Undercard (album)
| Undercard | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk | |||
| Label | Merge Records[1] | |||
| The Extra Lens chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (77%)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[6] |
| SPIN |   [3] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [7] |
Undercard is an album by indie-rock band The Extra Lens, a band made up John Darnielle and Franklin Bruno.[8][9] The album was released on October 19, 2010.
Production
Darnielle recorded his parts, after which Bruno added more instrumentation.[10]
Reception
Reception to Undercard was generally positive, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[2]
PopMatters wrote that "not all of the compositions here reach their potential, but Bruno almost consistently nails his efforts to create the right mood for Darnielle’s storytelling."[11]
Track listing
- "Adultery"
- "Cruiserweights"
- "Only Existing Footage"
- "Communicating Doors"
- "Programmed Cell Death"
- "How I Left the Ministry"
- "Some Other Way"
- "Ambivalent Landscape Z"
- "In Germany Before the War" (Randy Newman cover)
- "Tug on the Line"
- "Rockin’ Rockin’ Twilight of the Gods"
- "Dogs of Clinic 17"
References
- ^ "Merge Records". www.mergerecords.com.
- ^ a b "Undercard by The Extra Lens" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ Young, Jon. "The Extra Lens, 'Undercard' (Merge) Bracing storytelling that could rock a Pushcart Prize". SPIN. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Undercard - The Extra Lens (AllMusic)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: The Extra Lens: Undercard". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "The Extra Lens: Undercard". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Music Review: The Extra Lens - Undercard". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ "First Listen: The Extra Lens, 'Undercard'". NPR.org.
- ^ "The Extra Lens | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Undercard | Prefixmag.com".
- ^ "The Extra Lens: Undercard". PopMatters. October 20, 2010.
