Uncanney Valley

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Uncanney Valley
Uncanney Valley (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
The Dismemberment Plan
ReleasedOctober 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)
Genre Indie rock, post-hardcore, post-punk revival
Length37:29
Label Partisan
Producer Jason Caddell
The Dismemberment Plan chronology
A People's History of The Dismemberment Plan
(2003)		Uncanney Valley
(2013)
Singles from Uncanney Valley
  1. "Waiting"
    Released: July 16, 2013
  2. "Invisible"
    Released: August 19, 2013
  3. "Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer"
    Released: September 11, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.0/10 [1]
Metacritic 59/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club C+ [4]
Cuepoint (Expert Witness)A− [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 6/10 [8]
Pitchfork 4.5/10 [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 7/10 [12]

Uncanney Valley is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band The Dismemberment Plan. The album was released on Partisan Records on October 14, 2013, and is the band's first album since their initial break-up following the release of 2001's Change . [3] Three singles from the album were released on streaming services prior to the album's release: "Waiting", [13] "Invisible", [14] and "Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer". [15] [16] The release of the lead single "Waiting" was teased with a promotional phone line that when dialed would play the song in low audio quality; the song would later receive a music video on October 16. [17] [18] [19]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Travis Morrison, Jason Caddell, Eric Axelson and Joe Easley

No.TitleLength
1."No One's Saying Nothing"3:29
2."Waiting"2:49
3."Invisible"3:38
4."White Collar White Trash"3:41
5."Living in Song"2:45
6."Lookin'"5:20
7."Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer"3:35
8."Mexico City Christmas"4:21
9."Go and Get It"4:00
10."Let's Just Go to the Dogs Tonight"3:51

Personnel

The Dismemberment Plan

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [20] 8

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  13. ↑ "Stream "Waiting" right now!". The Dismemberment Plan. July 16, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Stream "Invisible" from the upcoming album 'Uncanney Valley'". The Dismemberment Plan. August 22, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Listen: "Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer"". The Dismemberment Plan. September 11, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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