''True False'' is a 2019 studio album by American experimental rock band
Negativland
Negativland is an American experimental music band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! track, while their record label (Seeland Records) is named after another Neu! track. The core ...
. It has received positive reception from critics. It is a companion piece to 2020's ''
The World Will Decide
''The World Will Decide'' is the 14th studio album by Negativland, released on November13, 2020.
Recording and release
The release is part of a pair with 2019's '' True False'' and was promoted by the band with a Chrome browser extension. A delux ...
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Reception
The editorial staff of
AllMusic Guide
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gave the release four out of five stars, with reviewer Paul Simpson summing it up as "both absurdly humorous and frighteningly relevant".
S. David of
Tiny Mix Tapes
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gave ''True False'' four out of five, writing that the dense lyrics with their attempt to expose "false dichotomies" "mostly succeeds" and pointing out the humor in the recording.
Track listing
#"Either Or"– 0:47
#"Limbo"– 4:14
#"Discernment"– 4:30
#"Certain Men"– 4:59
#"Melt the North Pole"– 3:03
#"Fourth of July"– 3:37
#"Mounting the Puppy"– 3:02
#"One Bee at a Time"– 2:53
#"Secret Win"– 0:55
#"Destroying Anything"– 5:04
#"Cadillac"– 5:18
#"This Is Not Normal"– 3:29
#"Yesterday Hates Today"– 1:43
#"True False"– 9:38
Vinyl LP bonus tracks
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"Melt the North Pole" (Flat Version)– 3:21
#"This Is Not Normal" (Normal Version)– 8:00
Personnel
Negativland
*Ian Allen– composition, performance, production
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, recording, mixing, and editing
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*Peter Conheim– composition, performance, production, recording, mixing, and editing
*Mark Hosler– composition, performance, production, recording, mixing, and editing
* Don Joyce– composition, performance, production, recording, mixing, and editing
* Jon Leidecker– composition, performance, production, recording, mixing, and editing
*Richard Lyons– composition, performance, production, recording, mixing, and editing
*David Wills– composition, vocals, performance, production, recording, mixing, and editing
Additional personnel
*Thomas Dimuzio– mastering
*Nava Dunkelman– percussion on "Yesterday Hates Today"
*Dan Lynch– cover, label and booklet paintings
*Ava Mendoza
Ava Mendoza is an American guitarist, vocalist, and composer.
An avant-garde artist whose work is described as traversing a number of genres, Mendoza has performed with a wide range of musicians, including Nels Cline, Matana Roberts, Nick Zinner ...
– guitar on "Mounting the Puppy"
*The Not Normal Animal Chorus– vocals on "This Is Not Normal"
**Aasha
**Beatrice
**Dee Dee
**Méabh de Siún
**Neela
**Ruby
**Savanna
**Stella
**Vivian
*Prairie Prince
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– drums on "Discernment" and "Melt the North Pole"
* M. C. Schmidt– prepared piano
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on "Destroying Anything"
References
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2019 albums
Negativland albums
Seeland Records albums