Too
Studio album by
Fidlar
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2015
RecordedDecember 2014[1] at St. Charles Studio in East Nashville, TN
GenreSkate punk, garage rock
Length39:31
Label
ProducerJay Joyce
Fidlar chronology
Fidlar
(2013)		 Too
(2015)		 Almost Free
(2019)
Singles from Too
  1. "40oz. On Repeat"
    Released: June 2, 2015
  2. "Drone"
    Released: August 13, 2015
  3. "Why Generation"
    Released: February 1, 2016

Too is the second studio album by American skate punk band Fidlar, released September 4, 2015.

Singles

The album's lead single "40 oz. On Repeat" was released on June 2, 2015, along with an official video.[2]

The album's second single "Drone" and its video were released exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music on August 13, 2015 before being released to all retail formats the next day.[3][4] The song is featured in the soundtrack to the video game WWE 2K17.[5]

"Why Generation" was promoted as the album's third single with the premiere of an animated music video composed of almost entirely emojis.[6] The video was directed by Ryan Baxley and animated by Nolan Fabricius.[7]

Promotional singles

"West Coast" was released on July 15, 2015 as the album's first promotional single, along with a music video featuring performance footage.[8] An original demo of the song was previously included on the band's 2012 EP Shit We Recorded in Our Bedroom.[9]

"Leave Me Alone" was released on August 27, 2015 as the album's second promotional single, accompanied by a lyric video.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The A.V. ClubB[13]
Clash Music7/10[14]
Consequence of SoundB+[15]
DIY[16]
Drowned in Sound6[17]
Exclaim!8[18]
The Line of Best Fit[19]
NME8/10[20]
NOW Toronto Magazine3/5 (Good)[21]
Paste Magazine6.5[22]
Pitchfork Media5.8[23]
Spin7 of 10[24]
The 4055/10[25]

Upon release, Too received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a generally favorable score of 76 based on 20 reviews.[26] Consequence Of Sound ranked it No. 46 on their top 50 albums of 2015.[27]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zac Carper, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."40oz. on Repeat" 3:52
2."Punks"Elvis Kuehn, Carper2:42
3."West Coast" 3:22
4."Why Generation"Kuehn4:28
5."Sober" 2:26
6."Leave Me Alone" 3:20
7."Drone"Kuehn2:48
8."Overdose" 3:48
9."Hey Johnny"Kuehn3:27
10."Stupid Decisions"Brandon Schwartzel, Carper3:31
11."Bad Medicine"Schwartzel2:56
12."Bad Habits" 5:31

[28]

Personnel

Fidlar
  • Zac Carper – vocals, guitar
  • Elvis Kuehn – guitar, vocals
  • Brandon Schwartzel – bass guitar, vocals
  • Max Kuehn – drums, percussion
Production
  • Alice Baxley – photography
  • Ryan Baxley – design
  • Paul Cossette – assistant engineer
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Jason Hall – recording
  • Jay Joyce – producer, recording
  • Melissa Spillman – production assistant
  • Caleb VanBuskirk – studio assistant

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 175
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 45
US Billboard 200[32] 124
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[33] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Nashville, Great Danes and Packed Lunches: Stoner Punks Fidlar On The Making Of Their New Album 'Too' | NME". NME. 20 August 2015.
  2. ↑ FIDLAR (2 June 2015). "FIDLAR – 40oz. On Repeat". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Watch "FIDLAR – Drone" posted by FIDLAR on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ↑ FIDLAR (14 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Drone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ WWE (8 August 2016). "2K Announces WWE® 2K17 In-Game Soundtrack Curated By Sean "Diddy" Combs aka Puff Daddy".
  6. ↑ "FIDLAR enter a world of emoji in new video for "Why Generation" — watch". 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  7. ↑ FIDLAR (1 February 2016). "FIDLAR – Why Generation". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ FIDLAR (15 July 2015). "FIDLAR – West Coast". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Shit We Recorded In Our Bedroom EP". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  10. ↑ FIDLAR (27 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Leave Me Alone". Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Reviews for Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  12. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Too – FIDLAR". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  13. ↑ Colburn, Randall (4 September 2015). "Fidlar's raucous new LP attempts to reconcile hard partying with adulthood". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  14. ↑ Carsom, Jamie (15 September 2015). "FIDLAR – Too". Clash Music. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  15. ↑ Brennan, Collinn (31 August 2015). "FIDLAR – Too". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  16. ↑ Swann, Emma (4 September 2015). "Album Review: FIDLAR – Too". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  17. ↑ Clark, Jon. "Album Review: Fidlar – Too". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  18. ↑ Gormely, Ian. "FIDLAR Too". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  19. ↑ Goggins, Joe. "FIDLAR – Too". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  20. ↑ Cooper, Leonie (2 September 2015). "FIDLAR – 'Too'". NME. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  21. ↑ Edwards, Samantha. "FIDLAR: Too". NOW Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  22. ↑ Swedlund, Eric (September 2015). "FIDLAR: Too Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  23. ↑ Kelly, Zach. "FIDLAR: Too". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  24. ↑ Brodsky, Rachel (9 September 2015). "Review: FIDLAR Kick Their Bad Habits on 'TOO'". Spin. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  25. ↑ Tomer, William. "FIDLAR – Too". The 405. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  26. ↑ "Too by FIDLAR". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  27. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2015". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  28. ↑ "Fidlar – Too (2015, CD)". 2015 – via www.discogs.com.
  29. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Fidlar – Too". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Fidlar – Too" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  32. ↑ "FIDLAR – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  33. ↑ "FIDLAR – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
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