9 Dead Alive

9 Dead Alive
Studio album by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Released	April 25, 2014
Recorded	October 2013; Ixtapa, Mexico (Lumbini Studios)
Length	40:58
Label	Rubyworks Records
Producer	Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela chronology
Area 52 (2012) 9 Dead Alive (2014)
Singles from 9 Dead Alive
"The Soundmaker" Released: March 4, 2014

9 Dead Alive is the fourth studio album by Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela released on April 25, 2014 in Ireland^[1] and on April 29, 2014 internationally. According to their Twitter, "each track is a personal celebration of individuals who have passed on, but through their deeds and words still resonate in the 21st century",^[2] and is said to be a more rock-focused album compared to their Latin-focused material of the past. Its first single is "The Soundmaker", which is inspired by Spanish guitarist Antonio de Torres Jurado.^[3][4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Consequence of Sound	B−[7]
The Guardian	[8]
musicOMH	[9]
NME	5/10[10]
Ultimate Guitar Archive	9.7/10[11]

Track listing

All music composed by Rodrigo y Gabriela.

No.	Title	Dedicated to	Length
1.	"The Soundmaker"	Antonio de Torres Jurado	4:52
2.	"Torito"	Animals and Nature	5:03
3.	"Sunday Neurosis"	Viktor Frankl	5:16
4.	"Misty Moses"	Harriet Tubman	4:39
5.	"Somnium"	Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	3:43
6.	"Fram"	Fridtjof Nansen	4:31
7.	"Megalopolis"	Gabriela Mistral	5:01
8.	"The Russian Messenger"	Fyodor Dostoyevsky	4:52
9.	"La salle des pas perdus"	Eleanor of Aquitane	3:01
Total length:			40:58

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	39
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	49
scope="row"	French Albums (SNEP)[14]	42
scope="row"	Irish Albums (IRMA)[15]	24
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	73

References

1. "Rodrigo Y Gabriela: album details & NCH show | Music | News". Hot Press. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
2. Rodrigo y Gabriela (January 15, 2014). "Twitter - rodgab". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
3. Rodrigo Y Gabriela Honor Antonio de Torres Jurado on 'The Soundmaker' (Rolling Stone)
4. Rodrigo y Gabriela to Release New Album, '9 Dead Alive' (video) (PopMatters)
5. 9 Dead Alive at Metacritic Retrieved September 8, 2014.
6. Jurek, Thom. 9 Dead Alive at AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
7. Lenz, Kristofer (April 30, 2014). "Album Review: Rodrigo y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
8. Denselow, Robin (April 24, 2014). "Rodrigo y Gabriela: 9 Dead Alive review". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
9. Day, Larry (April 28, 2014). "Rodrigo y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive". musicOMH. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
10. Allen, Jeremy (April 25, 2014). "Rodrigo Y Gabriela - '9 Dead Alive'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
11. Abt, Parker (May 13, 2014). "9 Dead Alive Review". Ultimate Guitar Archive. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
12. "Ultratop.be – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
13. "Ultratop.be – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive" (in French). Hung Medien.
14. "Lescharts.com – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive". Hung Medien.
15. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 18, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – 9 Dead Alive". Hung Medien.