''American Weekend'' is the debut album of

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. It was released by

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in 2012. On June 11, 2012, "Be Good" was the song of the day on National Public Radio, as well as one of the best 50 songs of 2012. ''American Weekend'' was named a top album of 2012 by the ''New York Times'' and ''Dusted'' magazine. Singer-songwriter

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covered "Be Good" on her 2014 ''Expired Love'' album.

Track listing

# "Catfish" – 3:59 # "Grass Stain" – 2:30 # "Rose, 1956" – 2:47 # "American Weekend" – 4:11 # "Michel" – 3:01 # "Be Good" – 2:33 # "Luminary Blake" – 2:41 # "Magic City Wholesale" – 3:01 # "Bathtub" – 3:13 # "I Think I Love You" – 3:23 # "Noccalula" – 2:42

Reception

The album was awarded four stars by Scott Kerr of

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References

2012 albums Don Giovanni Records albums Waxahatchee albums {{2010s-punk-rock-album-stub