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| Released | 28 September 2018 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 2018 | |||
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| Length | 36:45 | |||
| Label | YEAR0001 | |||
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Street Worms is the debut studio album by Swedish post-punk band, Viagra Boys. The album was released on 28 September 2018 through YEAR0001.
Ahead of the release of the album, two singles were released: "Sports" came out in mid August 2018, [1] and at the end of August 2018, the single "Just Like You" came out. [3]
In an interview with The Fader , the band stated that the album is focused on discussing and criticizing hypermasculinity and right-wing populism in Europe. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10 [5] |
| musicOMH |   [6] |
| Q | [4] |
| The 405 | 7.5/10 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [8] |
Street Worms was well-received by music critics. On review aggregator website, Metacritic, it received an average rating of 80 out of 100 based on four professional critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]
Street Worms was also included in some best-albums-of-2018 year-end lists, notably ranking in those by Gaffa Sweden (11th), [9] Loud and Quiet (14th), [10] and NME (57th). [11]
All tracks are written by Oscar Carls, Martin Ehrencrona, Henrik Höckert, Sebastian Murphy, Tor Sjöden and Benjamin Vallé, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down in the Basement" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Slow Learner" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Sports" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Best in Show" | 1:48 |
| 5. | "Just Like You" | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Shrimp Shack" | 6:11 |
| 7. | "Frogstrap" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Worms" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Amphetanarchy" | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 36:45 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Jungle Man" | 3:11 | |
| 11. | "Beijing Taxi" | 4:07 | |
| 12. | "Up All Night" | 3:42 | |
| 13. | "Special Helmet" | 3:11 | |
| 14. | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | Rodney Crowell | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 54:32 | ||
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Street Worms. [12]
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