Mountaintops | ||||
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Released | September 13, 2011 | |||
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Genre | Indie pop | |||
Length | 37:23 | |||
Label | Barsuk | |||
Producer | Mates of State | |||
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Mountaintops is the seventh album by American indie pop band Mates of State. It was released through Barsuk on September 13, 2011. [1] The song "Palomino" was featured in a 15-second Ice Breakers commercial where a man and a woman share a cab in a rainy night.
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | B+ [3] |
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Consequence of Sound | C+ [5] |
Paste | 8.1/10 [6] |
Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [7] |
PopMatters | 5/10 [8] |
Robert Christgau | A− [9] |
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Sputnikmusic | 3.0/5.0 [11] |
Mountaintops received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 18 reviews. [2]
Robert Christgau gave it an A− and wrote that "the wholeness of the music leaves us feeling they're more than OK." [9] Spin gave the album a 7/10, writing, "Mountaintops has plenty of upbeat romps, but the most compelling moments are the epic, minor-key laments 'At Least I Have You' and 'Unless I'm Led,' which argue that even the truest of loves can still feel lonely and miserable." [10]
Paste placed Mountaintops at number 49 on their "Top 50 Albums of 2011" list. The magazine's writer Carey Hodges said: "On Mountaintops, the band's seventh full-length, the pair delivers more of their polished pop while tastefully showcasing a handful of warped turns that partner lush synths with minor-key experiments." [12]
All tracks are written by Mates of State
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Palomino" | 4:54 |
2. | "Maracas" | 3:22 |
3. | "Sway" | 3:34 |
4. | "Unless I'm Led" | 5:21 |
5. | "Total Serendipity" | 3:40 |
6. | "Basement Money" | 3:32 |
7. | "At Least I Have You" | 3:34 |
8. | "Desire" | 2:47 |
9. | "Change" | 2:38 |
10. | "Mistakes" | 4:01 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [13]
Mates of State
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