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2011 studio album by Wild Flag
Wild Flag is the sole studio album by American
indie rock band
Wild Flag . It was released on September 13, 2011 on
Merge Records in America and
Wichita Recordings in England.
Composition
Musically, Wild Flag takes on "endlessly catchy"
pop-punk and "determined"
pop rock while also showing the quartet's
psych-rock side.
[1]
[2]
It is also seen as a fusion of
1970s
punk with "careful" hints of
new wave music .
[3]
Rebecca Cole 's keys tap into the latter genre and its "nervy urgency", as well as the
proto-punk of the 1972 compilation
Nuggets .
[4]
[5]
Critical reception
Wild Flag received a very positive reception from critics, which is reflected by its
normalized rating of 83 out of 100 based on 37 reviews aggregated by online review aggregator
Metacritic .
[7]
Pitchfork placed the album at number 49 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".
[3]
Track listing
"Romance" – 3:52
"Something Came Over Me" – 4:03
"Boom" – 2:45
"Glass Tambourine" – 5:29
"Endless Talk" – 3:00
"Short Version" – 3:34
"Electric Band" – 3:33
"Future Crimes" – 2:44
"Racehorse" – 6:40
"Black Tiles" – 4:30
iTunes Store bonus track
"Oh Yeah" – 2:32
Personnel
References
^ Stephen Deusner (13 September 2011).
"Wild Flag: Wild Flag - American Songwriter" .
American Songwriter . Retrieved November 27, 2021 .
^ Rob Hakimian (September 30, 2011).
"Album Review: Wild Flag - Wild Flag" .
Beats Per Minute . Retrieved November 25, 2021 .
^
a
b
"The Top 50 Albums of 2011" .
Pitchfork . December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012 .
^ Tom Perry (10 October 2011).
"Album Review: Wild Flag - Wild Flag / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound" .
Drowned in Sound . Archived from
the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021 .
^ Michael Dix (October 18, 2011).
"Wild Flag" .
The Quietus . Retrieved November 27, 2021 .
^
"Wild Flag by Wild Flag reviews" .
AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved December 27, 2019 .
^
a
b
"Reviews for Wild Flag by Wild Flag" .
Metacritic . Retrieved January 1, 2012 .
^ Phares, Heather.
"Wild Flag – Wild Flag" .
AllMusic . Retrieved January 14, 2014 .
^ Ryan, Kyle (September 13, 2011).
"Wild Flag: Wild Flag" .
The A.V. Club . Retrieved January 6, 2014 .
^ Perry, Andrew (October 6, 2011).
"Wild Flag: Wild Flag, CD review" .
The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
^ Maerz, Melissa (September 14, 2011).
"Wild Flag" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 1, 2016 .
^ Costa, Maddy (October 6, 2011).
"Wild Flag: Wild Flag – review" .
The Guardian . Retrieved January 1, 2012 .
^
Christgau, Robert (September 13, 2011).
"Wild Flag/Mates of State" .
MSN Music . Retrieved May 1, 2016 .
^ "Wild Flag: Wild Flag".
NME . September 2011. It's a thrill to be able to pop an ear in their direction and listen in.
^ Berman, Stewart (September 14, 2011).
"Wild Flag: Wild Flag" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved September 14, 2011 .
^
Sheffield, Rob (September 13, 2011).
"Wild Flag" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 14, 2011 .
^ Hopper, Jessica (September 13, 2011).
"Wild Flag, 'Wild Flag' (Merge)" .
Spin . Retrieved April 12, 2012 .
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