Degeneration Street

Degeneration Street
Studio album by The Dears
Released February 15, 2011
Genre Indie rock
Length 59:16
Label Dangerbird Records
Pheromone Recordings
The Dears chronology
Missiles
(2008)
Degeneration Street
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[3]
Drowned in Sound4/10[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[5]
NME6/10[6]
Paste6.8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media2.4/10[8]
Popmatters[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin[11]

Degeneration Street is the fifth studio album by The Dears, released February 15, 2011 on Dangerbird Records in the United States and Pheromone Recordings in Canada.[12]

The album marks the return of several band members who were absent from the band's previous album Missiles, including Patrick Krief, Rob Benvie and Roberto Arquila.[12] Advance promotion for the album included shows in both Montreal and Toronto in which the band played the album in its entirety.[13]

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[14]

Track listing

  1. "Omega Dog" - 5:01
  2. "5 Chords" - 3:34
  3. "Blood" - 4:09
  4. "Thrones" - 4:33
  5. "Lamentation" - 4:20
  6. "Torches" - 1:36
  7. "Galactic Tides" - 4:38
  8. "Yesteryear" - 3:51
  9. "Stick With Me Kid" - 3:28
  10. "Tiny Man" - 5:04
  11. "Easy Suffering" - 4:33
  12. "Unsung" - 4:15
  13. "1854" - 5:23
  14. "Degeneration Street" - 4:57

Personnel

Written/Arranged/Performed by The Dears

The Band
Other Musicians
Other Personnel

Reception

References

  1. "Degeneration Street – The Dears". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. Christopher Monger, James. "Degeneration Street – The Dears". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. Gordon, Scott (February 15, 2011). "The Dears: Degeneration Street". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. Trout, Chris (March 14, 2011). "Album Review: The Dears – Degeneration Street". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  5. Petrusich, Amanda (February 9, 2011). "Degeneration Street". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  6. Jay Catling, Simon (March 16, 2011). "Album Review: The Dears – Degeneration Street (Dangerbird)". NME. Inspire. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  7. Reed, Ryah (February 15, 2011). "The Dears: Degeneration Street". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  8. Tebo, Daniel (February 23, 2011). "The Dears: Degeneration Street". Popmatters. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  9. Hermes, Will (February 8, 2011). "The Dears Degeneration Street Album Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  10. "SPIN Review".
  11. 1 2 "The Dears Announce Degeneration Street". Exclaim!, October 26, 2010.
  12. "Murray Lightburn on The Dears and Degeneration Street". aux.tv, November 2, 2010.
  13. "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced". aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
  14. Rolling Stone Reviews - The Dears - Degeneration Street
  15. Pitchfork - Reviews - Albums - Degeneration Street by the Dears
  16. Paste Magazine > Music > Reviews > The Dears: Degeneration Street
  17. BBC Music - Reviews - The Dears' Degeneration Street Review
  18. NME Album Review: The Dears - Degeneration Street (Dangerbird)
  19. Clash Music - Reviews > Album Reviews > The Dears - Degeneration Street: "Few albums this year will match up"
  20. The A.V. Club > Music > Reviews > The Dears: Degeneration Street

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