How Does It Feel (album)

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How Does It Feel
MS MR - How Does It Feel (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)
Genre
Length43:37
Label Columbia
Producer
  • Max Hershenow
  • Zachary Nicita
MS MR chronology
Secondhand Rapture
(2013)
How Does It Feel
(2015)
Singles from How Does It Feel
  1. "Painted"
    Released: 2015
  2. "Criminals"
    Released: 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 5.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 62/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B− [4]
Consequence of Sound C [5]
Evening Standard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 7/10 [7]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [9]
Under the Radar 5/10 [10]

How Does It Feel is the second studio album by American indie pop duo MS MR, released July 17, 2015, on Columbia Records. [3] It includes the singles "Painted" and "Criminals".

Contents

Track listing

How Does It Feel track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Painted"
3:45
2."Criminals"
3:18
3."No Guilt in Pleasure"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
  • Nicita
3:50
4."Wrong Victory"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
  • Nicita
3:24
5."Tripolar"
3:40
6."How Does It Feel"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
  • Nicita
3:53
7."Tunnels"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
  • Nicita
3:24
8."Leave Me Alone"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
4:18
9."Reckless"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
  • Nicita
3:50
10."Cruel"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
  • Nicita
3:26
11."Pieces"
3:34
12."All the Things Lost"
  • Hershenow
  • Plapinger
3:14

Charts

Chart performance for How Does It Feel
Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 129
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 131
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 61
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 51
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 122
US Billboard 200 [17] 141
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [18] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [19] 16

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