''As If'' is the sixth studio album by American

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group

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, released on October 16, 2015, on

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Singles

Three official singles have been released from ''As If'': "All U Writers", a -minute (5 minutes on the album) long song featuring vocals from Teresa Eggers, released 28 April 2015. "Freedom '15", a groovy leviathan of a disco track, released 30 July 2015, and features vocals from Yolanda Harris Dancy and Taletha Manor. A lyric video for "Freedom '15" was uploaded 20 August 2015. The third single from the album, "Bam City", was released 30 September 2015, with an accompanying music video. "Ooo", a grooving love song, was released with an accompanying music video on November 16, 2015.

Promotional singles

One promotional single has been released from the ''As If'': "Sick Ass Moon", an "R&B-tinted house track", released with "Freedom '15" on 30 July 2015.

Critical reception

In a positive review for ''

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'', Daniel Sylvester called the album "one of the most enjoyable, if schizophrenic, dance albums of the year."

Track listing

Personnel

* Rafael Cohen – vocals, guitars, keyboards *

Nic Offer Nicholas Joseph Offer (born 1972) is a New York City–based musician. He is best known as the vocalist of the dance-punk band !!!, which he helped form in Sacramento, California, in 1996. Offer played bass and keyboards for the electronic ba ...

– vocals, keyboards * Mario Andreoni – guitar, keyboards * Allan Wilson – saxophone, keyboards, percussion, background vocals * Daniel Gorman – keyboards, background vocals * Paul Quattrone – drums *

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– mastering

Charts

References

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