The False Alarms
The False Alarms | ||||
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Studio album by Fol Chen | ||||
Released | March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19) | |||
Genre | Electro-pop | |||
Length | 41:16 | |||
Label | Asthmatic Kitty Records | |||
Producer | Samuel Bing, Julian Wass | |||
Fol Chen chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | B[3] |
Consequence of Sound | D[4] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
Pitchfork Media | 6.9/10[6] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Washington Post | favorable[9] |
The False Alarms is the third studio album by American electro-pop group Fol Chen.[9] It was released by Asthmatic Kitty Records on March 19, 2013.[7]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The False Alarms received an average score of 70% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Zach Kelly of Pitchfork Media gave The False Alarms a 6.9 out of 10, saying: "Detours into coldwave and seance-y Scandi-pop still feel like an attempt to steer things in a new direction, but the songs fall prey to the same kind of directionless, inertia-deprived trappings that helped sink Fol Chen's previous records."[6] Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "these songs are somewhat less enigmatic than before: the melodies are ever so slightly more direct, even though intricate arrangements and hooks that sneak up on the listener are still what make this band distinctive."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The False Alarms" | 3:14 |
2. | "I.O.U." | 3:08 |
3. | "A Tourist Town" | 3:34 |
4. | "Hemispheres" | 3:43 |
5. | "The Fifth Season" | 4:37 |
6. | "Boys in the Woods" | 3:44 |
7. | "200 Words" | 6:18 |
8. | "You Took the Train" | 4:02 |
9. | "Doubles" | 2:56 |
10. | "This Place Is on TV" | 6:00 |
References
- ^ a b "The False Alarms by Fol Chen". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Fol Chen - The False Alarms". AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ Adams, Erik (March 19, 2013). "Fol Chen: The False Alarms". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ Arroyo, Steven (March 22, 2013). "Fol Chen – The False Alarms". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ Ranta, Alan (March 20, 2013). "Fol Chen - The False Alarms". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Kelly, Zach (March 15, 2013). "Fol Chen: The False Alarms". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Schurr, Maria (March 26, 2013). "Fol Chen: The False Alarms". PopMatters. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ Wiseman, Sam (March 29, 2013). "Fol Chen – The False Alarms". The Skinny. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Mark (March 28, 2013). "Fol Chen album review". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
External links
- The False Alarms at Discogs (list of releases)
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