Render Another Ugly Method

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Render Another Ugly Method
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
Length57:19
Label Anti-
Mothers chronology
When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
(2016)
Render Another Ugly Method
(2018)
Singles from Render Another Ugly Method
  1. "Blame Kit"
    Released: June 22, 2018 [1]
  2. "Pink"
    Released: July 24, 2018 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Consequence of Sound C [5]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Exclaim! 8/10 [7]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [8]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [9]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Under the Radar 3/10 [12]

Render Another Ugly Method is the second studio album by American experimental band Mothers. It was released on September 7, 2018 under Anti-. [1]

Contents

Release

On June 22, 2018, the band announced the release of the album, along with the first single "Blame Kit". [1] The second single "Pink" was released on July 24, 2018. [2]

Critical reception

Render Another Ugly Methord was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 73, based on 12 reviews. [3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 70 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews. [13]

Track listing

Render Another Ugly Method track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Beauty Routine"3:16
2."Pink"6:50
3."It is a Pleasure To Be Here"5:15
4."Blame Kit"4:15
5."Baptist Trauma"3:20
6."Western Medicine"5:34
7."Circle Once"4:56
8."Mutual Agreement"5:41
9."Mother and Wife"7:53
10."Wealth Center"4:16
11."Fat Chance"6:03

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