Acts (album)

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Acts
RNDM acts.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2012
Genre Hard rock
Alternative rock
Length45:08
Label Monkeywrench Records
RNDM chronology
Acts
(2012)
Ghost Riding
(2016)

Acts is the debut studio album by the American rock band RNDM.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound D [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Acts received mixed reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 65/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." [1]

Track listing

  1. Modern Times - 3:06
  2. Darkness - 4:15
  3. The Disappearing Ones - 3:08
  4. What You Can't Control - 5:45
  5. Hollow Girl - 5:37
  6. Walking Through New York - 4:04
  7. Look Out! - 2:53
  8. New Tracks - 3:13
  9. Throw You to the Pack - 1:41
  10. Williamsburg - 4:14
  11. Letting Go of Will - 2:35
  12. Cherries in the Snow - 4:37

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Acts by RNDM Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. Acts at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. Mojica, Frank (19 November 2012). "RNDM - Acts". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  4. Waterman, Cole (28 November 2012). "RNDM: Acts". PopMatters . Retrieved 10 December 2017.