''The False Alarms'' is the third studio album by American electro-pop group

Fol Chen Fol Chen is an American electronic band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2009.Staff (undated)"Fol Chen" Asthmatic Kitty Records. Retrieved February 18, 2013. The band is signed to Asthmatic Kitty Records and has released three full-length ...

. It was released by

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on March 19, 2013.

Reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''The False Alarms'' received an average score of 70% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Zach Kelly of

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gave ''The False Alarms'' a 6.9 out of 10, saying: "Detours into coldwave and seance-y Scandi-pop still feel like an attempt to steer things in a new direction, but the songs fall prey to the same kind of directionless, inertia-deprived trappings that helped sink Fol Chen's previous records." Heather Phares of

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said, "these songs are somewhat less enigmatic than before: the melodies are ever so slightly more direct, even though intricate arrangements and hooks that sneak up on the listener are still what make this band distinctive."

Track listing

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* 2013 albums Fol Chen albums Asthmatic Kitty albums {{2010s-indie-pop-album-stub