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2007 studio album by Thee More Shallows
Book of Bad Breaks
Studio album by Thee More Shallows
ReleasedApril 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)
GenreIndie rock
Length36:34
LabelAnticon
Thee More Shallows chronology
Monkey vs. Shark
(2006)
Book of Bad Breaks
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Cokemachineglow65/100
Cyclic Defrostfavorable
Pitchfork6.0/10
The Skinny
Stylus MagazineC
XLR8Rfavorable

Book of Bad Breaks is the third studio album by American indie rock band Thee More Shallows. It was released on Anticon on April 24, 2007.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying: "There's a fair amount of experimentalism, with plenty of synthesized and effected sounds, songs breaking in and out of themselves from time to time, intermissions that lead into full pieces which then fade halfway through and become something else before returning to what they were originally." Dave Kerr of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Despite the haunting, downtrodden poetry in these lyrics, optimism and vitality shines brightly throughout the Shallows' sound."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."D. Shallow"0:45
2."Eagle Rock"2:57
3."Dutch Fist"3:26
4."Night at the Knight School"3:23
5."Int 1"1:56
6."Proud Turkeys"3:40
7."Int 2"0:46
8."Fly Paper"3:41
9."Int 3"0:27
10."Oh Yes, Another Mother"3:10
11."White Mask"6:40
12."Chrome Caps"3:55
13."Mo Deeper"1:48

References

  1. Octigan, Cameron (February 6, 2007). "Thee More Shallows Signs to Anticon, Release Album". XLR8R. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Book Of Bad Breaks by Thee More Shallows". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Brown, Marisa. "Book of Bad Breaks - Thee More Shallows". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. Guppy, Philip (May 18, 2007). "Thee More Shallows: Book of Bad Breaks". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. Smith, Tom (May 30, 2007). "Thee More Shallows – Book of Bad Breaks (Anticon/Stomp)". Cyclic Defrost. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. Tangari, Joe (April 27, 2007). "Thee More Shallows: The Book of Bad Breaks". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Kerr, Dave (April 11, 2007). "Thee More Shallows - Book of Bad Breaks". The Skinny. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  8. Orme, Mike (May 3, 2007). "Thee More Shallows - Book of Bad Breaks". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  9. Ma, David (February 28, 2007). "Thee More Shallows: Book of Bad Breaks". XLR8R. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

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