Ping Pong | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
Recorded | July–August 2015 | |||
Length | 39:14 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
Producer | Jim Kissling [1] | |||
Jacuzzi Boys chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ping Pong | ||||
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Album of the Year | 59/100 [4] |
Metacritic | 63/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [6] |
Magnet | [5] |
Pitchfork | 6.6/10 [7] |
PopMatters | [8] |
Pretty Much Amazing | C [9] |
The Spill Magazine | 7.0/10 [10] |
Ping Pong is the fourth studio album by American surf rock band, Jacuzzi Boys. The album was self-released on October 21, 2016.
All music is composed by Jacuzzi Boys, except where otherwise indicated.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lucky Blade" | 3:31 |
2. | "Boys Like Blood" | 3:12 |
3. | "Refrigeration" | 2:21 |
4. | "Seventeen" | 4:04 |
5. | "Can't Fight Forever" | 3:40 |
6. | "Easy Motion" | 1:55 |
7. | "New Cross" | 1:17 |
8. | "Zoo" | 2:47 |
9. | "Gamma" | 3:09 |
10. | "Strange Exchange" | 3:22 |
11. | "Iodine" | 3:29 |
12. | "Tip Of My Tongue / Edge Of My Brain" | 6:27 |
Total length: | 39:14 |
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