Too (Fidlar album)

Too
Studio album by
Fidlar
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2015
RecordedDecember 2014[1] at St. Charles Studio in East Nashville, TN
GenreSkate punk, garage rock
Length39:31
Label
ProducerJay Joyce
Fidlar chronology
Fidlar
(2013) 		Too
(2015) 		Almost Free
(2019)
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 American skate punk band Fidlar, released September 4, 2015.

Singles

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

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.[3][4] The song is featured in the soundtrack to the video game WWE 2K17.[5]

"Why Generation" was promoted as the album's third single with the premiere of an animated music video composed of almost entirely emojis.[6] The video was directed by Ryan Baxley and animated by Nolan Fabricius.[7]

Promotional singles

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"West Coast" was released on July 15, 2015 as the album's first promotional single, along with a music video featuring performance footage.[8] An original demo of the song was previously included on the band's 2012 EP Shit We Recorded in Our Bedroom.[9]

"Leave Me Alone" was released on August 27, 2015 as the album's second promotional single, accompanied by a lyric video.[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The A.V. ClubB[13]
Clash Music7/10[14]
Consequence of SoundB+[15]
DIY[16]
Drowned in Sound6[17]
Exclaim!8[18]
The Line of Best Fit[19]
NME8/10[20]
NOW Toronto Magazine3/5 (Good)[21]
Paste Magazine6.5[22]
Pitchfork Media5.8[23]
Spin7 of 10[24]
The 4055/10[25]

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.[26] Consequence Of Sound ranked it No. 46 on their top 50 albums of 2015.[27]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Zac Carper, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."40oz. on Repeat" 3:52
2."Punks"Elvis Kuehn, Carper2:42
3."West Coast" 3:22
4."Why Generation"Kuehn4:28
5."Sober" 2:26
6."Leave Me Alone" 3:20
7."Drone"Kuehn2:48
8."Overdose" 3:48
9."Hey Johnny"Kuehn3:27
10."Stupid Decisions"Brandon Schwartzel, Carper3:31
11."Bad Medicine"Schwartzel2:56
12."Bad Habits" 5:31

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Personnel

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Fidlar
  • Zac Carper – vocals, guitar
  • Elvis Kuehn – guitar, vocals
  • Brandon Schwartzel – bass guitar, vocals
  • Max Kuehn – drums, percussion
Production
  • Alice Baxley – photography
  • Ryan Baxley – design
  • Paul Cossette – assistant engineer
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Jason Hall – recording
  • Jay Joyce – producer, recording
  • Melissa Spillman – production assistant
  • Caleb VanBuskirk – studio assistant

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 175
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 45
US Billboard 200[32] 124
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[33] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Nashville, Great Danes and Packed Lunches: Stoner Punks Fidlar On The Making Of Their New Album 'Too' | NME". NME. 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ FIDLAR (2 June 2015). "FIDLAR – 40oz. On Repeat". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Watch "FIDLAR – Drone" posted by FIDLAR on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ FIDLAR (14 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Drone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ WWE (8 August 2016). "2K Announces WWE® 2K17 In-Game Soundtrack Curated By Sean "Diddy" Combs aka Puff Daddy".
  6. ^ "FIDLAR enter a world of emoji in new video for "Why Generation" — watch". 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  7. ^ FIDLAR (1 February 2016). "FIDLAR – Why Generation". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ FIDLAR (15 July 2015). "FIDLAR – West Coast". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom EP". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  10. ^ FIDLAR (27 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Leave Me Alone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Reviews for Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  12. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Too – FIDLAR". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  13. ^ Colburn, Randall (4 September 2015). "Fidlar's raucous new LP attempts to reconcile hard partying with adulthood". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  14. ^ Carsom, Jamie (15 September 2015). "FIDLAR – Too". Clash Music. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  15. ^ Brennan, Collinn (31 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Too". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  16. ^ Swann, Emma (4 September 2015). "Album Review: FIDLAR – Too". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  17. ^ Clark, Jon. "Album Review: Fidlar – Too". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  18. ^ Gormely, Ian. "FIDLAR Too". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  19. ^ Goggins, Joe. "FIDLAR – Too". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  20. ^ Cooper, Leonie (2 September 2015). "FIDLAR – 'Too'". NME. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  21. ^ Edwards, Samantha. "FIDLAR: Too". NOW Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  22. ^ Swedlund, Eric (September 2015). "FIDLAR: Too Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  23. ^ Kelly, Zach. "FIDLAR: Too". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  24. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (9 September 2015). "Review: FIDLAR Kick Their Bad Habits on 'TOO'". Spin. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  25. ^ Tomer, William. "FIDLAR – Too". The 405. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  26. ^ "Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  27. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2015". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  28. ^ "Fidlar – Too (2015, CD)". 2015 – via www.discogs.com.
  29. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Fidlar – Too". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  30. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fidlar – Too" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  31. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  32. ^ "FIDLAR – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  33. ^ "FIDLAR – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
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