''Too'' is the second studio album by
American
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skate punk
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band
Fidlar, released September 4, 2015.
Singles
The album's
lead single
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Release s ...
"40 oz. On Repeat" was released on June 2, 2015, along with an official video.
The album's second single "Drone" and its video were released exclusively on
iTunes
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and
Apple Music
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on August 13, 2015 before being released to all retail formats the next day. The song is featured in the soundtrack to the video game
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.
"Why Generation" was promoted as the album's third single with the premiere of an animated music video composed of almost entirely
emojis
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. The video was directed by Ryan Baxley and animated by Nolan Fabricius.
Promotional singles
"West Coast" was released on July 15, 2015 as the album's first promotional single, along with a music video featuring performance footage. An original demo of the song was previously included on the band's 2012
EP ''Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom''.
"Leave Me Alone" was released on August 27, 2015 as the album's second promotional single, accompanied by a lyric video.
Critical reception
Upon release, ''Too'' received generally positive reviews from
music critics
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. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a generally favorable score of 76 based on 20 reviews.
Consequence Of Sound
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ranked it #46 on their top 50 albums of 2015.
Track listing
Personnel
;Fidlar
* Zac Carper –
vocals
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,
guitar
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* Elvis Kuehn – guitar, vocals
* Brandon Schwartzel –
bass guitar
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, vocals
* Max Kuehn –
drums
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, percussion
;Production
* Alice Baxley – photography
* Ryan Baxley – design
* Paul Cossette – assistant engineer
*
Richard Dodd
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– mastering
* Jason Hall – recording
*
Jay Joyce
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– producer, recording
* Melissa Spillman – production assistant
* Caleb VanBuskirk – studio assistant
Charts
References
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2015 albums
Fidlar albums
Dine Alone Records albums
Mom + Pop Music albums
Wichita Recordings albums
Albums produced by Jay Joyce