American Whip

American Whip
Studio album by Joy Zipper
Released	2002
Genre	Dream pop shoegaze indie pop [1]
Length	41:40
Language	English
Label	13 Amp Recordings Records
Producer	Vincent Cafiso Tabitha Tindale
Joy Zipper chronology
Joy Zipper (1999) American Whip (2002) The Stereo and God (2003)
Singles from American Whip
"Ron" Released: 2002 "Baby You Should Know" Released: 2004 "Out of the Sun" Released: 2004

American Whip is the second album by the New York dream pop duo Joy Zipper released in 2002.

Track listing

All songs written by Vincent Cafiso, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sunstroke"		1:00
2.	"Christmas Song"		3:39
3.	"Baby You Should Know"	Tabitha Tindale	4:31
4.	"33x"		3:25
5.	"Out of the Sun"	Cafiso, Tindale	4:29
6.	"Drugs"		0:24
7.	"Dosed and Became Invisible"		4:16
8.	"Alzheimers"		4:32
9.	"Ron"		3:37
10.	"In the Never Ending Search for a Suitable Enemy"		6:19
11.	"VSX"	Cafiso, Tindale	0:53
12.	"Valley Stream"	Cafiso, Tindale	4:35
Total length:			41:40

Critical reaction

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Uncut	[4]
RTÉ	[5]
Slant Magazine	[6]
Pitchfork	7.5/10 [7]
IGN	8.5/10 [8]
PopMatters	8/10 [9]
Drowned in Sound	5/10 [10]

The BBC's Richard Banks praised "charming melodies, heart-melting harmonies and hazy lo-fi guitars" forming "an intoxicating alt-pop nectar", noting a formula little-changed from their first album. He also discerned a darker side beneath the "saccharine" surface. ^[11] Pitchfork rated it 7.5/10, calling it "engaging and sharply-drawn", rejecting deeper meanings. ^[12] IGN gave it 8.5/10. ^[13]

Drowned in Sound scored it 5/10, saying "Joy Zipper are the type of band that think shrouding their songs in a sheet of sub-Kevin Shields drone, drugged-up affectations and bastardised Bacharach melodies makes their pedestrian pop sound urgent, vital and 'edgy.' It doesn't." ^[14] Uncut called it a new My Bloody Valentine album in all but name, scoring it 4/10. ^[15]

References

1. "American Whip - Joy Zipper | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
2. "Joy Zipper - American Whip | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Lynskey, Dorian (March 18, 2004). "Joy Zipper, American Whip | The Guardian". The Guardian . Retrieved October 22, 2021.
4. "Joy Zipper - American Whip | Uncut". Uncut . April 1, 2004. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
5. Guerin, Harry (March 19, 2004). "Joy Zipper - American Whip". RTÉ.ie . Retrieved February 23, 2023.
6. Cinquemani, Sal (January 18, 2005). "Review: Joy Zipper, American Whip | Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine . Retrieved October 22, 2021.
7. Howe, Brian (April 13, 2005). "Joy Zipper American Whip". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 22, 2021.
8. Springer, Matthew (February 23, 2005). "American Whip | IGN". IGN . Retrieved October 22, 2021.
9. Funk, Peter (February 23, 2005). "Joy Zipper: American Whip | PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved February 23, 2023.
10. Robertson, Neil (April 20, 2004). "Joy Zipper American Whip | Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
11. Richard Banks, "Joy Zipper American Whip Review", 2004-02-11
12. Brian Howe, "Joy Zipper American Whip", Pitchfork, April 13, 2005
13. "American Whip Joy Zipper 'Whip'...it good" Archived 2013-01-03 at archive.today , IGN, February 23, 2005
14. Neil Robertson, "Joy Zipper American Whip" Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine , Drowned in Sound, April 20, 2004
15. "Joy Zipper - American Whip" (Album Review), Uncut