| Foil Deer | ||||
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| Released | April 21, 2015 | |||
| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Carpark Records | |||
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Foil Deer is the second studio album by Boston, Massachusetts indie rock band, Speedy Ortiz. The album was released by Carpark Records on April 21, 2015.
Foil Deer received generally favorable reviews from critics; on Metacritic, it has a score of 83 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim". [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Rolling Stone |  [8] |
| Spin | 7/10 [9] |
| Vice (Expert Witness) | A– [10] |
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 44 | [11] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Neck" | 1:36 |
| 2. | "Raising the Skate" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "The Graduates" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Dot X" | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Homonovus" | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Puffer" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Swell Content" | 1:48 |
| 8. | "Zig" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "My Dead Girl" | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Ginger" | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Mister Difficult" | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Dvrk Wvrld" | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 41:00 | |
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