Thr!!!er

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Thr!!!er
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Studio album by
!!!
ReleasedApril 29, 2013
Genre
Length39:50
Label Warp
Producer
!!! chronology
Strange Weather, Isn't It?
(2010)
Thr!!!er
(2013)
As If
(2015)
Singles from Thr!!!er
  1. "Slyd"
    Released: February 12, 2013
  2. "One Girl / One Boy"
    Released: April 2, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10 [1]
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club B [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 6/10 [8]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [9]
PopMatters 8/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 7/10 [12]

Thr!!!er (stylized as THR!!!ER, pronounced Thriller) is the fifth studio album by American rock band !!!. It was released in 2013 through Warp. [13]

Contents

The title is a reference to Michael Jackson's album Thriller , which guitarist Mario Andreoni described as "synonymous with an artist(s)' and/or genre(s)' artistic high-watermark." [14]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Even When the Water's Cold"3:48
2."Get That Rhythm Right"5:06
3."One Girl / One Boy"4:04
4."Fine Fine Fine"3:54
5."Slyd"4:15
6."Californiyeah"4:34
7."Except Death"4:37
8."Careful"5:37
9."Station (Meet Me at The)"3:55
Total length:39:50
Japanese CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Midnight at the Blur"4:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Thr!!!er
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 119
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 100
French Albums (SNEP) [17] 117
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [18] 62
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 121
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [20] 18

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