As If (album)

As If is the sixth studio album by American dance-punk group !!!, released on October 16, 2015, on Warp Records.[2]

As If
Studio album by
!!!
ReleasedOctober 16, 2015
GenreDance-punk, indie rock, dance, disco
Length51:25
LabelWarp Records
Producer!!!, Jim Eno,[1] Patrick Ford[1]
!!! chronology
THR!!!ER
(2013)		 As If
(2015)		 Shake the Shudder
(2017)
Singles from As If
  1. "All U Writers"
    Released: April 28, 2015
  2. "Freedom! '15"
    Released: July 30, 2015
  3. "Bam City"
    Released: September 30, 2015
  4. "Ooo"
    Released: November 16, 2015
  5. "Every Little Bit Counts"
    Released: January 29, 2016

Singles

Three official singles have been released from As If: "All U Writers", a 5 1/2 minute (5 minutes on the album) long song featuring vocals from Teresa Eggers, released 28 April 2015. "Freedom '15", a groovy leviathan of a disco track, released 30 July 2015, and features vocals from Yolanda Harris Dancy and Taletha Manor. A lyric video for "Freedom '15" was uploaded 20 August 2015. The third single from the album, "Bam City", was released 30 September 2015, with an accompanying music video. "Ooo", a grooving love song, was released with an accompanying music video on November 16, 2015.

Promotional singles

One promotional single has been released from the As If: "Sick Ass Moon", an "R&B-tinted house track", released with "Freedom '15" on 30 July 2015.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash7/10[5]
Consequence of SoundC[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
Mojo[3]
NME6/10[9]
Pitchfork Media6.9/10[10]
Q[3]
Uncut6/10[3]

In a positive review for Exclaim!, Daniel Sylvester called the album "one of the most enjoyable, if schizophrenic, dance albums of the year."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."All U Writers"4:53
2."Sick Ass Moon"4:21
3."Every Little Bit Counts"3:14
4."Freedom! '15"6:00
5."Ooo"3:44
6."All the Way"4:36
7."Til the Money Runs Out"4:31
8."Bam City"3:25
9."Funk (I Got This)"4:41
10."Lucy Mongoosey"3:21
11."I Feel So Free (Citation Needed)"8:39
Total length:51:25
Japanese bonus track[11]
No.TitleLength
12."Butt Dial / Bitter Lemon"3:24
Total length:54:49

Personnel
  • Rafael Cohen – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Nic Offer – vocals, keyboards
  • Mario Andreoni – guitar, keyboards
  • Allan Wilson – saxophone, keyboards, percussion, background vocals
  • Daniel Gorman – keyboards, background vocals
  • Paul Quattrone – drums
  • Heba Kadry - mastering

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 142
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gollark: But rail would be quite fast, possibly cheaper if you ignore the huge initial investment, and could ship cargo!
gollark: Consider: interstate travel by road is quite slow, thus making the US significantly more divided. Airports are faster, but also more expensive and not good for bulk goods, plus security queues make things slower.
gollark: Small brain: interstate highway system.Large brain: airports everywhere or something.Large glowy brain or something: interstate high-speed maglev railway.Galaxy brain: interstate suborbital rocket system.Transcendent universe brain: interstate passenger railgun.
gollark: I'd hope shadowy conspiracies would be better.

References
  1. "As If by !!! [Chik Chik Chik]". metacritic.net. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. "!!!: As If". Warp.net. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  3. "Critic Reviews for As If". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. Sendra, Tim. "As If - !!!". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. Smith, Mat (October 16, 2015). "!!! - As If". Clash. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. Pearce, Sheldon (October 15, 2015). "!!! - As If". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  7. Roseblade. Nick (October 13. 2015). "Album Review: !!! - As If". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  8. Sylvester, Daniel (October 15, 2015). "!!! - As If". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  9. Huggett, Stuart (October 14, 2015). "!!! - 'As If'". NME. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  10. Cook, Cameron (October 21, 2015). "!!!: As If". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  11. "As If". itunes.apple.com/jp. Retrieved 4 Oct 2015.
  12. "Ultratop.be – !!! – As If" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
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