Pageant (album)

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Pageant
Pageant PWR BTTM.jpg
Studio album by
Pwr Bttm
ReleasedMay 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)
Genre
Length33:43
Label
Producer Christopher Daly
Pwr Bttm chronology
Ugly Cherries
(2015)		Pageant
(2017)
Singles from Pageant
  1. "Big Beautiful Day"
    Released: February 14, 2017
  2. "Answer My Text"
    Released: March 7, 2017
  3. "LOL"
    Released: April 10, 2017

Pageant is the second and final studio album by American queer punk duo Pwr Bttm. Originally released by Polyvinyl and Big Scary Monsters, the album's release was preceded by sexual abuse allegations against Pwr Bttm member Ben Hopkins. Both labels dropped the band from their rosters and ceased production and distribution of Pageant, providing refunds to those who pre-ordered the record. [1] Pageant was also pulled from music streaming services. [2] The album debuted on the UK Indie Chart on May 19, 2017, at no. 46. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10 [4]
Metacritic 85/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Consequence of Sound B+ [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Paste 8.6/10 [10]
PopMatters 8/10 [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

On Metacritic, the album holds an average critic score of 85, based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [5]

With respect to the allegations of sexual abuse against band member Ben Hopkins, Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork commented on Pageant, saying, "What was a document of queer exuberance has now become a hollow sequence of songs, from a band whose sentiments were maybe always shallow." [13]

Commercial performance

Pageant charted for one week at position 5 on the US Heatseekers Albums chart for the week of June 3, 2017. [14] It also charted for one week at position 31 on the US Independent Albums chart for the week of June 3, 2017. [15] In the UK, the album debuted on the Indie Chart on May 19, 2017 at position 46. [3]

Track listing

Pageant track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Silly"2:35
2."Answer My Text"2:47
3."LOL"2:47
4."Won't"2:20
5."Now Now"2:22
6."Sissy"2:24
7."Pageant"2:28
8."Oh, Boy"2:47
9."New Trick"2:27
10."Wash"2:45
11."Kids' Table"2:20
12."Big Beautiful Day"2:49
13."Styrofoam"2:52
14."Vacation" (Japanese bonus track)2:07
Total length:33:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from Pageant album liner notes. [16]

Charts

Chart performance for Pageant
Chart (2017)Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [17] 46
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [18] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [19] 31

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  2. ↑ "PWR BTTM's Music Removed From iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2017-08-19.
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  5. 1 2 "Reviews for Pageant by PWR BTTM". Metacritic . Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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