
The Raconteurs with Detroit friends
Jack White and
Brendan Benson. After recording two albums and immense touring through North America, the UK and Australia, the group announced they would be taking a break and returning to their other bands. During this time, Lawrence and Keeler also performed as "The Do-Whatters", Jack White's rhythm band for a collaboration with
Loretta Lynn on her album
Van Lear Rose. After these projects, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler reunited with
Craig Fox again in Ohio, where they recorded Four Stars in mid-2010.
[9]
Although Four Stars was originally set to be released in October, the release date was later changed to October 26 on iTunes and November 9 on CD and LP. It was released on Jack White's Third Man Records label in Nashville, Tennessee. [10]
Track 1, "Saying Goodbye", can be heard at the end of the 2011 film The Green Hornet.
Like many Third Man Records releases, Four Stars was released on multiple varieties of unusually-colored vinyl. Along with the unlimited black vinyl version, "undisclosed" quantities of limited-edition green vinyl and silver vinyl records were produced. [11]
All songs written by Craig Fox, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler.