Love in the Modern Age

Love in the Modern Age is the twelfth studio album by American musician Josh Rouse. It was released on April 13, 2018 under Yep Roc Records.[7]

Love in the Modern Age
Studio album by Josh Rouse
Released	April 18, 2020 (2020-04-18)
Length	34:41
Label	Yep Roc
Producer	Daniel Tashian Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse chronology
The Embers of Time (2015) Love in the Modern Age (2020) The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	76/100[1]
Metacritic	68/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
American Songwriter	[4]
God Is in the TV	9/10[5]
Paste	7.1/10[6]

Critical reception

Love in the Modern Age was met with "generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 68, based on 8 reviews.[2] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.[1]

Accolades

Accolades for Love in the Modern Age

Publication	Accolade	Rank
God Is in the TV	God Is in the TV's 50 Best Albums of 2018	48[8]

Track listing

Love in the Modern Age track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Salton Sea"	3:58
2.	"Ordinary People, Ordinary Lives"	4:02
3.	"Love in the Modern Age"	4:28
4.	"Businessman"	4:00
5.	"Women and the Wind"	3:51
6.	"Tropic Moon"	3:41
7.	"I'm Your Man"	3:18
8.	"Hugs and Kisses"	3:38
9.	"There Was a Time"	3:47

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs[9]

Musicians Josh Rouse – lead vocals, drums, guitar, producer Cayo Bellveser – organ (track 5, 9), keyboards (track 8), backing vocals (track 8) Liz Bohannon – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4) James Haggerty – bass (tracks 7, 9) Alfonso Luna – drums (track 4) Xema Fuertes – electric guitar (tracks 4, 7, 9), backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 8), vibraphone (tracks 2, 5) David Gehrke – drums (track 4) Jim Hoke – saxophone (tracks 3, 4) Marc Pisapia – drums (tracks 7, 8, 9)

Production Daniel Tashian – producer, vocals, drums, guitar Greg Calbi – mastering David Shaw – art direction Paz Suay – art direction, backing vocals Joe Pisapia – mixing Nathan Golub – art direction York Wilson – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Love in the Modern Age

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	21
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11]	45

References

1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
3. Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
4. Horowitz, Hal (April 13, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
5. Page, Andy (April 13, 2018). "God Is in the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
6. Salmon, Ben (April 12, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
7. Pearis, Bill (March 1, 2018). "Josh Rouse Prep's '80s-inspired LP". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
8. December 10, 2018. "GIITTV Albums of the Year". God Is in the TV. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
9. "Josh Rouse - Love in the Modern Age". Discogs. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
10. "Josh Rouse Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
11. "Josh Rouse Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

External links

Official website