Post-
Post- (stylized in all caps) is the third solo album by American singer-songwriter Jeff Rosenstock, released on January 1, 2018, without any promotional lead-up.[1] The album was released on Polyvinyl Record Co. in the United States[2] and by Specialist Subject Records in the United Kingdom.
| Post- | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | January 1, 2018 |
| Recorded | 2017 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 40:06 |
| Label |
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| Producer | Jack Shirley |
| Jeff Rosenstock chronology | |
Much of Post- was written in the Catskill Mountains shortly after the 2016 presidential election. The resulting songs are, according the The AV Club, "chiefly concerned with losing hope in your country, yourself, and those around you."[3] The album was primarily recorded at Atomic Garden Studios in Palo Alto, California in late November and early December 2017; additional recording took place at the Quote Unquote Records offices in Brooklyn, New York and in East Durham, New York. Guests on the album include Rosenstock's bandmate in Antarctigo Vespucci, Chris Farren, as well as frequent collaborator Dan Potthast, American singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson, and Canadian punk rock band PUP. Farren, Stevenson and PUP recorded their parts for the album from their homes.[4]
Ten percent of proceeds from any digital sales made from the album are being donated to Defend Puerto Rico, a charity assisting with disaster relief in Puerto Rico.[5][6]
Reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10[7] |
| Metacritic | 88/100[8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [9] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[10] |
| Chicago Tribune | [11] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[12] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[13] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[14] |
| Paste | 8.2/10[15] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[16] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[17] |
| The Skinny | [18] |
Post- was acclaimed by contemporary music critics upon its initial release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 88, based on 11 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]
Reviewing the album for AllMusic, writer Timothy Monger wrote: "While this may seem unerringly bleak, Post- is actually a pretty wild ride... Perhaps surprisingly so, Post- is also one of (Rosentock's) most accessible solo outings yet."[9]
Accolades edit
The album was included in several end-of-the-year best-albums-of-2018 lists, ranking in such lists by BrooklynVegan (24th),[19] Consequence of Sound (34th),[20] Thrillist (35th),[21] PopMatters (50th),[22] Under the Radar (58th),[23] and The Atlantic (1 of 23 unranked albums).[24]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mornin'!" | 0:05 |
| 2. | "USA" | 7:32 |
| 3. | "Yr Throat" | 2:43 |
| 4. | "All This Useless Energy" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Powerlessness" | 2:43 |
| 6. | "TV Stars" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Melba" | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Beating My Head Against a Wall" | 1:40 |
| 9. | "9/10" | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Let Them Win" | 11:10 |
| 11. | "Monkey Man 2" (hidden track) | |
| Total length: | 40:06 | |
Personnel edit
Death Rosenstock
- Jeff Rosenstock – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, layout, design, additional recording
- John DeDomenici – bass, backing vocals
- Mike Huguenor – guitars, backing vocals
- Kevin Higuchi – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Chris Farren – backing vocals (2, 6 and 10), additional recording
- Laura Stevenson – backing vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9 and 10), additional recording
- Dan Potthast – lap steel
- Nestor Chumak – Additional recording
- PUP – backing vocals, claps, additional recording
- Gilbert Armendariz – backing vocals, claps
- Angelina Banda – backing vocals, claps
- Sim Castro – backing vocals, claps
- Laura Hammond – backing vocals, claps
- Julia Loan – backing vocals, claps
- Neal Sharma – backing vocals, claps
- Shannon Toombs – backing vocals, claps
- Jack Shirley – recording, engineering, production, mixing, mastering
- Hiro Tanaka – photography
Charts edit
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "--::--:: JEFF ROSENSTOCK - Post- ::--::--". Quote Unquote Records. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Polyvinyl Records". Polyvinyl Record. Polyvinyl Records. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Jeff Rosenstock puts all his nervous energy to work on the vital POST-". The A.V. Club. January 3, 2018.
- ^ Rosenstock, Jeff. "Post- Jeff Rosenstock". Bandcamp. Bandcamp. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ Medina, Frances. . YouCaring. YouCaring. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Post- by Jeff Rosenstock reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Post- by Jeff Rosenstock Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Post- – Jeff Rosenstock". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Anthony, David (January 3, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock puts all his nervous energy to work on the vital Post-". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Kot, Greg (January 12, 2018). "Review: Jeff Rosenstock's prog-punk wages war against futility". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ Roseblade, Nick (March 20, 2018). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Feibel, Adam (January 8, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock: Post-". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Lynch, Ben (March 18, 2018). "Post- is a witty and angry new record from Jeff Rosenstock". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Salmon, Ben (January 3, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock: Post- Review". Paste. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (January 5, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock: Post-". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Thiessian, Christopher (March 20, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock's Post- Is an Important Journey Into America's Broken Society". PopMatters. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Turner-Heffer, Adam (March 29, 2018). "Jeff Rosenstock – Post-". The Skinny. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Staff, BrooklynVegan (December 21, 2018). "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2018". December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Dan (March 7, 2018). "The Best Albums of 2018". Thrillist. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "The 70 Best Albums of 2018, PopMatters". PopMatters. December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018 | Under the Radar Magazine". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Desk, The Atlantic Culture (December 11, 2018). "The 23 Best Albums of 2018". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musician Charts". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2018.