Can I Keep This Pen?

Can I Keep This Pen?
Studio album by Northern State
Released	August 28, 2007
Genre	Alternative hip hop, indie rock
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Chuck Brody
Northern State chronology
All City (2004) Can I Keep This Pen? (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+ [3]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [4]
LAS Magazine	6/10 [5]
Now	NN [6]
Pitchfork Media	5/10 [7]
PopMatters	6/10 [8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Spin	6/10 [10]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5 [11]

Can I Keep This Pen? is the third album from New York-based rap trio Northern State. The album saw a slight departure in song styling, with some obvious pop/indie influences, and as many pop songs as traditional rap songs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mic Tester"	1:47
2.	"Better Already"	2:57
3.	"Oooh Girl"	2:57
4.	"Mother May I?" (feat. Chuck Brody)	3:15
5.	"Away Away"	3:35
6.	"Good Distance"	3:25
7.	"Iluvitwhenya"	3:16
8.	"Sucka Mofo"	3:12
9.	"Cold War"	2:26
10.	"Run Off the Road"	2:33
11.	"Things I'll Do"	3:26
12.	"Cowboy Man"	3:41
13.	"Three Amigas" (feat. Murray Hill)	3:41
14.	"Fall Apart" (feat. Kaki King)	3:51

References

1. "Can I Keep This Pen? – Northern State". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 20, 2014.
2. Can I Keep This Pen? at AllMusic
3. Rabin, Nathan (August 28, 2007). "Northern State: Can I Keep This Pen?". The A.V. Club . The Onion . Retrieved December 20, 2014.
4. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (September 7, 2007). ""Can I Keep This Pen?" Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 20, 2014.
5. Weiss, Dan (August 24, 2007). "Northern State Can I Keep This Pen?". LAS Magazine. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
6. Richards, Jason (August 23–29, 2007). "NORTHERN STATE Can I Keep This Pen? (Ipecac)". Now . Now Communications. Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
7. Pitchfork Media review
8. Sawdey, Evan (September 23, 2007). "Northern State: "Can I Keep This Pen?"". Popmatters . Retrieved December 20, 2014.
9. Serpick, Evan (August 23, 2007). "Can I Keep This Pen? : Northern State". Rolling Stone . Wenner Media. Archived from the original on September 4, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
10. Reilly, Phoebe (September 24, 2007). "Northern State, 'Can I Keep This Pen?' (Ipecac)". Spin . SpinMedia . Retrieved December 20, 2014.
11. Butler, Nick (September 4, 2007). "Northern State – "Can I Keep This Pen?"". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2014.