Too (Fidlar album)
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Studio album by Fidlar | ||||
Released | September 4, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014-2015 at St. Charles Studio in East Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Skate punk, garage rock | |||
Length | 39:31 | |||
Label | Mom + Pop Music, Wichita Recordings, Dine Alone Records | |||
Producer | Jay Joyce | |||
Fidlar chronology | ||||
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Singles from Too | ||||
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Too is the second studio album by California skate punk band Fidlar, released on September 4, 2015.
Singles
The album's lead single "40 oz. On Repeat" was released on June 2, 2015, along with an official video.[1]
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.[2][3]
"Why Generation" was promoted as the album's third single with the premiere of an animated music video composed of almost entirely emojis.[4] The video was directed by Ryan Baxley and animated by Nolan Fabricius.[5]
Promotional singles
"West Coast" was released on July 15, 2015 as the album's first promotional single, along with a music video featuring performance footage.[6] An original demo of the song was previously included on the band's 2012 EP Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom.[7]
"Leave Me Alone" was released on August 27, 2015 as the album's second promotional single, accompanied by a lyric video.[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Zac Carper, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "40oz. on Repeat" | 3:52 |
2. | "Punks" (Elvis Kuehn, Zac Carper) | 2:42 |
3. | "West Coast" | 3:22 |
4. | "Why Generation" (Elvis Kuehn) | 4:28 |
5. | "Sober" | 2:26 |
6. | "Leave Me Alone" | 3:20 |
7. | "Drone" (Elvis Kuehn) | 2:48 |
8. | "Overdose" | 3:48 |
9. | "Hey Johnny" (Elvis Kuehn) | 3:27 |
10. | "Stupid Decisions" (Brandon Schwartzel, Zac Carper) | 3:31 |
11. | "Bad Medicine" (Brandon Schwartzel) | 2:56 |
12. | "Bad Habits" | 5:31 |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 28 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 175 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 45 |
US Billboard 200[13] | 124 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [15] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | B[17] |
Clash Music | 7/10[18] |
Consequence of Sound | B+[19] |
DIY | |
Drowned in Sound | 6[21] |
Exclaim! | 8[22] |
The Line of Best Fit | |
NME | 8/10[24] |
NOW Toronto Magazine | 3/5 (Good)[25] |
Paste Magazine | 6.5[26] |
Pitchfork Media | 5.8[27] |
Spin | 7 of 10[28] |
The 405 | 5/10[29] |
theneedledrop | Light 4[30] |
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.[31] Consequence Of Sound ranked it #46 on their top 50 albums of 2015.[32]
References
- ↑ FIDLAR (2 June 2015). "FIDLAR - 40oz. On Repeat". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Watch "FIDLAR - Drone" posted by FIDLAR on Apple Music". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ FIDLAR (14 August 2015). "FIDLAR - Drone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/FIDLAR-Too/release/7792723
- ↑ "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". Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ↑ "FIDLAR - Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Too - FIDLAR". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ Colburn, Randall. "Fidlar's raucous new LP attempts to reconcile hard partying with adulthood". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ Carsom, Jamie. "FIDLAR - Too". Clash Music. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Brennan, Collinn. "FIDLAR - Too". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ Swann, Emma. "Album Review: FIDLAR - Too". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ Clark, Jon. "Album Review: Fidlar - Too". Drowned in Sound. 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. "FIDLAR - 'Too'". NME. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ Edwards, Samantha. "FIDLAR: Too". NOW Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Swedlund, Eric. "FIDLAR: Too Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ Kelly, Zach. "FIDLAR: Too". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Brodsky, Rachel. "Review: FIDLAR Kick Their Bad Habits on 'TOO'". Spin. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ↑ Tomer, William. "FIDLAR - Too". The 405. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ Fantano, Anthony. "FIDLAR - Too ALBUM REVIEW". TheNeedleDrop. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- ↑ "Too by FIDLAR". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2015". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.