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

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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