2018 studio album by Jeff Rosenstock
Post- all caps ) is the third solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Rosenstock , released on January 1, 2018, without any promotional lead-up.[ 1] Polyvinyl Record Co. in the United States[ 2] Specialist Subject Records in the United Kingdom.
Much of Post- was written in the Catskill Mountains shortly after the 2016 presidential election . The resulting songs are, according The AV Club [ 3] Palo Alto, California in late November and early December 2017; additional recording took place at the Quote Unquote Records offices in Brooklyn, New York and in East Durham, New York . Guests on the album include Rosenstock's bandmate in Antarctigo Vespucci, Chris Farren , as well as frequent collaborator Dan Potthast, American singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson , and Canadian punk rock band PUP . Farren, Stevenson and PUP recorded their parts for the album from their homes.[ 4]
Ten percent of proceeds from any digital sales made from the album are being donated to Defend Puerto Rico, a charity assisting with disaster relief in Puerto Rico .[ 5] [ 6]
Reception
Post- was acclaimed by contemporary music critics upon its initial release. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 88, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[ 8]
Reviewing the album for AllMusic , writer Timothy Monger wrote: "While this may seem unerringly bleak, Post- is actually a pretty wild ride... Perhaps surprisingly so, Post- is also one of (Rosentock's) most accessible solo outings yet."[ 9]
Accolades
The album was included in several end-of-the-year best-albums-of-2018 lists, ranking in such lists by BrooklynVegan [ 19] Consequence of Sound [ 20] Thrillist [ 21] PopMatters [ 22] Under the Radar [ 23] The Atlantic [ 24]
Track listing
Title 1. "Mornin'!" 0:05 2. "USA" 7:32 3. "Yr Throat" 2:43 4. "All This Useless Energy" 3:20 5. "Powerlessness" 2:43 6. "TV Stars" 4:20 7. "Melba" 3:04 8. "Beating My Head Against a Wall" 1:40 9. "9/10" 3:29 10. "Let Them Win" 11:10 11. "Monkey Man 2" (hidden track ) Total length: 40:06
Personnel
Death Rosenstock
Jeff Rosenstock – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, layout, design, additional recording
John DeDomenici – bass, backing vocals
Mike Huguenor – guitars, backing vocals
Kevin Higuchi – drums, percussion Additional personnel
Chris Farren – backing vocals (2, 6 and 10), additional recordingLaura Stevenson – backing vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9 and 10), lead vocals (track 1), additional recordingDan Potthast – lap steel
Nestor Chumak – Additional recording
PUP – backing vocals, claps, additional recordingGilbert Armendariz – backing vocals, claps
Angelina Banda – backing vocals, claps
Sim Castro – backing vocals, claps
Laura Hammond – backing vocals, claps
Julia Loan – backing vocals, claps
Neal Sharma – backing vocals, claps
Shannon Toombs – backing vocals, claps
Jack Shirley – recording, engineering, production, mixing, mastering
Hiro Tanaka – photography
Charts
References
^ "--::--:: JEFF ROSENSTOCK - Post- ::--::--" . Quote Unquote Records . Retrieved January 2, 2018 .^ "Polyvinyl Records" . Polyvinyl Record . Polyvinyl Records. Retrieved January 2, 2018 .^ "Jeff Rosenstock puts all his nervous energy to work on the vital POST-" . The A.V. Club ^ Rosenstock, Jeff. "Post- Jeff Rosenstock" . Bandcamp . Bandcamp. Retrieved January 2, 2018 . ^ Medina, Frances. "Rebuild Comerio Emergencies & Disasters - YouCaring" . YouCaring . YouCaring. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018 . ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved January 9, 2018 .^ "Post- by Jeff Rosenstock reviews" . AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 8, 2019 .^ a b "Post- by Jeff Rosenstock Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved January 12, 2018 .^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Post- – Jeff Rosenstock" . AllMusic . Retrieved March 21, 2018 . ^ Anthony, David (January 3, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock puts all his nervous energy to work on the vital Post- " . The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 12, 2018 . ^ Kot, Greg (January 12, 2018). "Review: Jeff Rosenstock's prog-punk wages war against futility" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved January 17, 2018 .^ Roseblade, Nick (March 20, 2018). "Album Review: Jeff Rosenstock – Post- " . Drowned in Sound the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018 . ^ Feibel, Adam (January 8, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock: Post- " . Exclaim! . Retrieved January 12, 2018 . ^ Lynch, Ben (March 18, 2018). "Post- is a witty and angry new record from Jeff Rosenstock" . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved September 8, 2019 . ^ Salmon, Ben (January 3, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock: Post- Review" . Paste . Retrieved January 12, 2018 . ^ Cohen, Ian (January 5, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock: Post- " . Pitchfork . Retrieved January 12, 2018 . ^ Thiessian, Christopher (March 20, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock's Post- Is an Important Journey Into America's Broken Society" . PopMatters . Retrieved March 20, 2018 . ^ Turner-Heffer, Adam (March 29, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock – Post- " . The Skinny . Retrieved May 28, 2018 . ^ Staff, BrooklynVegan (December 21, 2018). "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018" . BrooklynVegan . Retrieved December 19, 2023 . ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2018" . Consequence . December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .^ Jackson, Dan (March 7, 2018). "The Best Albums of 2018" . Thrillist . Retrieved December 19, 2023 . ^ "The 70 Best Albums of 2018, PopMatters" . PopMatters . December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018 | Under the Radar Magazine" . www.undertheradarmag.com . December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .^ "The 23 Best Albums of 2018" . The Atlantic . December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023 .^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musician Charts" . Billboard . Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
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