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| Released | March 23, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Station House Studio, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, political music [1] | |||
| Length | 39:27 | |||
| Language | English, Spanish | |||
| Label | Don Giovanni | |||
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Blueprint is a studio album by American punk rock vocalist Alice Bag, released on March 23, 2018. [2] The album has received positive reviews.
Nina Corcoran of Pitchfork Media scored this album a 7.4 out of 10, for the artist having resilience and presenting "accessible, open-ended, and inclusive music" decades into her career. [3] In NPR's First Listen, Paula Mejía also connected this release with Bags' lifetime of musicianship and activism, noting how there is "still so much work to do"; [4] the publisher also gave a positive review to "77", with Stephanie Fernández writing in Songs We Love comparing it favorably to other feminist anthem "9 to 5". [2] The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide listed this as among the Best of 2018, scoring it a four out of five stars, with reviewer Mark Deming writing, "Alice Bag is one of the most exciting and compelling new artists currently making music. [5] Loren DiBiasi of Paste scored Blueprint a 7.7 out of 10, noting that "few singers can scream like Alice Bag" and that the music has "unstoppable energy". [6] The Los Angeles Times ' Randall Roberts noted the political nature of Bags' music and how she has not dimished in her ferocity as a musician or social critic. [1] Similarly, Nate Jackson of OC Weekly characterizes this music as "activism with attitude", in addition to the attempts that Bag has made to build community with her live performances and writing. [7]
All songs written by Alice Bag
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