The False Alarms
2013 studio album by Fol Chen
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The False Alarms is the third studio album by American electro-pop group Fol Chen.[9] It was released by Asthmatic Kitty Records on March 19, 2013.[7]
| The False Alarms | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 19, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Electro-pop | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label | Asthmatic Kitty Records | |||
| Producer | Samuel Bing, Julian Wass | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | D[4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.9/10[6] |
| PopMatters | [7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
| The Washington Post | favorable[9] |
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The False Alarms received an average score of 70% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Zach Kelly of Pitchfork Media gave The False Alarms a 6.9 out of 10, saying: "Detours into coldwave and seance-y Scandi-pop still feel like an attempt to steer things in a new direction, but the songs fall prey to the same kind of directionless, inertia-deprived trappings that helped sink Fol Chen's previous records."[6] Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "these songs are somewhat less enigmatic than before: the melodies are ever so slightly more direct, even though intricate arrangements and hooks that sneak up on the listener are still what make this band distinctive."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The False Alarms" | 3:14 |
| 2. | "I.O.U." | 3:08 |
| 3. | "A Tourist Town" | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Hemispheres" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "The Fifth Season" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Boys in the Woods" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "200 Words" | 6:18 |
| 8. | "You Took the Train" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Doubles" | 2:56 |
| 10. | "This Place Is on TV" | 6:00 |
