Degeneration Street | ||||
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Studio album by The Dears | ||||
Released | February 15, 2011 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 59:16 | |||
Label |
Dangerbird Records Pheromone Recordings |
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The Dears chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The A.V. Club | B |
Drowned in Sound | 4/10 |
Entertainment Weekly | A- |
NME | 6/10 |
Paste | 6.8/10 |
Pitchfork Media | 2.4/10 |
Popmatters | |
Rolling Stone | |
Spin |
Degeneration Street is the fifth studio album by The Dears, released February 15, 2011 on Dangerbird Records in the United States and Pheromone Recordings in Canada.
The album marks the return of several band members who were absent from the band's previous album Missiles, including Patrick Krief, Rob Benvie and Roberto Arquila. Advance promotion for the album included shows in both Montreal and Toronto in which the band played the album in its entirety.
The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.