''Fall Into the Sun'' is the fourth
studio album
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by American band
Swearin'
Swearin' is a Philadelphia-based musical group made up of singer/guitarist Allison Crutchfield, singer/guitarist Kyle Gilbride, bassist Keith Spencer and drummer Jeff Bolt. They released two albums and an EP. The band split in 2015 and Crutchfield ...
. It was released on October 5, 2018, under
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as an outlet for music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expande ...
, and is the band's first album since reforming in 2017.
Release
On July 23, 2018, Swearin' announced the release of the new album, along with the first single "Grow Into a Ghost".
The second single "Untitled (LA)" was released on August 13, 2018, and focuses Crutchfield's life in California.
The third single "Future Hell" was released on September 6, 2018. Kyle Gilbride explained the single is based on "visions of an unseen place and time, learning lessons of disenchantment from a new and hostile world. Finding a way back, friendship and independence reveal marks on the trail."
On October 5, 2018, Swearin' released the music videos for "Grow Into a Ghost" and "Future Hell". The videos were presented in 3D, and directed by
Jake Fogelnest
Benjamin Jacob Fogelnest (born March 14, 1979), known professionally as Jake Fogelnest, is an Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer, comedian, former radio personality, and satirist.
Career
Squirt TV
In January 1994, when he was 14 years o ...
.
Tour
On April 18, 2018, the band announced a tour in support of the album for August 2018, with
Mike Krol
Michael Frederick Krol (born May 19, 1984) is an American musician and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. After releasing two albums on Counter Counter Culture, Krol released his third album ''Turkey'' on Merge Records August 28, ...
and
Ought
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*One of the English modal verbs
*One of the names for the number 0 in English
*Ought (band), a Montreal post-punk band on the Canadian Constellation Records
See also
*Is–ought problem
*Categorical imperative
The cate ...
.
Critical reception
''Fall Into the Sun'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
average
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score of 76, based on 9 reviews.
Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 11 reviews.
Joe Goggins from
DIY said the album is the "best Swearin' record yet; that Allison and Kyle have not just reformed the band, but actually brought the creative best out of each other in doing so, is a powerful advert for reconciliation".
Ian Gormely from
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...
mentioned "its sound is more robust, the songs more thoughtful and frankly, more mature," while impressed that it is "their best album to date, Fall Into the Sun is the sound of a band rebuilding itself one song at a time and becoming that much stronger in the process.
Accolades
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* Allison Crutchfield – vocals
* Kyle Gilbride – guitar
* Jeff Bolt – drums
Production
* Dave Gardner – mastering
* Alexander Rotondo – photographer
Charts
References
2018 albums
Swearin' albums
Merge Records albums
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