Fail You Again is the debut studio album by New Jersey rock band, Can't Swim. The album was released through Pure Noise on March 10, 2017.
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| Released | March 10, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | August 2016–January 2017 | |||
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| Length | 39:45 | |||
| Label | Pure Noise | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |    [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
| New Noise | [4] |
| Punknews.org | [5] |
| Rock Sound | 7/10[6] |
Background
editThe band released the first single of the album, titled "Stranger" on November 17, 2016. The same day the music video for the song was also released. The video features the band in various scenes in the dark in a car sitting outside a house of a couple breaking up and fighting.[7]
The band announced the release date of the album to Alternative Press on February 8, 2017. The same day, they released the music video to the single "We Won't Sleep".[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Chris LoPorto, Mike Sanchez, Greg McDevitt, Danny Rico, and Andrea Morgan
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "What's Your Big Idea?" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "We Won't Sleep" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "$50,000,000" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Friend" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Quitting" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Hey Amy" | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Stranger" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "One Shot" | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Kid" | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Show Me" | 2:44 |
| 11. | "Molly's Desk" | 3:51 |
| 12. | "All the Moves We Make Are in the Dark" | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 39:45 | |
Personnel
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References
edit- ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Fail You Again by Can't Swim". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "Fail You Again - 'Fail You Again'" (Print). No. April 2017. Alt Press, Inc. Alternative Press. April 4, 2017. p. 80.
Bitter basement anthems have never sounded this sweet.
- ^ "Can't Swim: 'Fail You Again'" (Print). No. 18 March 2017. BMG. Kerrang!. March 18, 2017. p. 52.
A record that's powered in equal parts by defiance and ambition.
- ^ Lay, Nathaniel (March 17, 2017). "Album Review: Can't Swim - Fail You Again". New Noise. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ Staff Review (March 9, 2017). "Can't Swim - Fail You Again". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ Doyle, Tomas (March 3, 2017). "Can't Swim - 'Fail You Again'". Rock Sound. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ Veno, Kaitlynn (November 17, 2016). "Can't Swim find the perfect blend of slow and aggressive in new track "Stranger"—listen". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ Dickman, Maggie (February 8, 2017). "Can't Swim announce album release date, debut new music video for "We Won't Sleep" watch". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.