The World's Best American Band

The World's Best American Band is the second studio album by Kentuckian band, White Reaper. The album was released through Polyvinyl on April 7, 2017.

The World's Best American Band
Studio album by White Reaper
Released	April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
Genre	Blues rock, garage rock, power pop
Label	Polyvinyl
White Reaper chronology
White Reaper Does It Again (2015) The World's Best American Band (2017) You Deserve Love (2019)
Singles from The World's Best American Band
"Judy French" Released: January 26, 2017[1] "The World's Best American Band" Released: February 27, 2017[2] "The Stack" Released: March 23, 2017[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The 405	8.5/10[5]
The A.V. Club	B+[6]
Pitchfork Media	8.0/10[7]

Release and promotion

Three songs were released as singles in promotion of the album.

Singles

White Reaper announced their first single, "Judy French," through Stereogum on January 26, 2017, about a month and a half prior to the release of the album.[1] Critics immediately noticed a more power pop-infused sound classic rock tone to the band's sound from their previous garage and lo-fi sound that dominated their previous works. Ben Kaye of Consequence of Sound, described the single as a "frills-free slice of power pop, strutting not only with confidence but unbridled glee."[8]

Approximately a month later, the band released their second single, the title track, on February 27, 2017, through Stereogum. Stereogum beat writer James Rettig described the second single as "an energetic and dense rocker that serves as a good follow-up to lead single 'Judy French'".[2]

In March 2017, the band released their third single, "The Stack".[9] Pranav Trewn of Stereogum described the third track as "another fireball of Southern swagger and jingly garage-rock momentum."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The World's Best American Band"	4:46
2.	"Judy French"	3:25
3.	"Eagle Beach"	3:40
4.	"Little Silver Cross"	4:11
5.	"The Stack"	2:45
6.	"Party Next Door"	2:15
7.	"Crystal Pistol"	2:22
8.	"Tell Me"	3:41
9.	"Daisies"	2:53
10.	"Another Day"	1:51

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11]	34
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[12]	17

References

1. DeVille, Chris. "White Reaper – "Judy French"". Stereogum. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
2. Rettig, James. "White Reaper – "The World's Best American Band"". Stereogum. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
3. Trewn, Pranav (March 23, 2017). "White Reaper – "The Stack"". Stereogum. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
4. "The World's Best American Band by White Reaper". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
5. Monroe, Jeremy (April 28, 2017). "Review: White Reaper make a strong case for themselves as The World's Best American Band on their explosive new album". The 405. thefourohfive.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
6. Ryan, Kyle (April 7, 2017). "White Reaper proclaims itself The World's Best American Band, makes a strong case". The A.V. Club. Onion Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
7. Cohen, Ian (July 21, 2015). "White Reaper: The World's Best American Band". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
8. Kaye, Ben (January 26, 2017). "White Reaper announce new LP, The World's Best American Band, share "Judy French" — listen". Consequence of Sound. consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
9. Brown, Eric Renner (March 23, 2017). "White Reaper crank the amps to 11 on 'The Stack'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
10. "White Reaper Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
11. "White Reaper Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
12. "White Reaper Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.