Neck of the Woods

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Neck of the Woods
Silversun Pickups neckofthewoods.jpg
Studio album by
Silversun Pickups
ReleasedMay 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
Genre
Length58:50
Label Dangerbird
Producer Jacknife Lee
Silversun Pickups chronology
Swoon
(2009)		Neck of the Woods
(2012)		 Better Nature
(2015)
Singles from Neck of the Woods
  1. "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)"
    Released: March 25, 2012
  2. "The Pit"
    Released: September 25, 2012
  3. "Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)"
    Released: January 18, 2013

Neck of the Woods is the third studio album by Los Angeles alternative rock band Silversun Pickups. The album was produced by Jacknife Lee (R.E.M., Bloc Party) and was released on May 8, 2012, through independent label Dangerbird Records. Lead single "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)" was released via the band's official YouTube channel on March 25. On May 2, 2012 MTV Buzzworthy posted a full stream of the album online. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [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]
The A.V. Club B [5]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
New Zealand Herald Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 8.5/10 [9]
Pitchfork 4.8/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Reception for Neck of the Woods was generally positive. [13] Review aggregating website Metacritic, which calculates an average score based on critical reviews, reports that the album scored 69 out of a possible 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [13] Matt Collar of Allmusic awarded the album four out of five stars and stated, "building upon Swoons layered melodicism and once again showcasing lead singer/songwriter Brian Aubert's knack for evocative, introspective lyrics and fiery, multi-dubbed guitar parts, Neck of the Woods is an even more infectious and nuanced affair." [3] Alternative Press journalist Scott Heisel also awarded the album four out of five stars. He expressed that "On Neck of the Woods, Silversun Pickups aren't reliving the ghosts of alt-rock past. Instead, they're helping define the genre's future." He added that the album felt "complete-and essential". [4]

Other reviews were less positive. Pitchfork Media only award the album a 4.8 out of 10, concluding that "Appropriately enough, many of Aubert's lyrics here bristle with restlessness, fatigue and disappointment-- "I'm still waiting," "I'm already bored," "What am I aiming towards/ A fight that never ends," "Nothing's coming"—all of which serve to make Neck of the Woods a concept album about the feeling you get listening to Neck of the Woods". [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Silversun Pickups

No.TitleLength
1."Skin Graph"6:00
2."Make Believe"5:12
3."Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)"5:10
4."Busy Bees"5:36
5."Here We Are (Chancer)"4:48
6."Mean Spirits"4:48
7."Simmer"6:50
8."The Pit"4:40
9."Dots and Dashes (Enough Already)"5:06
10."Gun-Shy Sunshine"5:36
11."Out of Breath"5:00
Total length:58:50

Chart positions

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA) [14] 23
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [15] 120
Belgian Heatseekers (Flanders) [15] 20
Canadian Albums Chart (Canoe) [16] 11
Canadian Alternative Albums (Canoe) [17] 2
UK Albums Chart (The Official Charts Company) [18] 86
US Billboard 200 [19] 6
US Alternative Albums (Billboard) [19] 1
U.S Independent Albums (Billboard) [19] 1
U.S Rock Albums (Billboard) [19] 2

Personnel

All songs written and composed by Silversun Pickups.

Additional personnel

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