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The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us

The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us is the debut full-length album by American rock band Beach Slang, released on October 30, 2015, through Polyvinyl Record Co. and Big Scary Monsters in Europe.

The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us
Studio album by
Beach Slang
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
RecordedJune 2015 at The Gradwell House, Haddon Heights, NJ
Length26:52
LabelPolyvinyl Record Co., Big Scary Monsters (EU)
ProducerDave Downham
Beach Slang chronology
The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us
(2015) 		A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
(2016)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10[1]
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Alternative Press     [4]
The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Clash8/10[6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
The Guardian     [8]
Paste8.8/10[9]
Pitchfork8.0/10[10]
Rolling Stone     [11]
Spin7/10[12]

The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a "weighted average" rating out of 100 from selected independent ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 78 out of 100, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2] Praising the album's hooks and lyrical work, Ian Gormely of Exclaim! called The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us "a unique record, one that rages with youthful vigour."[7]

Accolades

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Publication Rank List
American Songwriter 28 Top 50 Albums of 2015[13]
The A.V. Club 7 The 15 Best Albums of 2015[14]
Exclaim! 15 Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2015[15]
Noisey 15 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[16]
No Ripcord 40 Top 50 Albums of 2015[17]
Paste 41 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[18]
Treble 45 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[19]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by James Alex[20]

No.TitleLength
1."Throwaways"2:15
2."Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas"3:19
3."Noisy Heaven"2:29
4."Ride the Wild Haze"2:38
5."Too Late to Die Young"2:33
6."I Break Guitars"2:33
7."Young & Alive"2:29
8."Porno Love"2:42
9."Hard Luck Kid"2:56
10."Dirty Lights"2:57
Total length:26:52

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic[20]

Chart performance

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[21] 19
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 24

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label
United States October 30, 2015
Polyvinyl

References

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  1. ^ "The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us by Beach Slang reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews for The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us by Beach Slang". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us – Beach Slang". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Alternative Press (328): 96. November 2015.
  5. ^ Shultz, Brian (October 30, 2015). "Beach Slang is young and alive on its full-length debut". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Campbell, Graeme (October 26, 2015). "Beach Slang – The Things We Do To Find People Who Like Us". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Gormely, Ian (October 28, 2015). "Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  8. ^ Hann, Michael (December 17, 2015). "Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us review – loud, punky alt-rock done right". The Guardian. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Swedlund, Eric (October 27, 2015). "Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us Review". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  10. ^ Cohen, Ian (November 5, 2016). "Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  11. ^ Dolan, Jon (November 2, 2015). "The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  12. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (October 26, 2015). "Review: Beach Slang Put Out an APB for the 'People Who Feel Like Us'". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  13. ^ American Songwriter (November 23, 2015). "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums Of 2015". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  14. ^ The A.V. Club Staff (December 7, 2015). "The 15 Best Albums of 2015". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  15. ^ Exclaim! Staff (December 3, 2015). "Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2015". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  16. ^ Noisey Staff (December 1, 2015). "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Noisey. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  17. ^ No Ripcord Staff (December 17, 2015). "Top 50 Albums of 2015". No Ripcord. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  18. ^ Paste Staff (December 2, 2015). "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Paste. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  19. ^ Treble Staff (December 14, 2015). "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Treble. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  20. ^ a b "The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us – Beach Slang – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  21. ^ "Beach Slang Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Beach Slang Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  23. ^ "Beach Slang Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
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