Jumping the Tracks (+/- album)

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Jumping the Tracks
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Studio album by
+/-
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
Genre
Label
Producer
  • James Baluyut
  • Chris Deaner
  • Steve Choo
+/- chronology
Pulled Punches
(2010)
Jumping the Tracks
(2014)

Jumping the Tracks is the fifth studio album release from +/-. [1] It contains 12 tracks.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

At Alternative Press , Annie Zaleski rated the album four stars out of five stars, stating the "Pensive and engaging, Jumping The Tracks is the quintessential headphones record that gets better with each listen." [4] In addition, Zaleski noting that the album features "A smattering of atmosphere flourishes (backmasked sounds, twinkling percussion, howling harmonies) add welcome melancholy and texture." [4] At AllMusic, Fred Thomas also rated the album four out of five stars and stated that the album "communicates greater depth and more sophistication than any of their other work." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Young Once"
  2. "The Bitterest Pill"
  3. "Toe the Line"
  4. "The Space Between Us"
  5. "What Lies Ahead"
  6. "Exorcising Your Ghost"
  7. "Rewrite the Story"
  8. "There Goes My Love"
  9. "Running the Distance"
  10. "No One Can Touch You Now"
  11. "Jumping the Tracks (Bonus)"
  12. "I'm a Little Teapot (Bonus)"

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References

  1. "Jumping the Tracks by +/- Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Thomas, Fred (2014). "+/- – Jumping The Tracks" . Retrieved November 16, 2015.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 Zaleski, Annie (2014). "+/- – Jumping The Tracks". Alternative Press . March 2014 (308). Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 88. ISSN   1065-1667 . Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  4. "+/- (Plus/Minus): Jumping the Tracks". PopMatters . Retrieved 7 December 2017.