The Heart Is a Monster

A PledgeMusic campaign was created on January 17, 2015 to fund production of the album. Part of the promotion included the offering of the album Fantastic Planet recorded on vinyl for the second time. ==Reception==

According to Metacritic, the album holds a score of 78 indicating "generally favorable" reviews. ==Charts==

The Heart Is a Monster debuted July 18, 2015 on the Billboard 200 album chart at #83 and at #43 on the Top Album Sales chart, which excludes on-demand streaming or individually sold tracks. The album debuted at #11 in Alternative Albums, making it the highest debut of Failure's history. The album reportedly sold 7,250 copies in the U.S. in its first week. ==Other==

• Two music videos were officially produced: • "Hot Traveler", which shows Failure performing in a warehouse inside a camera dolly track. • "Counterfeit Sky", which is a video of the song over a cut of the short film "Grounded" by Kevin Margo (Thor: The Dark World). • "Petting The Carpet" originally appeared on the compilation album "Golden" as an out-take for Comfort. (original length 3:39) • "Come Crashing" was part of the Tree of Stars EP – the first song written for the album, and the first new Failure track recorded since the Fantastic Planet album sessions. • "I Can See Houses" was played live in 1991 but was never recorded in the studio; the live version can be seen on the DVD side of Golden. • An alternate recording of "The Focus" was released as a single during the PledgeMusic campaign (original length 3:18) and later reworked for the album. ==Track listing==

Personnel • Ken Andrews – lead vocals, guitar, bass, programming • Greg Edwards – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals • Kellii Scott – drums, percussion Additional personnel • Troy Van Leeuwen – additional guitar (tracks 4, 9, 12, 14) production • All songs written by K. Andrews and G. Edwards • Mixing by Ken Andrews • Mastering by Gene Grimaldi • Published by Quinine Music (BMI) and Vicus Music (BMI) • Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Red Swan Studios, Los Angeles, CA, and Oasis Management Studio One, Burbank, CA. ==References==