Florida Doesn't Suck

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Florida Doesn't Suck
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EP by
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2013
RecordedParkshore Studios in Naples, Florida
Genre Indie rock, emo, pop punk, math rock
Label Topshelf
Fake Problems chronology
Sugar
(2013)
Florida Doesn't Suck
(2013)
Fake Problems
No.TitleLength
1."Small Devil Song"2:49
2."Gone Before Dawn"4:14
You Blew It!
No.TitleLength
3."Batavia, NY"3:34
4."I'm A Kid, That's My Job"2:21

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]

The extended play was released before either band received much mainstream attention, so there are very few professional reviews on the EP. Tori Pope of Punknews.org gave the extended play three-and-half stars out of five. Pope praised Fake Problems for the reinvention of their sound, stating "their two songs here represent yet another step in their constant evolution." Pope was more critical of You Blew It!'s half of the EP, claiming that their song Batavia, NY is "a drowsy slow-burning song that builds to a climax that never come". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pope, Tori (14 February 2013). "Fake Problems / You Blew It - Florida Doesn't Suck (split)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 28 November 2014.