''The Avalanche'' is the tenth

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by American musician

Mike Kinsella Mike Kinsella (born March 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Having been involved in many Illinois-based bands, he is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the emo band American Football. Kinsella's first musical ...

, under the solo project

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. It was released on June 19, 2020 under

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Release

On May 7, 2020, Kinsella announced the release of the album, alongside the first track "A New Muse". The second single "On With The Show" was released on May 28, 2020.

Critical reception

''The Avalanche'' was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 7 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.

Track listing

References

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