''Anthems'' is the debut album by British-American

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band Pure Love, released February 4, 2013. The group formed in 2011 after the departure of lead singer

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from the

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band

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, after which he began sharing song ideas with Jim Carroll of

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and

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; the two had met when Gallows supported The Hope Conspiracy in 2006. The group signed to

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in February 2012 and began working with producer

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, playing a number of new songs in their debut performance at the

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that February. Prior to ''Anthem'''s release, the band debuted several songs online as

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s and

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. The album was initially scheduled for release in October 2012 but was delayed to February 2013.
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Track listing

Personnel

Pure Love *Frank Carter – lead vocals *Jim Carroll – guitars, backing vocals, scrap piano on ''Anthem'' ;Session musicians *Jol Mulholland – bass guitar *

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– drums, percussion *Oliver Edsforth – Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, sub bass synth *Kate Orgias – violin on ''Heavy Kind of Chain'' *Sarah Carter – additional vocals on ''Riot Song'' and ''March of the Pilgrims'' Production *

– production, mixing, programming *Dan Austin – engineering *Brian Paul Lamotte – art direction, design *Andreas Laszlo Konrath – photography

References

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