''Teenage Retirement'' is the only studio album by American rock band
Chumped
Chumped was an American pop punk band based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band formed in 2012, and released two extended plays before releasing their sole LP, '' Teenage Retirement'', in 2014 on Anchorless Records. The band announced ...
, released on November 18, 2014, through Anchorless Records.
Background
The album is titled after the band some members played in prior to Chumped's formation. The album's sound has been compared to that of
Superchunk,
Nirvana
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,
and
Slingshot Dakota
Slingshot Dakota is an American rock band from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
History
Slingshot Dakota formed in Long Island in 2003 as a three-piece, issuing their debut, ''Keener Sighs'', in 2004. At the time, the group was composed of Carly Comand ...
.
A music video for "December is the Longest Month" was released in December 2014.
Anika Pyle discussed the album's title in an interview prior to its release:
Critical reception
Many critics gave ''Teenage Retirement'' favorable reviews, with Tom Breihan of
Stereogum naming it "Album of the Week" on November 18.
Josh Terry at
Consequence of Sound
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considered the record "a strong opening statement of charming pop punk with airtight hooks and ripping guitar leads."
[ Mischa Pearlman from '']Alternative Press
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'' described the album thus: "Chumped's debut album couldn’t really be called anything else—its 12 songs throb with both the naïve, reckless abandon of youth and the jaded, tired contemplation of old age."Pitchfork
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's Devon Maloney wrote that the album "finds that melodramatic sweet spot that made emo and pop punk hit so hard in the '90s and '00s."PopMatters
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felt it a "bonafide enjoyable album ..''Teenage Retirement'' feels constructed well as a whole."[ Kyle Ryan of '']Entertainment Weekly
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'' dubbed it "one of 2014's best musical surprises."
Track listing
References
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