Can I Keep This Pen?
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| Can I Keep This Pen? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, indie rock | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
| Producer | Chuck Brody | |||
| Northern State chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| LAS Magazine | 6/10[5] |
| Now | NN[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Spin | 6/10[10] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[11] |
Can I Keep This Pen? is the third album from New York-based rap trio Northern State. The album saw a slight departure in song styling, with some obvious pop/indie influences, and as many pop songs as traditional rap songs.
