| Hypochondriac | ||||
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| Released | August 24, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | February 1–13, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Balboa Recording, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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| Length | 38:50 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Zac Carper | |||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Upset | [3] |
Hypochondriac is the third studio album by American surf-punk [4] band the Frights,released August 24,2018 on Epitaph Records.
Frontman Mikey Carnevale explains starting work on Hypochondriac in his own terms:
I had started to brainstorm where I wanted to go with this record basically the day we released You Are Going to Hate This. At first, I overthought the hell out of it, due to coming down from the high of making our first real album in a real studio with a real producer. So it took about a year or so until I realized that I’m not special and I just forced myself to sit down with an acoustic guitar. What came of that, I think, is a confessional album that I never assumed a band like ours would make. [5]
The band entered Balboa Recording in Los Angeles in February 2018 with producer and Fidlar frontman Zac Carper, spending two straight weeks recording songs. [4] Hypochondriac marked the debut of guitarist Jordan Clark and was the band's first release for Epitaph Records.
All tracks are written by Mikey Carnevale
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Me Why I'm Okay" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Crutch" | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Broken Brain" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Whatever" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Over It" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Me and We and I" | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Goodbyes" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Pills" | 2:49 |
| 9. | "No Place Like (Not Being) Home" | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Hold Me Down" | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Alone" | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 38:50 | |
Notes
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] | 10 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] | 34 |
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