The Courtneys II

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The Courtneys II
The Courtneys II.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
Length38:25
Label Flying Nun
The Courtneys chronology
The Courtneys
(2013)
The Courtneys II
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 8/10 [6]

The Courtneys II is the second studio album by Canadian band The Courtneys. It was released on February 17, 2017 through Flying Nun Records.

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Pitchfork Top 20 Rock Albums of 2017
15
[7]
PopMatters Top 10 Indie Pop Albums of 2017
9
[8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Silver Velvet"3:00
2."Country Song"3:57
3."Minnesota"3:40
4."Tour"3:53
5."Lost Boys"6:50
6."Virgo"2:49
7."25"3:19
8."Iron Deficiency"3:28
9."Mars Attacks"3:09
10."Frankie"4:20

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