Viet Cong (album)
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| Studio album by Viet Cong | ||||
| Released | January 20, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk, art rock | |||
| Length | 37:04 | |||
| Label | Jagjaguwar/Flemish Eye | |||
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Viet Cong is the debut album by Canadian rock band Viet Cong. It was released on January 20, 2015 by the Jagjaguwar and Flemish Eye record labels.[1][2]
The first single from the album, "Continental Shelf", was released for streaming on October 15, 2014.[3] The album also features a re-recorded version of a previous song, "Bunker Buster". The band embarked on a North American and European tour in support of the album.[4]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B-[7] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[8] |
| Clash Magazine | (7/10)[9] |
| Pitchfork | (8.5/10)[10] |
Upon its release, Viet Cong received mainly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 77, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[5] Writing for Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay noted that "Viet Cong maintains the same shadowy, droning tones that haunted Cassette, only taking them deeper into the abyss."
Accolades
The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.[11]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NME | NME's Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 46[12] |
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 45[13] |
| Pitchfork | Pitchfork Readers' Poll Top 50 Albums | 2015 | 18[14] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Newspaper Spoons" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Pointless Experience" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "March of Progress" | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Bunker Buster" | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Continental Shelf" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Silhouettes" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Death" | 11:17 |
Total length: |
37:04 | |
Personnel
- Viet Cong
- Matt Flegel – bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Wallace – drums
- Scott Munro – guitar
- Daniel Christiansen – guitar
References
- ↑ Minsker, Evan (October 15, 2014). "Viet Cong Announce Debut LP, Share "Continental Shelf", Announce Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Terry, Josh (October 15, 2014). "Viet Cong share new song “Continental Shelf” — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Kelly, Zach (October 15, 2014). "Viet Cong - "Continental Shelf"". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Hughes, Josiah (October 15, 2014). "Viet Cong Announce Self-Titled LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- 1 2 "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ Deming, Mark (20 January 2015). "Viet Cong - Viet Cong". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Corcoran, Nina (January 15, 2015). Consequence of Sound http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/01/album-review-viet-cong-viet-cong/. Retrieved February 1, 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Lindsay, Cam (January 19, 2015). "Viet Cong". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Mat (20 January 2015). "Album Review". Clashmusic.com. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ Pitchfork review
- ↑ "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
- ↑ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015". stereogum.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ "Readers' Poll Results 2015". pitchfork.com. 2016-1-5. Retrieved 2016-1-5. Check date values in:
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