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 !!!
Released	October 16, 2015
Genre	Dance-punk, indie rock, dance, disco
Length	51:25
Label	Warp Records
Producer	!!!, Jim Eno,[1] Patrick Ford[1]
!!! chronology
THR!!!ER (2013) As If (2015) Shake the Shudder (2017)
Singles from As If
"All U Writers" Released: April 28, 2015 "Freedom! '15" Released: July 30, 2015 "Bam City" Released: September 30, 2015 "Ooo" Released: November 16, 2015 "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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Clash	7/10[5]
Consequence of Sound	C[6]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[7]
Exclaim!	8/10[8]
Mojo	[3]
NME	6/10[9]
Pitchfork Media	6.9/10[10]
Q	[3]
Uncut	6/10[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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

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.