Try Not to Freak Out
{{Infobox album
| name = Try Not to Freak Out
| type = studio
| artist = Sløtface
| cover = Try Not to Freak Out.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2017|9|15|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/try-not-to-freak-out/slotface |title=Reviews for Try Not to Freak Out by Sløtface |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=15 September 2017}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = {{Duration|m=32|s=13}}
| label = Propeller Recordings
| producer = Dan Austin
| prev_title = Empire Records
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Sorry for the Late Reply
| next_year = 2020
}}
Try Not to Freak Out is the debut album of the Norwegian punk pop band Sløtface. Just like their former EPs, this release includes clear political and feminist statements.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 77/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Try Not To Freak Out - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/try-not-to-freak-out/slotface/critic-reviews |access-date=4 November 2023 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}
| rev1 = NRK P3
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|6}}{{cite web |url=http://p3.no/musikk/plankekjoring/ |title=Plankekjøring |publisher=NRK P3 |accessdate=15 September 2017 |last=Johansen|first=Marit}}
| rev2 = NME
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/slotface-try-not-to-freak-out-review |title=Sløtface – 'Try Not to Freak Out' Review |publisher=New Musical Express |accessdate=15 September 2017 |last=Smith|first=Thomas}}
| rev3 = Dagsavisen
| rev3score = {{Rating|5|6}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/rogalandsavis/slotface-tar-skrittet-inn-i-popunkens-forstedivisjon-1.1026495 |title=Sløtface tar skrittet inn i popunkens førstedivisjon |publisher=Dagsavisen |accessdate=15 September 2017 |last=Steinkjer|first=Mode}}
| rev4 = Paste
| rev4score = 7.4/10{{cite web |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/09/slotface-try-not-to-freak-out-review.html |title=Sløtface: Try Not To Freak Out Review |publisher=Paste |accessdate=15 September 2017 |last=Troper|first=Morgan}}
}}
Try Not to Freak Out was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on eleven reviews. The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.3 out of 10, also based on fifteen reviews.
Track listing
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{{Track listing
| total_length = 32:13
|title1=Magazine
|length1=2:38
|title2=Galaxies
|length2=3:31
|title3=Pitted
|length3=2:28
|title4=Sun Bleached
|length4=2:45
|title5=Pools
|length5=2:45
|title6=Night Guilt
|length6=3:11
|title7=Try
|length7=2:59
|title8=Nancy Drew
|length8=3:15
|title9=Slumber
|length9=5:32
|title10=It's Coming to a Point
|length10=0:18
|title11=Backyard
|length11=2:51
}}
Personnel
- Haley Shea – vocals
- Tor-Arne Vikingstad – guitars
- Halvard Skeie Wiencke – percussion
- Lasse Lokøy – bass
- Dan Austin – producer
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|1245975|Sløtface – Try Not To Freak Out}}
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