Specter at the Feast

Specter at the Feast
Specter at the Feast
Studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Released	March 18, 2013
Recorded	2012
Studio	Various 606 (Los Angeles, CA); The Station House (Los Angeles, CA); Rancho De La Luna (Joshua Tree, CA); Boulder Creek Post Office (Santa Cruz, CA); The Gloryhole (Los Angeles, CA);
Genre	Alternative rock; indie rock; psychedelic rock; blues rock; post-punk revival;
Length	58:42
Label	Abstract Dragon; Vagrant; Cobraside;
Producer	Ethan Allen; Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; Chris Goss; Nic Jodoin; Michael Patterson; Mark Rains;
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Austin Chronicle
Consequence of Sound	D
Drowned in Sound	(7/10)
The Guardian
musicOMH
NME	(7/10)
Paste	(8.0/10.0)
Pitchfork	(5.1/10.0)
Under the Radar

Specter at the Feast is the seventh studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on March 18, 2013 in Europe and March 19, 2013 in the US. It was released under the band's own record label, Abstract Dragon, through Vagrant Records. Unlike Beat The Devil's Tattoo, the album wasn't produced by Michael Been, who died after he suffered a heart attack mid-tour in 2010 while the band was playing at Pukkelpop. As a result, Specter at the Feast was a way for the band to mourn their loss and rid the pain, as he was the father of bassist Robert Levon Been, but also their live sound technician and a mentor to all the members.

The band's first single from the album, a cover of The Call's 1989 hit "Let the Day Begin", available as a free download on their official website. The same day, the song became Q's track of the day. The band have also released the "Let the Day Begin" EP for free, consisting of the single and the album track "Returning", which has also been made available for streaming on the official website.

The band have released a six-part promotional short film documenting the recording of Specter at the Feast.