Fixed Ideals
| Fixed Ideals | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 31 August 2018 | |||
| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Specialist Subject (UK) Buzz (US) | |||
| Muncie Girls chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Clash | 6/10[3] |
| DIY | [4] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[5] |
Fixed Ideals is the second and final studio album by British band Muncie Girls. It was released on 31 August 2018 through Specialist Subject Records.
Critical reception
[edit]Fixed Ideals was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 7 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews.[6]
Accolades
[edit]| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The A.V. Club | Best Punk/Hardcore Albums of 2018 | N/A
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| Drowned in Sound | Top 15 Albums of 2018 | 10
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Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jeremy" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Picture of Health" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "High" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Clinic" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Falling Down" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Isn't Life Funny" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Bubble Bath" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Fig Tree" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Locked Up" | 1:44 |
| 10. | "In Between Bands" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Laugh Again" | 2:46 |
| 12. | "Hangovers" | 2:36 |
| 13. | "Family of Four" | 3:36 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Fixed Ideals - Muncie Girls". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Rogerson, Johnny (31 August 2018). "Clash Magazine Album Review". Clash. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Beech, Dave (31 August 2018). "DIY Magazine's Album review". DIY. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Pearson, Luke (27 August 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Anthony, David; McLevy, Alex (4 December 2018). "The Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2018". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Drowned in Sound's 15 Favourite Albums of 2018". Drowned in Sound. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.