American Nights was originally scheduled for a 2014 release by Hollywood Records. During production, however, the band had creative disagreements with the label's executives, which led Hollywood to delay the album's release. Lead vocalist Tom Higgenson said of the conflict, "They were pushing for songs that the band wasn't 100 percent on. It was kind of like, 'You don't want us to record this song that everybody loves, but you want us to do this one that one of the five guys don't like at all?' It was a really annoying process."[1] After the album was completed, the band decided to leave Hollywood Records altogether and recut the album according to their vision.
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted how the band took stabs at replicating Vampire Weekend ("Heavy Rotation") and Mumford & Sons ("Dance Off Time") throughout the album while also "alternating between giddy, gilded AAA pop ("American Nights," "Never Working") and fleet-footed acoustic ditties ("Time to Move On"). He concluded that, "As befitting their plain-Jane name, there's nothing particularly flashy about the pop of Plain White T's, but on American Nights they construct it and execute it as well as they ever have."[2] Andja Curcic of Renowned for Sound felt the record was at odds with itself over its track listing, praising the title track, "Pause" and "Never Working" for their pop-rock/pop-punk elements but found the folk aesthetics of "Dance Off Time" and "Here Comes That Sunrise" oft-putting, saying that "In the end, the tracks don’t fit together and you wonder what the Plain White T’s are trying to achieve." She concluded that, "Though there are decent tracks on the album, I felt quite disappointed because nothing felt as honest and emotional as "Hey There Delilah". The Plain White T’s are really good at pop-rock ballads and I think that is where they should stay."[3]
Track listingEdit
No.
Title
Length
1.
"American Nights"
3:13
2.
"Pause"
3:11
3.
"Never Working"
2:58
4.
"Heavy Rotation"
2:59
5.
"Stay"
3:23
6.
"You Belong"
3:43
7.
"Dance Off Time"
3:42
8.
"Someday You're Gonna Love Me"
4:04
9.
"Love Again"
2:58
10.
"Time to Move On"
3:03
11.
"Here Come that Sunrise"
3:06
ReferencesEdit
^Rosen, Craig (April 1, 2015). "Plain White T's Take a 'Pause' and Go Indie". Yahoo! Music Blog. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
^ abCurcic, Andja (April 18, 2015). "Album Review: Plain White T's – American Nights". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
October 21, 2023
american, nights, seventh, studio, album, american, rock, band, plain, white, released, megaforce, records, march, 2015, studio, album, plain, white, sreleasedmarch, 2015genrealternative, rock, indie, rocklength36, 18labelmriproduceraugie, schmidt, monahan, pl. American Nights is the seventh studio album by American rock band Plain White T s It was released by Megaforce Records on March 31 2015 American NightsStudio album by Plain White T sReleasedMarch 31 2015GenreAlternative rock indie rockLength36 18LabelMRIProducerAugie Schmidt Dan Monahan Plain White T s Sam Kearney Sam Sumser Sean Small Ian Kirkpatrick Mudrock Nick RuckerPlain White T s chronologyShould ve Gone to Bed 2013 American Nights 2015 Parallel Universe 2018 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 ReferencesBackground EditAmerican Nights was originally scheduled for a 2014 release by Hollywood Records During production however the band had creative disagreements with the label s executives which led Hollywood to delay the album s release Lead vocalist Tom Higgenson said of the conflict They were pushing for songs that the band wasn t 100 percent on It was kind of like You don t want us to record this song that everybody loves but you want us to do this one that one of the five guys don t like at all It was a really annoying process 1 After the album was completed the band decided to leave Hollywood Records altogether and recut the album according to their vision Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Renowned for Sound nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 AllMusic s Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted how the band took stabs at replicating Vampire Weekend Heavy Rotation and Mumford amp Sons Dance Off Time throughout the album while also alternating between giddy gilded AAA pop American Nights Never Working and fleet footed acoustic ditties Time to Move On He concluded that As befitting their plain Jane name there s nothing particularly flashy about the pop of Plain White T s but on American Nights they construct it and execute it as well as they ever have 2 Andja Curcic of Renowned for Sound felt the record was at odds with itself over its track listing praising the title track Pause and Never Working for their pop rock pop punk elements but found the folk aesthetics of Dance Off Time and Here Comes That Sunrise oft putting saying that In the end the tracks don t fit together and you wonder what the Plain White T s are trying to achieve She concluded that Though there are decent tracks on the album I felt quite disappointed because nothing felt as honest and emotional as Hey There Delilah The Plain White T s are really good at pop rock ballads and I think that is where they should stay 3 Track listing EditNo TitleLength1 American Nights 3 132 Pause 3 113 Never Working 2 584 Heavy Rotation 2 595 Stay 3 236 You Belong 3 437 Dance Off Time 3 428 Someday You re Gonna Love Me 4 049 Love Again 2 5810 Time to Move On 3 0311 Here Come that Sunrise 3 06References Edit Rosen Craig April 1 2015 Plain White T s Take a Pause and Go Indie Yahoo Music Blog Retrieved April 2 2015 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas American Nights Plain White T s AllMusic Retrieved August 8 2015 a b Curcic Andja April 18 2015 Album Review Plain White T s American Nights Renowned for Sound Retrieved November 17 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Nights amp oldid 1137857928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
