Hexagon is the sixth studio album by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
Filligar
Filligar is an alternative rock band made up of Johnny, Teddy and Pete Mathias and childhood friend Casey Gibson. Filligar has a prolific catalog of original music, recognized as “of prestige value” by the American Society of Composers, Autho ...
. It was released in July 2013 in the United States and September 2013 in the United Kingdom. The title refers to the shape of the cube on the cover, rendered as a hexagon in 2D space.
The album was written in piecemeal while the band was touring in support of their previous album
''The Nerve''. Most of the actual recording was done at
Electrical Audio
Electrical Audio is a recording studio, recording facility founded in Chicago, Illinois by musician and recording engineer Steve Albini in 1997. Hundreds of independent music projects have been recorded there. Unlike most producers, Albini refuses ...
in Chicago.
Reception
The album received mixed reviews. Mack Hayden of ''
Paste'' described the album as "a fun time" that "isn’t going to make any headlines".
''
Connect Savannah
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'' magazine described it as having "real soul".
Both made comparisons to another Chicago-based band,
Wilco. Michael Roffman of ''
Consequence of Sound'' described it as a "harmless album from a harmless band that’s received harmless press".
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Personnel
*Johnny Mathias – guitar and vocals
*Teddy Mathias – bass guitar and backing vocals
*Pete Mathias – drums
*Casey Gibson – keyboards and backing vocals
;Production
*Filligar – production
*Greg Norman – engineering, mixing
*Shawn Dealey – engineering, mixing
Track listing
References
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2013 albums
Filligar albums