Wussy (album)
Wussy, the third full-length album by the band of the same name, was released in May 2009. The label, Shake It Records, released the album in CD format only.
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| Released | May 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–09 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:14 | |||
| Label | Shake It Records | |||
| Producer | Wussy | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | A[1] |
| NPR | (positive)[2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Spin | 8/10[5] |
| The Washington Post | (favorable)[6] |
The album received mostly positive reviews, with NPR's Ken Tucker describing it as "a concept album propelled forward by the band's buzz saw guitar riffs and tight little rhythm section."[2] On October 1, 2009, "Happiness Bleeds" was named the NPR song of the day.
Track listing
- "Little Paper Birds" – 3:43
- "Gone Missing" – 3:30
- "Happiness Bleeds" – 3:22
- "Muscle Cars" – 4:49
- "Scream and Scream Again" – 3:14
- "All the Bugs are Growing" – 3:19
- "Dreadful Sorry" – 3:34
- "Magic Words" – 3:22
- "This Will Not End Well" – 3:21
- "Maglite" – 2:28
- "Death by Misadventure" – 3:48
- "Las Vegas" – 3:49
References
- "Robert Christgau review". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- Tucker, Ken (June 22, 2009). "Wussy: Strong Work, And Not Without Pain". NPR. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- Haag, Stephen (May 17, 2009). "Wussy: Wussy". PopMatters. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- Rolling Stone review
- Young, Jon (2009). "SPIN". Spin. Vol. 25 no. 6. SPIN Media LLC. p. 101. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- Jenkins, Mark (June 12, 2009). "CD Review: Wussy - 'Wussy'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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