Post-American
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Nick Panella's home studio, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
- Pit Recording Studios
| Post-American | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2022 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, synth-punk | |||
| Length | 30:06 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Convulse | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| MSPaint chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Post-American | ||||
| ||||
Post-American is the first full-length studio album by American post-hardcore band MSPaint, released on February 20, 2023.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10[1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[2] |
| The Alternative |   [3] |
Writing for Loud and Quiet, Kyle Kohner gave this album an 8 out of 10, calling it "one of the most refreshing punk records anyone will hear this year".[1] Nina Corcoran of Pitchfork rated Post-American a 7.4 out of 10, praising frontman Deedee in particular as "the final garnish on an album defined by unexpected combinations" that "instills a humble profundity in MSPaint's music".[2] In a profile of MSPaint published before the release of this album, Stereogum's Julia Towers predicted this would be one of the best albums of the year[4] and in a June round-up of the best albums of 2023, the publication placed this at third, with Chris DeVille writing that "there's nothing quite like this album".[5]
In a June 19 review of the best albums of 2023, editors at Paste ranked this 23 for being "an invigorating call to prioritize love and justice in a time when virtually every part of society and culture encourages robotic mindlessness".[6] In Exclaim!, this was rated the 19th best album of 2023.[7] Editors at Stereogum chose this for the ninth best album of 2023.[8] Editors at Pitchfork included this in their list of the 37 best rock albums of 2023.[9] Editors at BrooklynVegan included this on their list of the 55 best albums of 2023.[10]
A piece by Nina Corcoran for Pitchfork chose this album to spotlight how American hardcore punk music embraced experimentation and cross-genre elements in 2023.[11]
Track listing
Lyrics by Deedee, music by MSPaint.
- "Information" – 2:13
- "Think It Through" – 2:58
- "Acid" – 2:45
- "Hardwired" – 2:52
- "Delete It" – 2:22
- "S3" – 1:26
- "Decapitated" – 3:13
- "Post‐American" – 3:06
- "Free from the Sun" – 2:21
- "Titan of Hope" – 3:28
- "Flowers from Concrete" – 3:22
Personnel
MSPaint
- Deedee – vocals
- Quinn Mackey – drums
- Nick Panella – electronics
- Randy Riley – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Cody Bass – artwork
- Mike Resigner – character designs for artwork
- Ian Shelton – vocals on "Delete It", production
- Brock Stephens – insert artwork
- Nick Townsend – mastering at Infrasonic Sound
- Taylor Young – recording, mixing, production
