''The Feast of the Broken Heart'' is the third studio album by

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, released on May 26, 2014, by

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internationally and the following day in the United States by Big Beat Records and

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Critical reception

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's Andy Kellman and ''

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'' Lanre Bakare rated the album four out of five stars.

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of '' T'' magazine called it "a subtle stylistic departure from Butler's earlier releases."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Feast of the Broken Heart''. * Gustaph – vocals ; additional keys * Rouge Mary – vocals * Krystle Warren – vocals * John Grant – vocals ; additional keys * Gus Hoffman – trombone * Andrew Butler – production * Ha-Ze Factory – production, engineering, mixing *

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– production * Benjamin Alexander Huseby – photography (group shot) * Alexander Nussbaumer – portraits, design *

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– artwork

Charts

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feast of the Broken Heart 2014 albums Big Beat Records (American record label) albums Hercules and Love Affair albums Moshi Moshi Records albums