Too (FIDLAR album)

Too
Studio album by FIDLAR
Released September 4, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre Skate punk, garage rock
Length 39:31
Label Mom + Pop Music, Wichita Recordings, Dine Alone Records
Producer Jay Joyce
FIDLAR chronology
FIDLAR
(2013)		 Too
(2015)
Singles from Too
  1. "40oz. On Repeat"
    Released: June 2, 2015
  2. "Drone"
    Released: August 13, 2015
  3. "Why Generation"
    Released: February 1, 2016

Too is the second studio album by California skate punk band FIDLAR, released on September 4, 2015.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
Clash Music7/10[4]
Consequence of SoundB+[5]
DIY[6]
Drowned in Sound6[7]
Exclaim!8[8]
The Line of Best Fit[9]
NME8/10[10]
NOW Toronto Magazine3/5 (Good)[11]
Paste Magazine6.5[12]
Pitchfork Media5.8[13]
Spin7 of 10[14]
The 4055/10[15]

Upon release, Too received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a generally favorable score of 76, based on 20 reviews.[16] Consequence Of Sound ranked it #46 on their top 50 albums of 2015.[17]

Singles

The album's lead single "40 oz. On Repeat" was released on June 2, 2015, along with an official video.[18]

The album's second single "Drone" and its video were released exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music on August 13, 2015 before being released to all retail formats the next day.[19][20]

"Why Generation" was promoted as the album's third single with the premiere of an animated music video composed of almost entirely emojis.[21] The video was directed by Ryan Baxley and animated by Nolan Fabricius.[22]

Promotional singles

"West Coast" was released on July 15, 2015 as the album's first promotional single, along with a music video featuring performance footage.[23] An original demo of the song was previously included on the band's 2012 EP Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom.[24]

"Leave Me Alone" was released on August 27, 2015 as the album's second promotional single, accompanied by a lyric video.[25]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."40oz. on Repeat"  3:52
2."Punks"  2:42
3."West Coast"  3:22
4."Why Generation"  4:28
5."Sober"  2:26
6."Leave Me Alone"  3:20
7."Drone"  2:48
8."Overdose"  3:48
9."Hey Johnny"  3:27
10."Stupid Decisions"  3:31
11."Bad Medicine"  2:56
12."Bad Habits"  5:31

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 175
UK Albums (OCC)[28] 45
US Billboard 200[29] 124
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  2. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Too - FIDLAR". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  3. ↑ Colburn, Randall. "Fidlar's raucous new LP attempts to reconcile hard partying with adulthood". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  4. ↑ Carsom, Jamie. "FIDLAR - Too". Clash Music. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  5. ↑ Brennan, Collinn. "FIDLAR - Too". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  6. ↑ Swann, Emma. "Album Review: FIDLAR - Too". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  7. ↑ Clark, Jon. "Album Review: Fidlar - Too". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  8. ↑ Gormely, Ian. "FIDLAR Too". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  9. ↑ Goggins, Joe. "FIDLAR - Too". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Leonie. "FIDLAR - 'Too'". NME. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  11. ↑ Edwards, Samantha. "FIDLAR: Too". NOW Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  12. ↑ Swedlund, Eric. "FIDLAR: Too Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  13. ↑ Kelly, Zach. "FIDLAR: Too". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  14. ↑ Brodsky, Rachel. "Review: FIDLAR Kick Their Bad Habits on 'TOO'". Spin. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  15. ↑ Tomer, William. "FIDLAR - Too". The 405. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  16. ↑ "Too by FIDLAR". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2015". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  18. ↑ FIDLAR (2 June 2015). "FIDLAR - 40oz. On Repeat". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ "Watch "FIDLAR - Drone" posted by FIDLAR on Apple Music.". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  20. ↑ FIDLAR (14 August 2015). "FIDLAR - Drone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ "FIDLAR enter a world of emoji in new video for "Why Generation" — watch". 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  22. ↑ FIDLAR (1 February 2016). "FIDLAR - Why Generation". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ FIDLAR (15 July 2015). "FIDLAR - West Coast". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ "Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom EP". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  25. ↑ FIDLAR (27 August 2015). "FIDLAR - Leave Me Alone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Fidlar – Too". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Fidlar – Too" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  29. ↑ "FIDLAR - Chart history: Billboard 200". Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  30. ↑ "FIDLAR - Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Retrieved September 19, 2015.
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