Work (album)
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Released | 23 February 2010 | |||
Recorded | August and October 2009[1] | |||
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Genre | Indie pop, indie rock | |||
Length | 41:24 | |||
Label | Merge Records (US) Vertigo Records (Europe) | |||
Producer | Phil Ek | |||
Shout Out Louds chronology | ||||
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Work is a 2010 album by Swedish
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Work is the band's third full-length release. It was produced by Phil Ek, the producer of Fleet Foxes' eponymous debut album, Band of Horses' Cease to Begin, and The Shins' Chutes Too Narrow and Wincing the Night Away. Merge Records, the label on which the album is being distributed in North America, describes the album as "strip[ping] away the bells and whistles of previous efforts".[2]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (5.4/10)[10] |
Upon its release, Work received mixed reviews, with some commentators criticizing it as "bland" and "risk-averse"[11] and others praising it for having "a distinct sound and identity"[12] and "great energy".[13]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "1999" | 4:41 |
2. | "Fall Hard" | 4:15 |
3. | "Play the Game" | 4:03 |
4. | "Walls" | 3:20 |
5. | "Candle Burned Out" | 5:09 |
6. | "Throwing Stones" | 3:37 |
7. | "Four By Four" | 4:01 |
8. | "Paper Moon" | 4:14 |
9. | "Show Me Something New" | 3:26 |
10. | "Too Late, Too Slow" | 4:35 |
Total length: | 41:24 |
Chart positions
Chart (2010) | Peak |
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Billboard 200 | 200 |
Swedish Albums Chart[14] | 21 |
References
- ^ a b "Work by Shout Out Louds". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Merge Records Store". Mergerecords.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ Tim Sendra (23 February 2010). "Work – Shout Out Louds | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Slant review". Slant Magazine. 18 February 2010.
- ^ "The A.V. Club review". The A.V. Club. 23 February 2010.
- ^ "Popdose review". 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Prefix review". 3 May 2022.
- ^ "PopMatters review".
- ^ "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Shout Out Louds: Work | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ Franco, Michael. "Shout Out Louds: Work". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "CD Review: Shout Out Louds, "Work"". Popdose. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan.se. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2013.