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American Whip

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American Whip
Studio album by
Released2002
Genre
Length41:40
LanguageEnglish
Label13 Amp Recordings Records
Producer
  • Vincent Cafiso
  • Tabitha Tindale
Joy Zipper chronology
Joy Zipper
(1999)
American Whip
(2002)
The Stereo and God
(2003)
Singles from American Whip
  1. "Ron[2]"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Baby You Should Know[3]"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Out of the Sun[4]"
    Released: 2004

American Whip is the second album by the New York dream pop duo Joy Zipper released in 2002.[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by Vincent Cafiso, except where noted.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sunstroke" 1:00
2."Christmas Song" 3:39
3."Baby You Should Know"Tabitha Tindale4:31
4."33x" 3:25
5."Out of the Sun"Cafiso, Tindale4:29
6."Drugs" 0:24
7."Dosed and Became Invisible" 4:16
8."Alzheimers" 4:32
9."Ron" 3:37
10."In the Never Ending Search for a Suitable Enemy" 6:19
11."VSX"Cafiso, Tindale0:53
12."Valley Stream"Cafiso, Tindale4:35
Total length:41:40

Critical reaction

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The Guardian[8]
Uncut[9]
RTÉ[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
Pitchfork7.5/10[12]
IGN8.5/10[13]
PopMatters8/10[14]
Drowned in Sound5/10[15]

The BBC's Richard Banks praised "charming melodies, heart-melting harmonies and hazy lo-fi guitars" forming "an intoxicating alt-pop nectar", noting a formula little-changed from their first album. He also discerned a darker side beneath the "saccharine" surface.[16] Pitchfork rated it 7.5/10, calling it "engaging and sharply-drawn", rejecting deeper meanings.[17] IGN gave it 8.5/10.[18]

Drowned in Sound scored it 5/10, saying "Joy Zipper are the type of band that think shrouding their songs in a sheet of sub-Kevin Shields drone, drugged-up affectations and bastardised Bacharach melodies makes their pedestrian pop sound urgent, vital and 'edgy.' It doesn't."[19] Uncut called it a new My Bloody Valentine album in all but name, scoring it 4/10.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "American Whip - Joy Zipper | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1375117-Joy-Zipper-Ron
  3. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1391884-Joy-Zipper-Baby-You-Should-Know
  4. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1391932-Joy-Zipper-Out-Of-The-Sun
  5. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1271317-Joy-Zipper-American-Whip
  6. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1391951-Joy-Zipper-American-Whip
  7. ^ "Joy Zipper - American Whip | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  8. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (18 March 2004). "Joy Zipper, American Whip | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Joy Zipper - American Whip | Uncut". Uncut. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  10. ^ Guerin, Harry (19 March 2004). "Joy Zipper - American Whip". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  11. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (18 January 2005). "Review: Joy Zipper, American Whip | Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  12. ^ Howe, Brian (13 April 2005). "Joy Zipper American Whip". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. ^ Springer, Matthew (23 February 2005). "American Whip | IGN". IGN. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  14. ^ Funk, Peter (23 February 2005). "Joy Zipper: American Whip | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  15. ^ Robertson, Neil (20 April 2004). "Joy Zipper American Whip | Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  16. ^ Richard Banks, "Joy Zipper American Whip Review", 2004-02-11
  17. ^ Brian Howe, "Joy Zipper American Whip", Pitchfork, April 13, 2005
  18. ^ "American Whip Joy Zipper 'Whip'...it good" Archived 2013-01-03 at archive.today, IGN, February 23, 2005
  19. ^ Neil Robertson, "Joy Zipper American Whip" Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Drowned in Sound, April 20, 2004
  20. ^ "Joy Zipper - American Whip" (Album Review), Uncut