Cheater (Pom Poko album)

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Cheater
Pom Poko - Cheater.png
Studio album by
Pom Poko
Released15 January 2021 (2021-01-15)
Genre
Length33:02
Label Bella Union
Producer
  • Pom Poko
  • Marcus Forsgren
Pom Poko chronology
Birthday
(2019)		Cheater
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.3/10 [2]
Metacritic 77/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Beats Per Minute 80% [4]
Gigwise 8/10 [5]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [8]

Cheater is the second studio album by Norwegian post-punk band Pom Poko. The album was originally scheduled for release on 6 November 2020, but was moved to 15 January 2021.

Contents

Release

On 18 August 2020, Pom Poko announced the release of their second studio album, originally scheduled for release on 6 November 2020. [9] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the album's release date was moved to 15 January 2021. [10]

Singles

Pom Poko released the first single from the album, "Andrew" on 18 August 2020. [9]

On 15 September 2020, Pom Poko released the second single "My Candidacy". [11] In a press release, the band explained the meaning of the song: "The song itself is about the wish to be able to believe in unconditional love, even though you know that there probably is no such thing. We, at least, believe in unconditional love for riffy tunes with sing-song choruses." [12]

The third single "Like a Lady" was released on 11 November 2020. [10]

Critical reception

Cheater was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77 based on 8 reviews. [3] At AnyDecentMusic?, the release was given a 7.3 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. [2]

In a review for AllMusic, Heather Phares noted how the release sounds "looser and more cohesive", going on to say "It's not every day when a band makes a second album that's more thrilling than their debut, but Pom Poko aren't an everyday band." [1] Tom Dibb of Gigwise rated the album an 8 out of 10, explaining it was "packed full of angelic voices, funky bass tones and heavy guitar riffs, Cheater is a brilliantly mish-mashed blending of genres." [5] Drew Litowitz of Pitchfork stated: "The Norwegian quartet’s second album effortlessly waltzes between technical art-rock, dissonant post-punk, and pop’s irresponsible sugar high. Over the course of 33 minutes, Pom Poko capture the feeling of adorable debauchery. Though their second album, Cheater, may sound unserious at first, angst and snark bubble up through cutting riffs and heart-shaped chaos." [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ragnhild Fangel Jamtveit, Martin Miguel Almagro Tonne, Jonas Krøvel, and Ola Djupvik.

Cheater track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cheater"3:47
2."Like a Lady"2:46
3."Andrew"2:49
4."My Candidacy"3:04
5."Danger Baby"3:57
6."Andy Go to School"3:12
7."Look"3:21
8."Baroque Denial"3:45
9."Curly Romance"3:21
10."Body Level"3:00
Total length:33:02

Personnel

Pom Poko

Additional personnel

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  2. 1 2 "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Pickard, Joshua (21 January 2021). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 Dibb, Tom (12 January 2021). "Gigwise Review". Gigwise . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Cromb, Dan (12 January 2021). "Norway's Pom Poko create a gloriously sweet and sticky mess with Cheater". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (14 January 2021). "Pom Poko – 'Cheater' review: surrealist art-punk to blow away the lockdown woes". NME . Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. 1 2 Litowitz, Drew (27 January 2021). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  9. 1 2 Kenneally, Cerys (18 August 2020). "Pom Poko announce second album with lead track "Andrew"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  10. 1 2 Kenneally, Cerys (11 November 2020). "Pom Poko preview new album with third single "Like A Lady"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  11. ↑ H, Rob (15 September 2020). "Pom Poko Battle Their Cynicism with Effervescent Riffing On "My Candidacy"". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (15 September 2020). "Pom Poko drop raucous new single "My Candidacy"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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