Warpaint | ||||
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Studio album by Warpaint | ||||
Released | January 17, 2014 | |||
Recorded | Fivestar Studios in Los Angeles, California and Assault and Battery in London, United Kingdom | |||
Genre | Indie rock, dream pop | |||
Length | 51:16 | |||
Label | Rough Trade | |||
Producer | Flood, Warpaint | |||
Warpaint chronology | ||||
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Singles from Warpaint | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Alternative Press | |
Clash | 8/10 |
DIY | |
Drowned in Sound | 6/10 |
FACT | |
The Guardian | |
NME | 9/10 |
The Quietus | Positive |
Slant Magazine |
Warpaint is the eponymous second studio album by the American indie rock band Warpaint, released on January 17, 2014 on Rough Trade Records. Produced by Flood and the band itself, the album was preceded by the single, "Love Is to Die". It has been characterized as dream pop.
In an interview with NME in September 2011, drummer Stella Mozgawa affirmed that Warpaint planned to "experiment and write with one another" to develop the songs on Warpaint as their current lineup had never composed songs "from the ground up" together. Bassist Jenny Lee Lindberg elaborated on the composition of new material, explaining most songs were written by "just jam[ming] and free-flow[ing] onstage". Guitarist Theresa Wayman confirmed that the band intended to create a minimalist sound on Warpaint, revealing that the band developed songs at soundchecks, and experimented more with acoustic guitars and percussion instruments on the album. Lead vocalist Emily Kokal noted that R&B and rap music was an influence on Warpaint and stated that on the album there are "things that have drum machines and ambience, music that's more than standard rock." Kokal added that the album is largely keyboards-based, which contributed to the overall sound being "definitely different" from the band's previous album The Fool (2010).
Warpaint was released in Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and Switzerland on January 17, 2014; January 20 in Denmark, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom; and January 21 in Spain and the United States on Rough Trade. It was released in Japan on January 22 on Hostess Entertainment, with two bonus tracks featured on the CD release.Warpaint was released on a number of formats, including CD, colored double LP and as a digital download. Autographed posters and stencils were issued free with the first 1,000 LP and CD pre-orders from the band's online store.