Wild Flag (album)
| Wild Flag | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Wild Flag | |
| Released | September 13, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk |
| Length | 40:04 |
| Label | Merge |
| Producer | Wild Flag |
Wild Flag is the sole studio album from American indie rock supergroup Wild Flag. It was released September 13, 2011 on Merge Records.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| BBC Music | Positive[3] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8/10[7] |
| PopMatters | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Slant Magazine |  [10] |
| Spin | [11] |
Wild Flag received a very positive reception from critics, which is reflected by its normalized rating of 83 out of 100 based on 37 reviews aggregated by the Metacritic web-site.[1] Pitchfork placed the album at number 49 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".[12]
Track listing
- "Romance" – 3:52
- "Something Came Over Me" – 4:03
- "Boom" – 2:45
- "Glass Tambourine" – 5:29
- "Endless Talk" – 3:00
- "Short Version" – 3:34
- "Electric Band" – 3:33
- "Future Crimes" – 2:44
- "Racehorse" – 6:40
- "Black Tiles" – 4:30
- iTunes Store bonus track
- "Oh Yeah" – 2:32
Personnel
- Carrie Brownstein – guitar, vocals
- Rebecca Cole – keyboards, piano, vocals
- Mary Timony – guitar, vocals
- Janet Weiss – drums, vocals
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wild Flag – Wild Flag". metacritic.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Phares, Heather (2011-19-14). "Wild Flag - Wild Flag : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-01-14. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Pia, Camilla. "BBC - Music - Review of Wild Flag". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (September 9, 2011). "Wild Flag: Year's first 4–star album". Chicago Tribune. Turn It Up. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 13, 2011). "Wild Flag/Mates of State Indie Alternatives: Wild Flag: Wild Flag". msn.com. Microsoft. Expert Witness. Retrieved 1 January 2012. Relevant portion also posted at "Wild Flag > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Empire, Kitty (8 October 2011). "Wild Flag: Wild Flag – Review". The Observer. The New Review Section p. 28. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Berman, Stewart (September 14, 2011). "Wild Flag Wild Flag > Album Review". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ↑ Pan, Arnold (13 September 2011). "Wild Flag: Wild Flag > Review". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob (September 29, 2011). "Wild Flag: All-Female Supergroup Blasts Off". Rolling Stone (1140). p. 88. Retrieved 14 September 2011. Posted on September 13, 2011.
- ↑ Cataldo, Jason (2011-09-12). "Wild Flag: Wild Flag : Music Review : Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ↑ "Wild Flag, 'Wild Flag' (Merge)". SPIN. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork Media. December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.