The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us

The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us
Studio album by Beach Slang
Released October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
Recorded June 2015 at The Gradwell House, Haddon Heights, NJ
Length 26:52
Label Polyvinyl Record Co.
Producer Dave Downham
Beach Slang chronology
The Things We Do to Find People Like Us
(2015)		 A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings
(2016)

The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us is the debut full-length album by American rock band Beach Slang, released on October 30, 2015, through Polyvinyl Record Co.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA-[3]
Alternative Press[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
NOW[7]
Pitchfork8.0/10[8]
Paste8.8/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin7/10[11]
Sputnikmusic[12]

The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a "weighted average" rating out of 100 from selected independent ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a Metascore of 79/100, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1] Praising the album's hooks and lyrical work, Ian Gormely of Exclaim! called The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us "a unique record, one that rages with youthful vigour."[6]

Accolades

Publication Rank List
American Songwriter 28 Top 50 Albums of 2015[13]
The A.V. Club 7 The 15 Best Albums of 2015[14]
Exclaim! 15 Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2015[15]
Noisey 15 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[16]
No Ripcord 40 Top 50 Albums of 2015[17]
Paste 41 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[18]
Treble 45 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[19]

Track listing

All tracks written by James Alex[20]. 

No.TitleLength
1."Throwaways"  2:15
2."Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas"  3:19
3."Noisy Heaven"  2:29
4."Ride the Wild Haze"  2:38
5."Too Late to Die Young"  2:33
6."I Break Guitars"  2:33
7."Young & Alive"  2:29
8."Porno Love"  2:42
9."Hard Luck Kid"  2:56
10."Dirty Lights"  2:57
Total length:26:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[20]

Beach Slang
Other musicians
  • Hannah Jordan — background vocals
  • Megan Siebe — cello
Technical
  • James Alex — production, artwork, design
  • Dave Downham — engineer, production
  • Alan Douches — mastering
  • Mike Friedman — engineer
  • Greg Pallante — photography
  • Jon Stars — cover photo
  • Matt Weber — assistant engineer

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[21] 19
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 24

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States October 30, 2015
Polyvinyl

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us by Beach Slang". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Donelson, Marcyy. "The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us - Beach Slang - Review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Shultz, Brian. "Beach Slang is young and alive on its full-length debut". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Beach Slang – The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Alternative Press: 96. November 2015.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Graeme (October 26, 2015). "Beach Slang - The Things We Do To Find People Who Like Us". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Gormely, Ian (October 28, 2015). "Beach Slang - The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Williams, Matt (October 28, 2015). ">>> Album of the week: Beach Slang". NOW. Now Communications. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ Cohen, Ian (November 5, 2016). "Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ Swedlund, Eric (October 27, 2015). "Beach Slang: The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us Review". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Dolan, Jon (November 2, 2015). "Review: Beach Slang - The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (October 26, 2015). "Review: Beach Slang Put Out an APB for the 'People Who Feel Like Us'". Spin. Buzzmedia. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ SowingSeason (October 23, 2015). "Review: Beach Slang - The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ American Songwriter (November 23, 2015). "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums Of 2015". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ The A.V. Club Staff (December 7, 2015). "The 15 Best Albums of 2015". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ Exclaim! Staff (December 3, 2015). "Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2015". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  16. ↑ Noisey Staff (December 1, 2015). "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Noisey. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ No Ripcord Staff (December 17, 2015). "Top 50 Albums of 2015". No Ripcord. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  18. ↑ Paste Staff (December 2, 2015). "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Paste. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  19. ↑ Treble Staff (December 14, 2015). "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Treble. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  20. 1 2 "The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us - Beach Slang - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Beach Slang – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Beach Slang.
  22. ↑ "Beach Slang – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Beach Slang.
  23. ↑ "Beach Slang – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Beach Slang.
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