Mercy is the eighth studio album by American punk rock band The Men. It was released on February 14, 2020 under Sacred Bones Records.[7]
Mercy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 14, 2020 | |||
Length | 35:37 | |||
Label | Sacred Bones | |||
The Men chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10[1] |
Metacritic | 67/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
MusicOMH | [4] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10[5] |
Slant Magazine | [6] |
Release
editThe announcement of the album, along with the first single "Children All Over the World", was released on January 9, 2020.[7] The second single from the album, "Breeze" was released on January 30, 2020.[8]
Critical reception
editMercy was met with "generally favorable" 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 67, based on 6 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 66 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.[9]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Cool Water" | 5:13 |
2. | "Wading in Dirty Water" | 10:29 |
3. | "Fallin' Thru" | 3:59 |
4. | "Children All Over the World" | 5:53 |
5. | "Call the Dr." | 3:53 |
6. | "Breeze" | 2:54 |
7. | "Mercy" | 3:16 |
References
edit- ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Horton, Ross (February 18, 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Berman, Stuart (February 19, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Seth (February 7, 2020). "The Men's Mercy Finds a Mercurial Band Settling Into Their Sound". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Minsker, Evan (January 9, 2020). "The Men Announce New Album Mercy, Share New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (January 30, 2020). "The Men share new single "Breeze"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 27, 2020.