Anxiety Always
| Anxiety Always | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | April 7, 2003 |
| Genre | Electronic, Detroit techno |
| Label | Ersatz Audio |
| ADULT. chronology | |
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarHalf star[2] |
| Spin | 7.5/10[3] |
| PopMatters | positive[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[5] |
| Splendedzine | positive[6] |
| URB | StarStarStarStarHalf star[7] |
Anxiety Always is an album by ADULT., the Detroit, Michigan electronic duo. It was released on April 7, 2003, in the United Kingdom, followed by a release in the United States on April 8, 2003. Although the band had released the album Resuscitation in 2001, Anxiety Always is generally regarded as their first full-length studio album, as Resuscitation primarily compiled earlier single releases.
ADULT. consists of instrumentalist Adam Lee Miller and vocalist Nicola Kuperus. Kuperus is also a visual artist and provided the album's cover art photography. Upon its release Anxiety Always received positive reviews from critics, who praised the duo's expansion of their mostly-synthesizer-based sound, as the album contains prominent guitar and bass guitar elements.
Anxiety Always was released independently by Miller and Kurperus on their Ersatz Audio record label.
Track listing
[edit ]All songs by Miller and Kurperus.
Compact disc
[edit ]- "The Cold Call"
- "Shake Your Head"
- "Glue Your Eyelids Together"
- "Blank-Eyed Nosebleed"
- "Turn Your Back"
- "People, You Can Confuse"
- "Nothing of the Kind"
- "Nervous (Wreck)"
- "We Know How to Have Fun"
- "Kick in the Shin"
Bonus tracks
[edit ]The Australian version of this album came with two bonus tracks.
- "Foot in Mouth Disease"
- "Suck the Air"
Vinyl
[edit ]- "Glue Your Eyelids Together"
- "Blank-Eyed Nosebleed"
- "(Nervous) Wreck"
- "People, You Can Confuse"
- "We Know How to Have Fun"
- "Shake Your Head"
- "Turn Your Back"
- "Nothing of the Kind"
- "Kick in the Shin"
- "Foot-in-Mouth Disease"
Personnel
[edit ]- Jason Brougham: Prop Design
- Sandi Brougham: Photography
- Nicola Kuperus: Vocals, Photography
- Adam Lee Miller: Bass, Sound Effects, Design
References
[edit ]- ^ "Anxiety Always by Adult. Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. Anxiety Always at AllMusic
- ^ Spin MagazineMay 2003, p.116
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Splendedzine review Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ URB Magazine review ([#104, p.95)