Post-American

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Post-American
MSPAINT - Post-American.jpg
Studio album by
MSPAINT
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2023 (2023-02-20)
RecordedLate 2022
Studio
  • Nick Panella's home studio, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
  • Pit Recording Studios
Genre Post-hardcore, synth-punk
Length30:06
LanguageEnglish
Label Convulse
Producer
  • Ian Shelton
  • Taylor Young
MSPAINT chronology
MSPAINT
(2020)		Post-American
(2023)

Post-American is the first full-length studio album by American post-hardcore band MSPAINT, released on Convulse Records on February 20, 2023.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Loud and Quiet 8/10 [1]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [2]
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Writing for Loud and Quiet , Kyle Kohner gave this album an 8 out of 10, calling it "one of the most refreshing punk records anyone will hear this year". [1] Nina Corcoran of Pitchfork Media rated Post-American a 7.4 out of 10, praising frontman Deedee in particular as "the final garnish on an album defined by unexpected combinations" that "instills a humble profundity in MSPAINT’s music". [2] In a profile of MSPAINT published before the release of this album, Stereogum 's Julia Towers predicted this would be one of the best albums of the year [4] and in a June round-up of the best albums of 2023, the publication placed this at third, with Chris DeVille writing that "there’s nothing quite like this album". [5]

In a June 19 review of the best albums of 2023, editors at Paste ranked this 23 for being "an invigorating call to prioritize love and justice in a time when virtually every part of society and culture encourages robotic mindlessness". [6] In Exclaim! , this was rated the 19th best album of 2023. [7] Editors at Stereogum chose this for the ninth best album of 2023. [8] Editors at Pitchfork Media included this in their list of the 37 best rock albums of 2023. [9] Editors at BrooklynVegan included this on their list of the 55 best albums of 2023. [10]

A piece by Nina Corcoran for Pitchfork Media chose this album to spotlight how American hardcore punk music embraced experimentation and cross-genre elements in 2023. [11]

Track listing

Lyrics by Deedee, music by MSPAINT.

  1. "Information" – 2:13
  2. "Think It Through" – 2:58
  3. "Acid" – 2:45
  4. "Hardwired" – 2:52
  5. "Delete It" – 2:22
  6. "S3" – 1:26
  7. "Decapitated" – 3:13
  8. "Post‐American" – 3:06
  9. "Free from the Sun" – 2:21
  10. "Titan of Hope" – 3:28
  11. "Flowers from Concrete" – 3:22

Personnel

MSPAINT

Additional personnel

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Kohner, Kyle (March 15, 2023). "MSPAINT – Post-American – Album Review". Reviews. Loud and Quiet . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Corcoran, Nina (March 15, 2023). "MSPAINT: Post-American Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ The Alt Editing Staff (March 10, 2023). "Album Review: MSPAINT – 'Post-American'". The Alternative. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Towers, Julian (January 17, 2023). "MSPAINT Interview: Debut Album 'Post-American,' Mississippi, & More". Band To Watch. Stereogum . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ DeVille, Chris (June 6, 2023). "The 50 Best Albums Of 2023 So Far". Album List. Stereogum . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. ↑ Manno, Lizzie (June 19, 2023). "The 25 Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)". Music > Lists > Best Albums. Paste . ISSN   1540-3106 . Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023". Features. Exclaim! . November 30, 2023. ISSN   1207-6600 . Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2023". 2023 in Review. Stereogum . December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The 37 Best Rock Albums of 2023". Lists & Guides. Pitchfork Media. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2023". BrooklynVegan . December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  11. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (December 20, 2023). "Hardcore Expanded Its Boundaries in 2023—and the Scene Embraced It". The Pitch. Pitchfork Media . Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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