Grim Town
Grim Town is the second studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter SOAK. It was released on 26 April 2019 under Rough Trade Records.[11]
| Grim Town | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 26 April 2019 | |||
| Length | 53:49 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| SOAK chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Grim Town | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 7/10[6] |
| DIY |  [7] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[8] |
| Paste | 7.4/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[10] |
Critical reception
Grim Town received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Aboard" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Get Set Go Kid" | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Everybody Loves You" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Knock Me Off My Feet" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Maybe" | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Fall Asleep/Backseat" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Crying Your Eyes Out" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "I Was Blue, Technicolour Too" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Déjà Vu" | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Scrapyard" | 2:46 |
| 11. | "Valentine Shmalentine" | 4:01 |
| 12. | "YBFTBYT" | 2:35 |
| 13. | "Life Trainee" | 3:54 |
| 14. | "Missed Calls" | 5:01 |
| 15. | "Nothing Looks the Same" | 4:06 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] | 66 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 64 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] | 20 |
References
- Martin, Montana (10 January 2019). "SOAK Announces Sophomore Album, Releases New Single". Paste. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Everybody Loves You — Single by SOAK on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Valentine Shmalentine — Single by SOAK". iTunes. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Donelson, Marcy. "Grim Town - SOAK". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Roseblade, Nick (23 April 2019). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Finn, Rachel. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Michael, Jonathan (25 April 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Manno, Lizzie (29 April 2019). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Berman, Stuart (19 April 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Schatz, Luke (11 January 2019). "SOAK announces new album, Grim Town". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Irish-charts.com – Discography SOAK". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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