Hit Reset

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Hit Reset
Hit Reset album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
Genre Garage rock
Length38:55
Label Hardly Art
The Julie Ruin chronology
Run Fast
(2013)
Hit Reset
(2016)

Hit Reset is the second studio album by The Julie Ruin. It was released on July 8, 2016, on the Hardly Art label.

Contents

Critical reception

Hit Reset has a score of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating that it has received "generally favorable reviews" from music critics. [1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound B [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Spin (8/10) [7]
Vice (Expert Witness)A– [8]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Rough Trade Albums of the Year2016
33 [9]

Track listing

  1. Hit Reset
  2. I Decide
  3. Be Nice
  4. Rather Not
  5. Planet You
  6. Let Me Go
  7. Mr. So and So
  8. Record Breaker
  9. Hello Trust No One
  10. I'm Done
  11. Roses More Than Water
  12. Time Is Up
  13. Calverton

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