Critical reception
The music review website Pitchfork gave the album a rating of 5.8 out of 10, describing it as "tasteful to a fault, joining gentle electronics with polite indie rock and vaguely wistful lyrics."[3]
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Battle Lines received "mixed or average reviews" based on a weighted average score of 53 out of 100 from 4 critic scores.[4]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Heaven Only Knows" | | 4:22 |
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| 2. | "Battle Lines" | | 4:14 |
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| 3. | "Back Down" | | 4:10 |
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| 4. | "Eye for an Eye" | - Vallance
- Tim Pagnotta
- Howie
| 4:01 |
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| 5. | "The Only Thing We Know" | | 4:55 |
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| 6. | "Nothing but You" | | 3:39 |
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| 7. | "Enough to Believe" | | 4:39 |
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| 8. | "Listen to Me" | | 3:47 |
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| 9. | "Selling Me Sympathy" | | 4:34 |
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| 10. | "Don't Hold Back" | | 5:01 |
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| 11. | "Fallen from Your Arms" | | 4:43 |
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| Total length: | 48:09 |
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