Tearless

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Tearless
Amnesia Scanner Tearless Cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
Genre
Length30:24
Label PAN
Producer Amnesia Scanner
Amnesia Scanner chronology
Another Life
(2018)
Tearless
(2020)
Singles from Tearless
  1. "AS Acá"
    Released: November 19, 2019
  2. "AS Going"
    Released: April 14, 2020
  3. "AS Tearless"
    Released: May 12, 2020

Tearless is the second studio album by Finnish electronic music duo Amnesia Scanner. It was released on June 19, 2020 by PAN. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 5/10 [3]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [4]
Uncut 5/10 [5]

Chal Ravens of Pitchfork reviewed "Their music grapples with life in the Anthropocene, drawing from nu-metal and hardcore in songs that feel burned out and overwhelmed." [4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Amnesia Scanner.

No.TitleLength
1."AS Enter"2:35
2."AS Tearless" (featuring Lalita)4:09
3."AS Flat" (featuring Code Orange)3:13
4."AS Trouble"2:35
5."AS Acá (transl. "Here")" (featuring Lalita)3:18
6."Call Of The Center (Interlude)"0:16
7."AS Too Late"3:27
8."AS Going" (featuring Lyzza)3:19
9."AS Labyrinth"3:31
10."AS U Will Be Fine"4:01

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References

  1. Helman, Peter (June 18, 2020). "Amnesia Scanner 'Tearless' Review: A Soundtrack For The Apocalypse". Stereogum. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. "Tearless by Amnesia Scanner Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. Whetham, Alex (2020-06-04). "Amnesia Scanner Fail to Set Themselves Apart from the Electro-Industrial Crowd on 'Tearless'". Exclaim! . Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  4. 1 2 Ravens, Chal (2020-06-20). "Amnesia Scanner: Tearless Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  5. Pattison, Louis (June 2020). "Amnesia Scanner: Tearless". Uncut . No. 277. p. 25.