Elsie is the debut studio album by The Horrible Crowes, a Gaslight Anthem side-project made up of Ian Perkins and Gaslight Anthem founder Brian Fallon. It was released on September 6, 2011, through SideOneDummy Records.
A 10th anniversary reissue of the album, featuring ten bonus tracks, was released on vinyl on February 11, 2022.
Contents
Singles
Elsie's lead single, "Behold the Hurricane," was released July 19, 2011.
Critical reception
Elsie received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album has an average score of 76 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 15 reviews.
Andrew Leahey of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars with this comment: "Elsie functions best as a display of Fallon’s underused bottom register and acoustic songwriting skills, proving that slowing things down once in a while can still be a punk rock move." Writing for Alternative Press, Scott Heisel writes Elsie is "better than just about everything the Gaslight Anthem have done to date. Perfect for night drives on long, winding roads."
Track listing
Adapted from AllMusic
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic
Release history
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