Sorry (White Lung album)

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Sorry
White Lung Sorry.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 29, 2012
Genre Punk rock
Length19:00
Label Deranged
White Lung chronology
It's the Evil
(2010)
Sorry
(2012)
Deep Fantasy
(2014)
Singles from Sorry
  1. "Bag"
  2. "Take the Mirror"
  3. "Glue"

Sorry is the second studio album by Canadian punk rock band White Lung, released on May 29, 2012, on Deranged Records. [1] New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly reported that the album "earned them a hearty critical reception at SXSW". [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Beats per Minute 83% [6]
Consequence of Sound C+ [7]
Pitchfork Media 8/10 [8]
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Track listing

All songs written and composed by White Lung

  1. "Take the Mirror" - 1:22
  2. "St. Dad" - 2:15
  3. "Thick Lip" - 1:47
  4. "Bag" - 1:49
  5. "Bunny" - 2:01
  6. "I Rot" - 2:14
  7. "Glue" - 2:11
  8. "Those Girls" - 2:04
  9. "The Bad Way" - 2:00
  10. "Deadbeat" - 0:57

Personnel

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