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Endless Scroll

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Endless Scroll
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
Length33:17
LabelWhat's Your Rupture?
ProducerAustin Brown
Bodega chronology
Endless Scroll
(2018)
Shiny New Model
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt Magazine[3]
Clash8/10[4]
DIY[5]
Dork[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]

Endless Scroll is the debut studio album by American punk band Bodega. It was released on June 1, 2018 under What's Your Rupture?.[11]

Release

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On April 3, 2018, Bodega announced the release of their debut album, along with the single "Can't Knock the Hustle".[11] The next single "Jack In Titanic" was released on May 3, 2018.[12]

Critical reception

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Endless Scroll was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 13 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 14 reviews.[13]

In July of 2018, a rating of 6/10 was given by Kevin Korber citing its "monochromatic" experiece as "the songs on Endless Scroll have a habit of blending into each other over time". Their lyrics were praised, however.[14]

Many review sites place them around the 75/100 area (Metacritic - 74,[15] AOTY - 75, New Noise Magazine - 4/5[16] Clash - 8/10,[17] etc) and it has been mentioned that listening to them live or while they are on tour is a better experiece than via audio device.

Accolades

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Accolades for Endless Scroll
Publication Accolade Rank
Drift Records Drift Records Top 100 Albums of 2018
Earbuddy Earbuddy's Top 50 Albums of 2018
God Is in the TV God Is in the TV's Top 100 Albums of 2018
Rough Trade Rough Trade's Top 100 Albums of 2018

Track listing

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Endless Scroll track listing
No.TitleLength
1."How Did This Happen?!"3:00
2."Bodega Birth"1:50
3."Name Escape"3:40
4."Boxes for the Move"2:48
5."I Am Not a Cinephile"0:49
6."Can't Knock the Hustle"1:43
7."Gyrate"1:37
8."Jack in Titanic"3:03
9."Margot"1:34
10."Bookmarks"2:25
11."Warhol"1:30
12."Charlie"2:32
13."Williamsburg Bridge"3:57
14."Truth Is Not Punishment"2:49

References

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  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Kelly, Jennifer. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt Magazine. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Skinner, Wilf (July 3, 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Wright, Lisa. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Allum, Dominic (July 3, 2018). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Simpson, Dave (July 6, 2018). "Bodega: Endless Scroll review – funny, jabby potshots at online life". The Guardian. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Empire, Kitty (July 8, 2018). "Bodega: Endless Scroll review – riot grrrl rant meets deadpan satire". The Guardian. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Roison (July 5, 2018). "The Independent Review". The Independent. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Korber, Kevin (July 31, 2018). "Bodega Take on the 'Endless Scroll' of Modern Life". PopMatters. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Bodega Announce debut album 'Endless Scroll'". DIY. April 3, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  12. ^ Richards, Will (May 3, 2018). "Bodega Release 'Jack in Titanic'". DIY. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  14. ^ Korber, Kevin (2018-07-31). "Bodega Take on the 'Endless Scroll' of Modern Life, PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  15. ^ Endless Scroll by Bodega, retrieved 2024-09-20
  16. ^ Carr, Cameron. "Album Review: Bodega - Endless Scroll". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  17. ^ Skinner, Wilf (2018-07-03). "Bodega - Endless Scroll". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  18. ^ "Drift's Albums of the Year 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  19. ^ "Earbuddy's 50 Best Albums of 2018". Earbuddy. December 18, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  20. ^ "GIITTV Albums of the Year". God Is in the TV. December 10, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "Rough Trade's Albums of the Year 2018". Album of the Year. Retrieved August 15, 2020.