''Paradise'' is the fourth studio

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by Canadian punk rock band

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. It was released on April 6, 2016. It was produced by

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, who has also produced

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and the

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Critical reception

According to review aggregator

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, ''Paradise'' has a weighted average of 79 out of 100 based on 25 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''

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'' reviewer Dusty Henry described the album as the band's "boldest statement yet". ''

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'' described the album as "more outspoken, more anthemic" than their previous album. ''

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'' said: "White Lung have somewhat softened their ragged edges and in doing so have created one of the most compelling albums of the year".

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described the album as a "dynamic, purposeful work by a band coming into its own". ''

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''s review noted that the album sounds "positively slowcore compared to their earlier work" but nonetheless remarked that "much of Paradise races past in an alluring blur of distortion and melody". ''

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'' said the band "stretch the seams of punk" with this album. The

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named ''Paradise'' the number one new album of the week. ''

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'' describe it as an "altogether more composed and melodic album". Alternately, '' Under The Radar'' reviewer Ed McMenamin claimed "The band say they wanted to sound "2016" on Paradise, and to vanquish the threadbare-yet-complimentary references (L7, Babes in Toyland, etc.) critics favored when describing the first three LPs. White Lung, admirably, didn't want to just make another classic rock album like so many of its reform-punk peers. Instead, Paradise sounds contemporary in the worst way, instantly dated and likely soon forgotten by any new audience the band might find."

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Paradise''. White Lung *

Mish Barber-Way Mish Barber-Way (born 15 July 1985) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and writer. She founded punk band White Lung in 2006 and served as its vocalist until the band's breakup in 2022. Early life Barber-Way was born on 15 July 1985 in Vancouver, B ...

– vocals * Kenneth William – guitar, bass * Anne-Marie Vassiliou – drums Production *

– production, engineering, mixing * Steven Aguilar – engineering assistant *

Joe LaPorta Joseph J. LaPorta (born ) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound in New Jersey.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-laporta-mn000199340/credits/date-asc/ Career Born and raised in New York, LaPorta graduated from New York Univer ...

– mastering Artwork * Justin Gradin – artwork, photography * Piper Ferguson – photography * Barber-Way's Mother – photography

References

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