Push (Sextile album)

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Push
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Studio album by
Sextile
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Genre
Length34:38
Label Sacred Bones
Producer
  • Panther Modern
  • Melissa Scaduto
  • Cameron Mitchell
  • Cesar Reyes
Sextile chronology
Albeit Living
(2017)		Push
(2023)		Yes, Please.
(2025)

Push is the third studio album by American post-punk band Sextile. Released on September 15, 2023 by Sacred Bones Records, it is the band's first album after their reunion and death of their former member, Eddie Wuebben. [1]

Contents

Background and music

Following the death of former Sextile member Eddie Wuebben in 2019, the band took a hiatus, with band members Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto focusing on their side projects, Panther Modern and S. Product, respectively. Reuniting in 2022, the band released the single “Modern Weekend / Contortion” in 2022 and began recording Push after touring extensively. With the return of the former guitarist Cameron Michel, the album was partly recorded in Keehn's residence in Los Angeles and Yucca Valley. During this time, the band signed to Sacred Bones Records for the release of the album. [2] [3] The album was announced on July 2023, with the release of the single "New York" and its music video. [4]

Described as a "crash of post-punk and dance music," [5] Push places a greater emphasis on their electronic dance music influences than in earlier work. [6] The album draws from the works of 90s electronic music artists such as Goldie, Josh Wink and Primal Scream, as well as punk artists such as Crass and Iggy Pop. [7] Scaduto has cited The Haçienda-based records, Primal Scream's Screamadelica , Happy Mondays' Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches and works of Underworld as primary influences on the album. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Beats Per Minute 68/100 [5]

AllMusic critic Heather Phares gave a positive rating to the record, stating that "Sextile's first album for Sacred Bones proves that punk and electronic music can still sound dangerous and exciting when they're thrown together." Phares further stated that the band "moves from idea to idea so quickly the album sometimes sounds more like a collection of singles, but there are so many standout moments that it hardly matters." [6] Ray Finlayson of Beats Per Minute was more mixed in his review of the album, writing: "It might be a blunt instrument they are wielding, and it might become wearisome sooner than you like, but Push does at least push its listener to the dancefloor for a short while – even if it feels like it’s through brute force alone." [5]

Track listing

Album track listing as adapted from Bandcamp. [8] All songs written by Sextile. [9]

  1.  "Contortion" — 3:11
  2.  "No Fun" — 2:55
  3.  "Crassy Mel" — 3:29
  4.  "Lost Myself Again" — 2:34
  5.  "Crash" — 4:43
  6.  "New York" — 3:34
  7.  "Basically Crazy" — 2:35
  8.  "Modern Weekend" — 3:20
  9.  "LA DJ" — 3:29
  10.  "Plastic" — 2:30
  11.  "Imposter" — 2:18

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from vinyl liner notes. [9]

References

  1. ↑ LaPierre, Megan (July 25, 2023). "Sextile Announce New Album 'Push,' North American Tour". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Mullen, Joseph (September 21, 2023). "Sextile open up about Push, their first album in 5 years". Alternative Press . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Giegerich, Mike (October 5, 2023). ""Abundance to Come": An Interview with Sextile". passionweiss.com. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Breihan, Tom (July 25, 2023). "Sextile – "New York"". Stereogum . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Finlayson, Ray (October 25, 2023). "Album Review: Sextile - Push". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Phares, Heather. "Push - Sextile". AllMusic . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Sextile Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Push by Sextile". sextile.bandcamp.com. Bandcamp . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Push (vinyl liner notes). Sextile. Sacred Bones. 2023.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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