Fidlar (album)

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Fidlar
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
StudioShred Aloha Soundlabs (Highland Park)
Genre
Length36:30
Label
Producer Fidlar
Fidlar chronology
Don't Try
(2012)
Fidlar
(2013)
Too
(2015)
Singles from Fidlar
  1. "Cheap Beer"
    Released: September 18, 2012

Fidlar (stylized as FIDLAR), is the debut studio album by California skate punk band Fidlar, released on January 1, 2013, through Dine Alone Records in Canada; on January 22, 2013, through Mom + Pop Music in the US; and on February 1, 2013, through Wichita Recordings in the UK. The album peaked at No. 5 on Billboard magazine's Top Heatseekers chart. [1]

Contents

Ahead of its official release, the album premiered on Pitchfork Media 's Advance streaming service. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
DIY 9/10 [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin 8/10 [9]

Ahead of its release, Fidlar was named as one of 2013's most anticipated releases by Time , [10] The Huffington Post , [11] Stereogum , [12] and Consequence of Sound . [13] At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 72 based on 27 critics, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zachary Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Max Kuehn & Brandon Schwartzel, except "Cocaine", written by Reverend Gary Davis

No.TitleLength
1."Cheap Beer"2:22
2."Stoked and Broke"2:02
3."White on White"2:54
4."No Waves"2:14
5."Whore"3:40
6."Max Can't Surf"2:39
7."Blackout Stout"3:07
8."Wake Bake Skate"1:44
9."Gimmie Something"2:12
10."5 to 9"1:08
11."LDA"2:26
12."Paycheck"2:54
13."Wait For The Man"2:10
14."Cocaine" (song ends at 3:16, followed by hidden track "Cheap Cocaine", which starts at 4:20)7:28
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Awkward (Recorded at MANT, June 2013)"3:04
Total length:42:04
Japanese Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Shitty Jobz"2:48
16."I'm Going Nowhere"2:07
Total length:41:25

[15]

Personnel

Fidlar

Production

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Fidlar
Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] 38

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