You're Not As As You Think

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You're Not As _____ As You Think
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 17, 2017
StudioThe Barber Shop, Hopatcong, New Jersey
Genre
Length29:38
Label Triple Crown Records
Producer Mike Sapone [1]
Sorority Noise chronology
Joy, Departed
(2015)
''You're Not As _____ As You Think''
(2017)
YNAAYT
(2018)

You're Not As _____ As You Think is the third studio album by American emo band Sorority Noise. Produced by Mike Sapone, the album was released on March 17, 2017, through Triple Crown Records. [2] The album is available to purchase on Bandcamp. [3]

Contents

Background

You're Not As _____ As You Think contains more reflective lyricism than Sorority Noise's previous efforts. The band described the album as an "emotional bulldozer". [4] The main lyrical themes include depression and death of close friends. [5] You're Not As _____ As You Think has been described as emo, indie rock, pop punk and alternative rock. [3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [9]
Rock Sound 6/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Australia Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

You're Not As _____ As You Think received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 81, based on thirteen reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [6] Pitchfork gave it an 8/10, saying, "Sorority Noise know brutal honesty can be uncomfortable, but they employ it so well on their latest album, a rafter-reaching emo record about the raw stages of grief and loneliness." [9]  Rock Sound stated that the album is "Melancholy at its finest." [10] Jessica Goodman from DIY praised "A Portrait Of" saying "Giving voice to anxieties and doubts only to shatter through them with a screaming crescendo of steadfast resolve, this is the sound of Sorority Noise at their strongest." [8]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2017
16
Vinyl Me, PleaseThe 30 Best Albums of 2017
24

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."No Halo"2:50
2."A Portrait Of"3:30
3."First Letter from St. Sean"3:06
4."A Better Sun"3:16
5."Disappeared"2:50
6."Car"2:05
7."Where Are You?"3:00
8."Second Letter from St. Julien"3:26
9."Leave the Fan On"4:44
10."New Room"1:56
Total length:29:38

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [14] 176

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