Future Teenage Cave Artists
| Future Teenage Cave Artists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2020 | |||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | Joyful Noise | |||
| Deerhoof chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[4] |
| DIY |    [5] |
| Loud and Quiet | 9/10[6] |
| MusicOMH | [7] |
| NME | [8] |
| Our Culture Mag | [9] |
| Paste | 7.3/10[10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[11] |
Future Teenage Cave Artists is the fifteenth studio album by American group Deerhoof. It was released on May 29, 2020 under Joyful Noise Recordings.[12] A tour to support the release was scheduled for May and June 2020; however, these are being rescheduled due to COVID-19.[13]
Two singles from the album, "Future Teenage Cave Artists" and "The Loved Ones," were released on March 25, 2020.[14] The third single, "Farewell Symphony", was released April 20, 2020.[15]
Greg Saunier said in an August 2020 interview that a "sort of a sequel" to Future Teenage Cave Artists would be "coming out in a couple months".[16]
Critical reception
Future Teenage Cave Artists was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 10 reviews.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Future Teenage Cave Artists" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Sympathy for the Baby Boo" | 2:23 |
| 3. | "The Loved One" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "O Ye Saddle Babes" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "New Orphan Asylum for Spirited Deerchildren" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Zazeet" | 2:28 |
| 7. | "Fraction Anthem" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Farewell Symphony" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Reduced Guilt" | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Damaged Eyes Squinting into the Beautiful Overhot Sun" | 3:58 |
| 11. | "I Call on Thee" | 3:17 |
References
- ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Byron (May 25, 2020). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Harris, Nick. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Haley, Dominic. "Loud and Quiet Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ White, Chris (May 26, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Neale, Matthew (May 29, 2020). "Deerhoof – 'Future Teenage Cave Artists' review: experimental rock veterans dig deep to cement legacy". NME. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (June 4, 2020). "Album Review: Deerhoof, 'Future Teenage Cave Artists'". Our Culture Mag. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach (May 26, 2020). "Deerhoof Make a Revolutionary Racket on Future Teenage Cave Artists". Paste. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Felsenthal, Daniel (June 2, 2020). "Deerhoof: Future Teenage Cave Artists Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Ismael Ruiz, Michael (March 25, 2020). "Deerhoof Announce New Album Future Teenage Cave Artists". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Renshaw, David (March 25, 2020). "Deerhoof announce Future Teenage Cave Artists album". The Fader. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Krol, Charlotte (March 25, 2020). "Deerhoof announce new album 'Future Teenage Cave Artists' and share two new songs". NME. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (April 20, 2020). "Deerhoof Mull Humanity's Big Goodbye on New Song 'Farewell' Symphony'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Webb, Dan (August 7, 2020). "Deep dive with Deerhoof: Greg Saunier reveals 'sequel to Cave Artists' out 'in a couple months'". Sungenre. Retrieved August 7, 2020.