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| Released | May 4, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Length | 39:54 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
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Painted Shut is the third studio album by American indie rock band Hop Along. It was co-produced, recorded and mixed by John Agnello in at Headroom Studios, in Philadelphia and Fluxivity Studios in Brooklyn, and released on May 4, 2015. [3]
Vocalist Frances Quinlan stated that much of the album was tracked live. [4]
Pitchfork likened the album's style to the "romantic, middle-American indie" of artists such as Bright Eyes and Rilo Kiley, while crediting punk rock for the band's "energy". [5]
The album's lyrical subject matter addresses topics such as poverty, abuse and mental illness. [6]
The album's seventh track "Powerful Man" is based on an experience Quinlan had as a teenager, where they claim to have witnessed a young child being physically abused by their father. [7] Quinlan admitted that the track was the first time they had felt uneasy about sharing lyrics, due to their personal nature.
There’s part of me that thinks, is anyone going to care if I yell at this man? [...] There is something about parents hitting their kids, it’s just such a weird thing that we allow [...] The craziest thing was he saw us, looked us in the face, and had no reaction. It just didn’t register that we were any threat. And then he said “She’s not gonna help you.” He felt nothing that we were there. It in no way affected his behavior.
— Frances Quinlan
Allmusic awarded the album four-and-a-half stars, directing praise towards Frances Quinlan's vocal performance.
In 2017, Spin ranked Painted Shut #6 on their list of the emo revival's best albums. The site's Leor Galil saw it as the record where Hop Along "focused their frisson and aimed it towards pop", resulting in "hits only they could create." [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.9/10 [8] |
| Metacritic | 87/100 [9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The A.V. Club | A− [11] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ [12] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [13] |
| NME | 8/10 [14] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [15] |
| Rolling Stone |  [16] |
| Spin | 8/10 [17] |
| Uncut | 8/10 [18] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A− [19] |
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 8 [20] |
| The A.V. Club | The 15 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 15 [21] |
| Consequence | Top 50 Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 44 [22] |
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 7 [23] |
| Spin | 30 Best Emo Revival Albums, Ranked | 2017 | 6 [2] |
| Pitchfork | The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s | 2019 | 164 [24] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Knock" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Buddy in the Parade" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Horseshoe Crabs" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Waitress" | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Happy to See Me" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Texas Funeral" | 4:28 |
| 7. | "Powerful Man" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "I Saw My Twin" | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Well-Dressed" | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Sister Cities" | 5:07 |
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [25] | 10 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [26] | 26 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [27] | 41 |
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