Too is the second studio album by American skate punk band Fidlar, released September 4, 2015.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 4, 2015 | |||
Recorded | December 2014[1] at St. Charles Studio in East Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Skate punk, garage rock | |||
Length | 39:31 | |||
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Producer | Jay Joyce | |||
Fidlar chronology | ||||
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Singles from Too | ||||
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Singles
editThe album's lead single "40 oz. On Repeat" was released on June 2, 2015, along with an official video.[2]
The album's second single "Drone" and its video were released exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music on August 13, 2015 before being released to all retail formats the next day.[3][4] The song is featured in the soundtrack to the video game WWE 2K17.[5]
"Why Generation" was promoted as the album's third single with the premiere of an animated music video composed of almost entirely emojis.[6] The video was directed by Ryan Baxley and animated by Nolan Fabricius.[7]
Promotional singles
edit"West Coast" was released on July 15, 2015 as the album's first promotional single, along with a music video featuring performance footage.[8] An original demo of the song was previously included on the band's 2012 EP Shit We Recorded in Our Bedroom.[9]
"Leave Me Alone" was released on August 27, 2015 as the album's second promotional single, accompanied by a lyric video.[10]
Critical reception
editAggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[11] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
The A.V. Club | B[13] |
Clash Music | 7/10[14] |
Consequence of Sound | B+[15] |
DIY | [16] |
Drowned in Sound | 6[17] |
Exclaim! | 8[18] |
The Line of Best Fit | [19] |
NME | 8/10[20] |
NOW Toronto Magazine | 3/5 (Good)[21] |
Paste Magazine | 6.5[22] |
Pitchfork Media | 5.8[23] |
Spin | 7 of 10[24] |
The 405 | 5/10[25] |
Upon release, Too received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a generally favorable score of 76 based on 20 reviews.[26] Consequence Of Sound ranked it No. 46 on their top 50 albums of 2015.[27]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Zac Carper, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "40oz. on Repeat" | 3:52 | |
2. | "Punks" | Elvis Kuehn, Carper | 2:42 |
3. | "West Coast" | 3:22 | |
4. | "Why Generation" | Kuehn | 4:28 |
5. | "Sober" | 2:26 | |
6. | "Leave Me Alone" | 3:20 | |
7. | "Drone" | Kuehn | 2:48 |
8. | "Overdose" | 3:48 | |
9. | "Hey Johnny" | Kuehn | 3:27 |
10. | "Stupid Decisions" | Brandon Schwartzel, Carper | 3:31 |
11. | "Bad Medicine" | Schwartzel | 2:56 |
12. | "Bad Habits" | 5:31 |
Personnel
edit- Fidlar
- Zac Carper – vocals, guitar
- Elvis Kuehn – guitar, vocals
- Brandon Schwartzel – bass guitar, vocals
- Max Kuehn – drums, percussion
- Production
- Alice Baxley – photography
- Ryan Baxley – design
- Paul Cossette – assistant engineer
- Richard Dodd – mastering
- Jason Hall – recording
- Jay Joyce – producer, recording
- Melissa Spillman – production assistant
- Caleb VanBuskirk – studio assistant
Charts
editChart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] | 28 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] | 175 |
UK Albums (OCC)[31] | 45 |
US Billboard 200[32] | 124 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[33] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Nashville, Great Danes and Packed Lunches: Stoner Punks Fidlar On The Making Of Their New Album 'Too' | NME". NME. 20 August 2015.
- ^ FIDLAR (2 June 2015). "FIDLAR – 40oz. On Repeat". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Watch "FIDLAR – Drone" posted by FIDLAR on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ FIDLAR (14 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Drone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ WWE (8 August 2016). "2K Announces WWE® 2K17 In-Game Soundtrack Curated By Sean "Diddy" Combs aka Puff Daddy".
- ^ "FIDLAR enter a world of emoji in new video for "Why Generation" — watch". 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ FIDLAR (1 February 2016). "FIDLAR – Why Generation". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ FIDLAR (15 July 2015). "FIDLAR – West Coast". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom EP". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ FIDLAR (27 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Leave Me Alone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Reviews for Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ^ Monger, Timothy. "Too – FIDLAR". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ Colburn, Randall (4 September 2015). "Fidlar's raucous new LP attempts to reconcile hard partying with adulthood". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Carsom, Jamie (15 September 2015). "FIDLAR – Too". Clash Music. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ Brennan, Collinn (31 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Too". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Swann, Emma (4 September 2015). "Album Review: FIDLAR – Too". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Clark, Jon. "Album Review: Fidlar – Too". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ Gormely, Ian. "FIDLAR Too". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Goggins, Joe. "FIDLAR – Too". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ Cooper, Leonie (2 September 2015). "FIDLAR – 'Too'". NME. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ Edwards, Samantha. "FIDLAR: Too". NOW Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ Swedlund, Eric (September 2015). "FIDLAR: Too Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ Kelly, Zach. "FIDLAR: Too". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ Brodsky, Rachel (9 September 2015). "Review: FIDLAR Kick Their Bad Habits on 'TOO'". Spin. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ Tomer, William. "FIDLAR – Too". The 405. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^ "Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2015". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Fidlar – Too (2015, CD)". 2015 – via www.discogs.com.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Fidlar – Too". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Fidlar – Too" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "FIDLAR – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "FIDLAR – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2015.