We All Want the Same Things

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We All Want the Same Things
CraigFinn WeAllWant.jpg
Studio album by
Craig Finn
ReleasedMarch 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
Genre Indie rock
Length43:58
Label Partisan
Producer Josh Kaufman
Craig Finn chronology
Faith in the Future
(2015)		We All Want the Same Things
(2017)		 I Need a New War
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 6/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Paste 8.2/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.8/10 [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]

We All Want the Same Things is the third studio album by Craig Finn. [13] It was released on Partisan Records on March 24, 2017. [14]

Contents

The title comes from a line in the song "God in Chicago". [15] Craig Finn said, "It seems like a bit of dark humor in these turbulent political times, but it also rings true: No matter our differences, we all have some very basic wants and needs that line up with each other." [15]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73% based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Sarah Murphy of Exclaim! gave the album a 6 out of 10, saying, "We All Want the Same Things won't quench the casual fan's thirst for new drunken bar rock anthems, but for those willing to listen a bit more closely (and quietly), Finn's solo work still provides some stories worth hearing. [6] Sam Sodomsky of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.8 out of 10 and called it "a remarkable record not for sounding like a return-to-form, but for feeling like entirely new territory without sacrificing its thrill or familiarity." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Jester & June"3:59
2."Preludes"4:16
3."Ninety Bucks"3:41
4."Birds Trapped in the Airport"4:41
5."God in Chicago"4:45
6."Rescue Blues"4:15
7."Tangletown"4:30
8."It Hits When It Hits"5:26
9."Tracking Shots"3:36
10."Be Honest"4:49

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 12
US Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard ) [17] 18
US Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [18] 11

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  6. 1 2 Murphy, Sarah (March 24, 2017). "Craig Finn - We All Want the Same Things". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 11, 2017.
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