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Thin Mind

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Thin Mind
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2020 (2020-01-24)
StudioRisque Disque Records, in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada[1]
GenreIndie rock
Length42:39
LabelSub Pop
ProducerJohn Goodmanson
Wolf Parade chronology
Cry Cry Cry
(2017)
Thin Mind
(2020)

Thin Mind is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade.[2] It was released on January 24, 2020 through Sub Pop.

Background

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Thin Mind is Wolf Parade's fifth studio album and their first to be released since the departure of longtime guitarist and bassist Dante DeCaro. Keyboardist Spencer Krug said that the album title refers to "... the way that being around too much tech has made our focus thin." On the album, Wolf Parade address the difficulty of managing the constant barrage of content from news and social media.[1]

Reception

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Thin Mind received generally positive reviews from music critics, the album received an average score of 70 on Metacritic based on 13 reviews.[3]

In the AllMusic review, critic Mark Deming stated that "Thin Mind is Wolf Parade in their classic form, but with a force and a sense of purpose that makes them sound fresh and vital. Losing DeCaro seems to have goaded Krug, Boeckner, and Thompson into showing their fans they still have the goods".[4]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.3/10[5]
Metacritic70/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Exclaim!6/10[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
The Skinny[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Under Glass"Dan Boeckner3:21
2."Julia Take Your Man Home"Spencer Krug4:36
3."Forest Green"Boeckner5:05
4."Out of Control"Krug4:21
5."The Static Age"Boeckner3:59
6."As Kind as You Can"Krug5:10
7."Fall Into the Future"Krug3:12
8."Wandering Son"Boeckner4:57
9."Against the Day"
  • Boeckner
  • Krug
4:13
10."Town Square"Krug3:45
Total length:42:39

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Records, Sub Pop. "Thin Mind". Sub Pop Records.
  2. ^ "Thin Mind - Wolf Parade | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b "Thin Mind by Wolf Parade". Metacritic.
  4. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Thin Mind - Wolf Parade". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Thin Mind by Wolf Parade reviews". www.anydecentmusic.com.
  6. ^ "Wolf Parade Thin Mind". exclaim.ca.
  7. ^ Rytlewski, Evan. "Wolf Parade: Thin Mind". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ Wade, Lewis. "Wolf Parade album review: Thin Mind - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.