The Bad & The Better
| The Bad & The Better | ||||
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| Studio album by The Ready Set | ||||
| Released | May 27, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2014 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 47:23 | |||
| Label | Razor & Tie | |||
| Producer | ||||
| The Ready Set chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Bad & The Better | ||||
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The Bad & The Better is the third studio album by American electropop singer-songwriter The Ready Set. The album title was announced on March 18, 2014 along with the track listing. It was released on May 27, 2014 by Razor & Tie Records.[2] The album was released as a 4 tracks-EP featuring the singles "Higher", "Freaking Me Out" and "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) plus the song "Carry Me Home" digitally outside the United States.[3]
Singles
The Ready Set released "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" as the first single from The Bad & The Better. The second official single, "Higher", was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on May 6, 2014.[4] The song "Freakin' Me Out" was released on October 15, 2014 along the premiere of its official music video via VEVO.[5] A live music video for the track "Fangz" directed by Sergio Padilla was released on December 10, 2014.[6]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Alternative Press | [8] |
Tim Sendra of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars, remarking how the release is "all AM pop giddiness, spunky energy, and soft-pedaled, cuddly heartbreak", and how "It's machine-driven, it's juvenile, and it's not going to change the world, but it's a bunch of fun and that's plenty."[7] At Alternative Press, Evan Lucy rated the album two and a half stars, stating that the release is "ultimately disappointing."[8]
Track listing
All songs written by Jordan Witzigreuter and produced by Ian Kirkpatrick and Witzigreuter except track 11, co-written by Simon Wilcox and Andrew Goldstein, who also produced the song.
| The Bad & The Better — CD version | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Higher" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Freakin' Me Out" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Are We Happy Now?" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Fangz" | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Carry Me Home" | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Luxury" | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Bitter and the Sweetness" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Don't You Need Me" | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Bleeding" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Castaway" (featuring Jake Miller) | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" | 3:48 |
| 12. | "For the Better" | 1:45 |
| 13. | "More Than This" | 3:45 |
| 14. | "Terrible Things" | 3:46 |
Total length: |
47:23 | |
| The Bad & The Better — EP version | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Higher" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Freakin' Me Out" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Carry Me Home" | 3:07 |
Total length: |
13:43 | |
References
- ↑ http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-ready-set-the-bad-better/
- ↑ "The Ready Set Signs To R&T; Announces ‘The Bad & The Better’ - PropertyOfZack". propertyofzack.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-bad-the-better-ep/id877920067
- ↑ http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases
- ↑ http://www.josepvinaixa.com/blog/the-ready-set-freakin-me-out-video-premiere/
- ↑ http://www.razorandtie.com/the-ready-set-premiere-video-for-fangz-on-vevo/
- 1 2 Sendra, Tim (May 25, 2014). "The Bad & the Better – The Ready Set | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- 1 2 Lucy, Evan (2014). "The Ready Set – The Bad & The Better". Alternative Press (Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.). June 2014 (311): 103. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved May 5, 2014.