| Fixed Ideals | ||||
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| Released | 31 August 2018 | |||
| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Specialist Subject (UK) Buzz (US) | |||
| Muncie Girls chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Clash | 6/10 [3] |
| DIY | [4] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [5] |
Fixed Ideals is the second and final studio album by British band Muncie Girls. It was released on 31 August 2018 through Specialist Subject Records.
Fixed Ideals 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 80 based on 7 reviews. [1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews. [6]
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The A.V. Club | Best Punk/Hardcore Albums of 2018 | N/A | |
| Drowned in Sound | Top 15 Albums of 2018 | 10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jeremy" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Picture of Health" | 3:34 |
| 3. | "High" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Clinic" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Falling Down" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Isn't Life Funny" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Bubble Bath" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Fig Tree" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Locked Up" | 1:44 |
| 10. | "In Between Bands" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Laugh Again" | 2:46 |
| 12. | "Hangovers" | 2:36 |
| 13. | "Family of Four" | 3:36 |
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