Head Down (Rival Sons album)

Head Down
Studio album by Rival Sons
Released	Sept 17, 2012
Recorded	2011-2012
Genre	Blues rock, hard rock
Length	56:19
Label	Earache
Rival Sons chronology
Pressure & Time (2011) Head Down (2012) Great Western Valkyrie (2014)
Singles from Head Down
"Until the Sun Comes" Released: September 17, 2012 "Keep On Swinging" Released: December 6, 2012 "Manifest Destiny Pt. 1" Released: April 20, 2013 "You Want To" Released: August 26, 2013 "Wild Animal" Released: 2013

Head Down is the third studio album by the blues rock band Rival Sons. The album was released on September 17, 2012 in the UK and was released in the rest of Europe on September 14, 2012.^[1] It is the last Rival Sons album recorded by the original line-up, prior to bass player Robin Everhart's departure in August 2013.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
BBC Music	positive[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Metal-Temple	[5]

Since its release, this album has been met with mostly positive reviews. William Clark of Guitar International wrote, "Rival Sons have rocketed back on to our radar with their new album, Head Down, and despite the title it shows the band heading nowhere but up". " Keep on swinging" was used on advertising for the latest installment of the guitar hero franchise.^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jay Buchanan, all music composed by Jay Buchanan, Scott Holiday, Robin Everhart and Michael Miley, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep On Swinging"		4:00
2.	"Wild Animal"		3:27
3.	"You Want To"	Buchanan, Holiday, Everhart, Miley, Dave Cobb	4:15
4.	"Until the Sun Comes"	Buchanan, Holiday, Everhart, Miley, Cobb	2:59
5.	"Run from Revelation"		4:14
6.	"Jordan"	Buchanan	6:18
7.	"All the Way"	Buchanan	5:10
8.	"The Heist"		3:13
9.	"Three Fingers"		3:17
10.	"Nava"	Holiday	2:01
11.	"Manifest Destiny Pt. 1"	Buchanan, Holiday, Everhart, Miley, Cobb	8:20
12.	"Manifest Destiny Pt. 2"		4:24
13.	"True"	Buchanan, Holiday	4:43
Total length:			56:19

Personnel

Rival Sons

• Jay Buchanan – vocals
• Scott Holiday – guitars
• Robin Everhart – bass
• Michael Miley – drums

References

1. "Rival Sons official website". rivalsons.com.
2. O'Brien, Jon. "Head Down - Rival Sons". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
3. Moffitt, Greg. "Review of Rival Sons - Head Down". BBC Music. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
4. Lawson, Dom (13 September 2012). "Rival Sons: Head Down - review". Guardian.co.uk (London). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
5. Stein, Lior. "Rival Sons - Head Down review". Metal-Temple. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
6. "Rival Sons Unlock Zeppelin on Head Down". Retrieved 2012-11-17.