If We Stayed Alive
An abstract blue cover
Studio album by
12 Rods
ReleasedJuly 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
Recorded2021–2022
StudioCarleton Lofts in St. Paul, Minnesota, US
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length28:15
LanguageEnglish
LabelAmerican Dreams/Husky Pants
ProducerRyan Olcott
12 Rods chronology
Reunion Show: First Avenue
(2015)		 If We Stayed Alive
(2023)

If We Stayed Alive is a 2023 studio album by American indie rock band 12 Rods, their first studio work in 21 years.[2] The album has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

This was the Album of the Week at KCMP, where Jade Tittle called it "a tighter, melodic nostalgia album from the band that scored a perfect 10 in Pitchfork’s early days".[3] Brad Shoup of Pitchfork Media rated this album 7.3 out of 10, characterizing it as "more than pandemic-motivated housecleaning", "a proper comeback", and "a stirring achievement for an act that had come so far so fast, only to find itself out of place, and out of time".[4] At Spill Magazine, Ljubinko Zivkovic gave this album an 8 out of 10, summing up that "the seven tunes here are brimming with that ringing guitar sound and multi-layered vocals, where brushing up the arrangements and production just accentuated the fact that a good song remains a good song, no matter how much time passes by".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Ryan Olcott.

  1. "All I Can Think About" – 1:47
  2. "My Year (This Is Going to Be)" – 3:03
  3. "Private Spies" – 4:32
  4. "Comfortable Situation" – 5:11
  5. "The Beating" – 3:48
  6. "Hide Without Delay" – 5:13
  7. "Twice" – 4:41

Personnel

12 Rods

Additional personnel

  • Michael Vallera – photography, art, layout

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zivkovic, Ljubinko (July 8, 2023). "Spill Album Review: 12 Rods – If We Stayed Alive". Album Reviews. Spill Magazine. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Bell, Kaelen (April 23, 2023). "12 Rods Announce First New Album in 21 Years". News. Exclaim!. ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ Tittle, Jade (July 10, 2023). "Album of the Week: 12 Rods, 'If We Stayed Alive'". Album of the Week. KCMP. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Shoup, Brad (July 7, 2023). "12 Rods: If We Stayed Alive Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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