After the End is a studio album by Tampa, Florida group Merchandise, released on the 4AD label in 2014. It was the band's first album on a major record label, and marked the beginning of, in the group's words, "a new band with basically the same name."[11]

After the End
Studio album by
Merchandise
ReleasedAugust 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
Label4AD
Producer
  • Carson Cox
  • Merchandise
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10[1]
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Creative Loafing Tampa[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[2]
NME[6]
The Observer[7]
Pitchfork7/10[8]
Q[2]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spectrum Culture1.25/5[10]

Year-end lists

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Publication Rank
Consequence of Sound[12] 50
Crack Magazine[13] 88
The Guardian[14] 22
NME[15] 7
Stereogum[16] 10
Uncut[17] 32

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Corridor"2:46
2."Enemy"2:49
3."True Monument"4:59
4."Green Lady"4:28
5."Life Outside the Mirror"4:55
6."Telephone"4:05
7."Little Killer"3:05
8."Looking Glass Waltz"4:01
9."After the End"6:55
10."Exile and Ego"4:34

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 7

References

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  1. ^ "After the End by Merchandise". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Critic Reviews for After the End". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Monger, Timothy. "After the End – Merchandise". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Roa, Ray (September 4, 2014). "Album review: Merchandise, After the End". Creative Loafing Tampa. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Jonze, Tim (August 14, 2014). "Merchandise: After the End review – crisp, sparkling pop with lofty ideals". The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Daly, Rhian (August 21, 2014). "Merchandise – 'After The End'". NME. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Fox, Killian (August 23, 2014). "Merchandise: After the End review – ponderous guitar-pop". The Observer. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Berman, Stuart (August 28, 2014). "Merchandise: After the End". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Rose Spiegel, Amy (August 26, 2014). "After the End". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Stevens, Nathan (September 14, 2014). "Merchandise: After the End". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  11. ^ Wilkinson, Matt (2014-01-16). "Merchandise's Carson Cox Q&A: 'Bands Are Fucking Boring And Stupid And Don't Know What They're Doing'". NME. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  12. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2014". Consequence of Sound. December 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "Albums of the Year 2014". Crack Magazine. November 21, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "The best albums of 2014". The Guardian. November 26, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  15. ^ Barker, Emily (November 25, 2014). "NME's Top 50 Albums Of 2014". NME. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  16. ^ "Merchandise – After The End (4AD)". Stereogum. December 2, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Best Albums Of 2014 – The Uncut Top 75". Uncut. December 19, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Merchandise Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.