Undercard (album)

Undercard is an album by indie-rock band The Extra Lens, a band made up John Darnielle and Franklin Bruno.[8][9] The album was released on October 19, 2010.

Undercard
Studio album by
The Extra Lens
Released2010
GenreIndie rock, folk
LabelMerge Records[1]
The Extra Lens chronology
Martial Arts Weekend
(2002)		 Undercard
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(77%)[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
Pitchfork7.9/10[5]
SPIN[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[7]

Production

Darnielle recorded his parts, after which Bruno added more instrumentation.[10]

Reception

Reception to Undercard was generally positive, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[2]

PopMatters wrote that "not all of the compositions here reach their potential, but Bruno almost consistently nails his efforts to create the right mood for Darnielle’s storytelling."[11]

Track listing
  1. "Adultery"
  2. "Cruiserweights"
  3. "Only Existing Footage"
  4. "Communicating Doors"
  5. "Programmed Cell Death"
  6. "How I Left the Ministry"
  7. "Some Other Way"
  8. "Ambivalent Landscape Z"
  9. "In Germany Before the War" (Randy Newman cover)
  10. "Tug on the Line"
  11. "Rockin’ Rockin’ Twilight of the Gods"
  12. "Dogs of Clinic 17"

References
  1. "Merge Records". www.mergerecords.com.
  2. "Undercard by The Extra Lens" – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. Hoffman, K. Ross. "Undercard - The Extra Lens (AllMusic)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  4. "Robert Christgau: Album: The Extra Lens: Undercard". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. "The Extra Lens: Undercard". Pitchfork.
  6. Young, Jon. "The Extra Lens, 'Undercard' (Merge) Bracing storytelling that could rock a Pushcart Prize". SPIN. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  7. "Music Review: The Extra Lens - Undercard". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  8. "First Listen: The Extra Lens, 'Undercard'". NPR.org.
  9. "The Extra Lens | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  10. "Undercard | Prefixmag.com".
  11. "The Extra Lens: Undercard". PopMatters. October 20, 2010.
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