Survival Pop

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Survival Pop
Worriers survival pop cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
StudioRancho Recordo
Genre Indie rock, punk
Length34:04
Label SideOneDummy Records, 6131 Records
Producer Marc Jacob Hudson
Worriers chronology
Imaginary Life
(2015)
Survival Pop
(2017)
You or Someone You Know
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club A [1]
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Survival Pop is the second full-length album by Worriers. It has an accompanying zine. [1] Originally released by SideOneDummy Records in 2017, the album was reissued with two extra songs by 6131 Records upon their signing the band in late 2018. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Lauren Denitzio and Worriers.

  1. My 85th Rodeo – 02:43
  2. Not Your Type – 03:08
  3. The Possibility – 03:06
  4. Gaslighter – 02:08
  5. No More Bad News - 03:46†
  6. What We're Up Against – 03:19
  7. Future Me – 03:08
  8. The Saddest Little Waffle House in Eastern Pennsylvania - 02:54†
  9. Self Esteemed – 02:42
  10. No Thanks – 02:19
  11. Glutton (Reprise) – 02:52
  12. WTF Is Sleep? – 02:50
  13. Best Fear / Worst Fantasy – 02:35
  14. Open Heart – 03:15

† Only on the 6131 Records 2018 reissue.

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Ryan, Kyle (26 Sep 2017), "Hard times demand Worriers' Survival Pop", The A.V. Club
  2. "Worriers – Survival Pop". Punknews. 2017.
  3. Hojsak, Sarah (15 Oct 2018), "Worriers sign to 6131 Records, reissue an extended version of Survival Pop", WXPN