Leave No Trace (album)

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Leave No Trace
Fool's Gold - Leave No Trace cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 16, 2011
Recorded2010 at Infrasonic Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre World, tropical, indie
Length43:23
Label IAMSOUND
Fool's Gold chronology
Fool's Gold
(2009)
Leave No Trace
(2011)
Flying Lessons
(2015)

Leave No Trace is the second studio album by the American indie band Fool's Gold. It was released on August 16, 2011 by IAMSOUND Records in the United States.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club C+ [3]
Clash 7/10 [4]
Consequence of Sound C+ [5]
Filter 77% [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork Media 6.2/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Leave No Trace received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The album holds a score of 66/100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Spin gave "Leave No Trace" a score of 6/10. Critic Marc Hogan writes, "this Los Angeles quintet distilled a refreshing blend of African influences and Hebrew-language vocals on their 2009 self-titled debut...Though still sunny and hooky, 'Leave No Trace' lacks the enigmatic spark of its predecessor, especially now that the words are more readily understandable." [10]

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Top & Lewis Pesacov.

  1. "The Dive"
  2. "Wild Window"
  3. "Street Clothes"
  4. "Leave No Trace"
  5. "Balmy"
  6. "Narrow Sun"
  7. "Tel Aviv"
  8. "Mammal"
  9. "Bark & Bite"
  10. "Lantern"

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