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If We Stayed Alive

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If We Stayed Alive
An abstract blue cover
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
Recorded2021–2022
StudioCarleton Lofts in St. Paul, Minnesota, US
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length28:15
LanguageEnglish
LabelAmerican Dreams/Husky Pants
ProducerRyan Olcott
12 Rods chronology
Reunion Show: First Avenue
(2015)
If We Stayed Alive
(2023)

If We Stayed Alive is a 2023 studio album by American indie rock band 12 Rods, their first studio work in 21 years.[2] The album has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

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This was the Album of the Week at KCMP, where Jade Tittle called it "a tighter, melodic nostalgia album from the band that scored a perfect 10 in Pitchfork's early days".[3] Brad Shoup of Pitchfork rated this album 7.3 out of 10, characterizing it as "more than pandemic-motivated housecleaning", "a proper comeback", and "a stirring achievement for an act that had come so far so fast, only to find itself out of place, and out of time".[4] At Spill Magazine, Ljubinko Zivkovic gave this album an 8 out of 10, summing up that "the seven tunes here are brimming with that ringing guitar sound and multi-layered vocals, where brushing up the arrangements and production just accentuated the fact that a good song remains a good song, no matter how much time passes by".[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Ryan Olcott.

  1. "All I Can Think About" – 1:47
  2. "My Year (This Is Going to Be)" – 3:03
  3. "Private Spies" – 4:32
  4. "Comfortable Situation" – 5:11
  5. "The Beating" – 3:48
  6. "Hide Without Delay" – 5:13
  7. "Twice" – 4:41

Personnel

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12 Rods

Additional personnel

  • Michael Vallera – photography, art, layout

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Zivkovic, Ljubinko (July 8, 2023). "Spill Album Review: 12 Rods – If We Stayed Alive". Album Reviews. Spill Magazine. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Bell, Kaelen (April 23, 2023). "12 Rods Announce First New Album in 21 Years". News. Exclaim!. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Tittle, Jade (July 10, 2023). "Album of the Week: 12 Rods, 'If We Stayed Alive'". Album of the Week. KCMP. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Shoup, Brad (July 7, 2023). "12 Rods: If We Stayed Alive Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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