Freak*on*ica

Freak*On*Ica
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released June 2, 1998
Recorded October 1997
Genre Indie rock, post-hardcore, industrial rock
Label Geffen
Girls Against Boys chronology

House of GVSB
(1996)		 Freak*On*Ica
(1998)		 You Can't Fight What You Can't See
(2002)

Freak*On*Ica is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore/indie rock band Girls Against Boys. It was released in 1998 by record label Geffen.

The album received moderate success in the US and is the band's highest selling release to date, though its stylistic shift garnered a mixed reception from critics.

Content

The album's title is a possible reference to electronica music, of which the album shows an influence.

Release

Freak*On*Ica was released on June 2, 1998 by record label Geffen. The album received moderate success in the US and is the band's highest selling release to date.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau [2]
Entertainment Weekly A–[3]
Pitchfork 7.7/10[4]
Rolling Stone [5]
Spin [6]

The album was released to very mixed reviews.

Matt Diehl of Entertainment Weekly called it "GVSB's most mesmerizing collection yet."[3] In his retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote that Freak*On*Ica was "practically a joke, sounding more like a commercial band attempting to cover Girls Against Boys than the group itself."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Park Avenue" – 3:50
  2. "Pleasurized" – 3:39
  3. "Psycho-Future" – 3:32
  4. "Black Hole" – 4:16
  5. "Roxy" - 4:19
  6. "One Firecracker" – 3:47
  7. "Speedway" – 3:43
  8. "Exorcisto" – 3:56
  9. "Vogue Thing" – 3:53
  10. "Push the Fader" – 4:01
  11. "Exile" – 4:20
  12. "Cowboy's Orbit" – 4:04

Charts

Album
Year Album Chart Position
1998 Freak*on*ica Heatseekers 11
Singles
Year Song Chart Position
1998 "Park Avenue" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 28

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raggett, Ned. "Freak*On*Ica – Girls Against Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 521". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Diehl, Matt (June 1998). ""Freak Out" Nothing Less Than an Aural Assault from Girls Against Boys". Entertainment Weekly: 84. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brett. "Girls Against Boys: Freak*On*Ica: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. p. 332.
  6. ↑ "[Freak*On*Ica review]". Spin: 134–135. June 1998.