Act Surprised

Act Surprised is the ninth studio album by American indie rock band Sebadoh. It is the band's first album in six years.[12] The album was released on May 24, 2019.[13]

Act Surprised
Studio album by
Sebadoh
ReleasedMay 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)
StudioSonelab
GenreIndie rock
Length42:47
LabelDangerbird
ProducerJustin Pizzoferrato[1]
Sebadoh chronology
Defend Yourself
(2013)		 Act Surprised
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Exclaim![5]
Mojo[6]
Pitchfork[7]
PopMatters[8]
Spectrum Culture[9]
Uncut[10]
Under the Radar[11]

The album has seven songs each by Lou Barlow and Jason Loewenstein and one by Bob D’Amico.[1]

Track listing
  1. "Phantom" (Jason Loewenstein) – 2:23
  2. "Celebrate the Void" (Lou Barlow) – 3:09
  3. "Follow the Breath" (Loewenstein) – 2:13
  4. "Medicate" (Barlow) – 3:34
  5. "See-Saw" (Barlow) – 3:37
  6. "Vacation" (Loewenstein) – 2:06
  7. "Stunned" (Loewenstein) – 2:25
  8. "Fool" (Barlow) – 2:34
  9. "Raging River" (Loewenstein) – 3:11
  10. "Sunshine" (Barlow) – 3:30
  11. "Act Surprised" (Loewenstein) – 3:11
  12. "Battery" (Loewenstein) – 3:12
  13. "Belief" (Barlow) – 2:55
  14. "Leap Year" (Bob D'Amico) – 3:15
  15. "Reykjavic" (Barlow) – 3:32

Personnel

Sebadoh

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gollark: I suppose someone (actually, many people) probably made a BASIC→JS compiler at some point.
gollark: I would be impressed if they managed to write a webapp in that.
gollark: The economic damage due to software being slightly bad and worsening productivity must be *immense*.
gollark: Yes, "only" a few hundred megabytes.

References
  1. Roberts, Jo (January 23, 2020). "Lou Barlow finds silver lining in Sebadoh". The Age. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. "Act Surprised - Sebadoh". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. Deming, Mark. "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". AllMusic.
  4. "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Classic Rock. July 2019. p. 82.
  5. Brzozowski, Sophie (May 23, 2019). "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Mojo. June 2019. p. 90.
  7. Berman, Stuart (May 28, 2019). "Sebadoh: Act Surprised". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. Cober-Lake, Justin (May 30, 2019). "Sebadoh Come Back Revitalized with 'Act Surprised'". PopMatters. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  9. Hazelwood, Holly (June 5, 2019). "Sebadoh: Act Surprised". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  10. "Sebadoh – Act Surprised". Uncut. June 2019. p. 34.
  11. Hall, Michael James (June 17, 2019). "Sebadoh: Act Surprised". Under the Radar. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  12. Dzubay, Laura (April 3, 2019). "Lou Barlow on Why Sebadoh Will Never Break Up". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. Minsker, Evan (March 1, 2019). "Sebadoh Announce New Album Act Surprised, Share Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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