The Great Pretenders | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 23, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2013-2014 | |||
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Length | 45:58 | |||
Label | Electromagnetic Recordings via: Capitol Records (US) Fiction Records (UK) | |||
Producer | Mini Mansions | |||
Mini Mansions chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Great Pretenders | ||||
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The Great Pretenders is the second album by Los Angeles band Mini Mansions. It was released on March 23, 2015.[1] The album cover alludes to the cover of the Voyager Golden Record.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 84/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
DIY | (4/5)[3] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
Mojo | [5] |
musicOMH | [6] |
NME | (9/10)[7] |
Uncut | [8] |
The Great Pretenders received great acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[9]
All tracks are written by Mini Mansions, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Freakout!" | 4:28 | |
2. | "Death Is a Girl" | 4:36 | |
3. | "Creeps" | 3:31 | |
4. | "Fantasy" | 3:28 | |
5. | "Any Emotions" (featuring Brian Wilson) | 3:15 | |
6. | "Vertigo" (featuring Alex Turner) |
| 4:56 |
7. | "Honey, I'm Home" | 4:52 | |
8. | "Mirror Mountain" | 4:36 | |
9. | "Heart of Stone" | 3:12 | |
10. | "Double Visions" | 3:02 | |
11. | "The End, Again" | 5:01 | |
Total length: | 45:58 |
Personnel adapted from The Greater Pretenders liner notes.
Mini Mansions
Additional musicians
Production
Artwork