Work is a 2010 album by Swedish indie rock band Shout Out Louds. It was released in the United States and Canada on February 23, 2010, in Scandinavia on February 24, 2010, and in Germany, Australia, Switzerland, and Austria on February 26, 2010. The first single was "Walls", which was released as a free MP3 download through the band's website. The second single, "Fall Hard", was made available as free streaming audio on the band's MySpace website over a month before the album's release.
The album is the band's third full-length release. It is produced by Phil Ek, the producer of American folk rock band Fleet Foxes' eponymous debut album, Band of Horses' Cease to Begin, and The Shins' Chutes Too Narrow and Wincing the Night Away. Merge Records, the label on which the album is being distributed in North America, describes the album as "strip[ping] away the bells and whistles of previous efforts".[1]
[edit] Critical reception
Upon its release, Work received mixed reviews, with some commentators criticizing it as "bland" and "risk-averse"[10] and others praising it for having "a distinct sound and identity"[11] and "great energy".[12]
[edit] Track listing
| 1. |
"1999" |
4:41 |
| 2. |
"Fall Hard" |
4:15 |
| 3. |
"Play the Game" |
4:03 |
| 4. |
"Walls" |
3:20 |
| 5. |
"Candle Burned Out" |
5:09 |
| 6. |
"Throwing Stones" |
3:37 |
| 7. |
"Four By Four" |
4:01 |
| 8. |
"Paper Moon" |
4:14 |
| 9. |
"Show Me Something New" |
3:26 |
| 10. |
"Too Late, Too Slow" |
4:35 |
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=670
- ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1713248.
- ^ "Slant review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/shout-out-louds-work/2009.
- ^ "The A.V. Club review". http://www.avclub.com/articles/shout-out-louds-work,38470/.
- ^ "Popdose review". http://popdose.com/cd-review-shout-out-louds-work/.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/32127701/review/32510169/work.
- ^ "Prefix review". http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/shout-out-louds/work/35270/.
- ^ "PopMatters review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120516-shout-out-louds-work/.
- ^ "Pitchfork review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13805-work/.
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13805-work/
- ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120516-shout-out-louds-work/
- ^ http://popdose.com/cd-review-shout-out-louds-work/
- ^ Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan
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