Boys is the third album by Cleveland-based band
Herzog
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, released by Exit Stencil Recordings on May 20, 2014 in the US and June 23 in the UK. The album was produced by Kevin McMahon, who the band discovered through his work with
Titus Andronicus
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Critical reception
Writing for
Pitchfork Media
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, Jeremy Gordon gave the album a rating of 7.2 out of 10, and described it as "a record you’ll never be able to mistake for anything else because all its ideas are laid out plain as day."
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Track listing
# Full Stick—1:39
# Henchmen—3:00
# Mad Men—3:02
# Bicycle Girls—2:18
# Saint Scrapyard—2:33
# It's Hard Getting Old—5:58
# Boys Part 1-- :53
# Theme For Boys—3:09
# Oh No—3:05
# Teenage Metalhead—3:41
# Satan Is Real—4:00
# You Are Not The Villain—7:04
# Boys Part 2-- 1:41
References
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2014 albums
Herzog (band) albums