Act Surprised

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Act Surprised
Sebadoh - Act Surprised.jpg
Studio album by
Sebadoh
ReleasedMay 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)
StudioSonelab
Genre Indie rock
Length42:47
Label Dangerbird / Fire
Producer Justin Pizzoferrato [1]
Sebadoh chronology
Defend Yourself
(2013)		Act Surprised
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [2]
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [7]
PopMatters 7/10 [8]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Under the Radar 7/10 [11]

Act Surprised is the ninth studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in six years. [12] The album was released on May 24, 2019. [13]

Contents

The album has seven songs each by Lou Barlow and Jason Loewenstein and one by Bob D’Amico. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Phantom" (Jason Loewenstein) – 2:23
  2. "Celebrate the Void" (Lou Barlow) – 3:09
  3. "Follow the Breath" (Loewenstein) – 2:13
  4. "Medicate" (Barlow) – 3:34
  5. "See-Saw" (Barlow) – 3:37
  6. "Vacation" (Loewenstein) – 2:06
  7. "Stunned" (Loewenstein) – 2:25
  8. "Fool" (Barlow) – 2:34
  9. "Raging River" (Loewenstein) – 3:11
  10. "Sunshine" (Barlow) – 3:30
  11. "Act Surprised" (Loewenstein) – 3:11
  12. "Battery" (Loewenstein) – 3:12
  13. "Belief" (Barlow) – 2:55
  14. "Leap Year" (Bob D'Amico) – 3:15
  15. "Reykjavic" (Barlow) – 3:32

Personnel

Sebadoh

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  2. ↑ "Act Surprised - Sebadoh". Metacritic . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". AllMusic .
  4. ↑ "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Classic Rock . July 2019. p. 82.
  5. ↑ Brzozowski, Sophie (May 23, 2019). "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Exclaim! . Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Mojo . June 2019. p. 90.
  7. ↑ Berman, Stuart (May 28, 2019). "Sebadoh: Act Surprised". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ Cober-Lake, Justin (May 30, 2019). "Sebadoh Come Back Revitalized with 'Act Surprised'". PopMatters . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  9. ↑ Hazelwood, Holly (June 5, 2019). "Sebadoh: Act Surprised". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Uncut . June 2019. p. 34.
  11. ↑ Hall, Michael James (June 17, 2019). "Sebadoh: Act Surprised". Under the Radar . Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  12. ↑ Dzubay, Laura (April 3, 2019). "Lou Barlow on Why Sebadoh Will Never Break Up". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. ↑ Minsker, Evan (March 1, 2019). "Sebadoh Announce New Album Act Surprised, Share Song: Listen". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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