Life After Youth | ||||
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Released | May 19, 2017 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 38:00 | |||
Label | Dine Alone Records Saddle Creek Records | |||
Land of Talk chronology | ||||
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Life After Youth is the third full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Land of Talk, released May 19, 2017 on Dine Alone Records in Canada [1] and Saddle Creek Records in the United States. [2]
The album's release followed a seven-year hiatus. [3] The album was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the Juno Awards of 2018. [4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Yes You Were" | 2:43 |
2. | "This Time" | 5:48 |
3. | "Loving" | 3:49 |
4. | "What Was I Thinking?" | 2:32 |
5. | "Spiritual Intimidation" | 3:48 |
6. | "Heartcore" | 3:54 |
7. | "Inner Lover" | 5:23 |
8. | "World Made" | 3:11 |
9. | "In Florida" | 2:59 |
10. | "Macabre" | 4:47 |
Upon the album's release the album was generally well-received by critics with NPR [5] giving the album a positive review along with The Irish Times where the album went on to receive a four out of a five-star rating stating the album as "the most intriguing album of immersive, de-stressed guitar pop-rock you’ll hear this summer". [6] Pitchfork gave the album a rating of 7.0 within the review it stated the album is "full of unpredictable songwriting twists and poetically opaque lyrics". [7] Paste Magazine gave the album an 8.6 rating. [8]
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