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. It was released on January 25, 2019, through Low Country Sound and Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album since '' Hollow Bones'' (2016), and their first release on Atlantic Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Do Your Worst", which peaked at number one on the '' Billboard''

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chart in March 2019.

Critical reception

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'' gave the album a grade of B+ and said the album shows off Rival Sons' "range in performing bluesy rock 'n' roll; with high energy riffs and slow melancholy rhythms, the music offers a variety of emotional tones for listeners to absorb", and concluding that for listeners new to Rival Sons, "''Feral Roots'' is an excellent place to start". James Christopher Monger of

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has called the track "Do Your Worst" "a radio-ready banger that evokes both

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." He also points similarities between the track "Look Away" and the album ''

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''. '' Loudwire'' named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019. At the

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, the album was nominated for

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, losing to

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's " This Land".

Track listing

Personnel

Rival Sons

* Jay Buchanan – vocals, rhythm guitar on tracks 5 and 9 * Scott Holiday – guitars * Michael Miley – drums * Dave Beste – bass guitars

Additional musicians

* Todd Ögren – keyboards on tracks 1-5, 7–11 * Kristen Rogers and Whitney Coleman – backing vocals on tracks 1-3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 * The Nashville Urban Choir – additional vocals on track 11

Production

* Dave Cobb – producer, mixing, rhythm guitar on tracks 7 and 11 * Eddie Spear – recording engineer * Gena Johnson and Chris Taylor – recording engineers *

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– mixing * Pete Lyman – mastering

Additional

* Martin Wittfooth – album cover ("Wildmother" painting) * Mark Obriski – art direction and design * Steven J. Bradley – photography Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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