| Can I Keep This Pen? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, indie rock | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
| Producer | Chuck Brody | |||
| Northern State chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| LAS Magazine | 6/10[5] |
| Now | NN[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Spin | 6/10[10] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[11] |
Can I Keep This Pen? is the third album from New York-based rap trio Northern State. The album saw a slight departure in song styling, with some obvious pop/indie influences, and as many pop songs as traditional rap songs.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mic Tester" | 1:47 |
| 2. | "Better Already" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Oooh Girl" | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Mother May I?" (feat. Chuck Brody) | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Away Away" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Good Distance" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Iluvitwhenya" | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Sucka Mofo" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Cold War" | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Run Off the Road" | 2:33 |
| 11. | "Things I'll Do" | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Cowboy Man" | 3:41 |
| 13. | "Three Amigas" (feat. Murray Hill) | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Fall Apart" (feat. Kaki King) | 3:51 |
References
- ↑ "Can I Keep This Pen? – Northern State". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Can I Keep This Pen? at AllMusic
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan (August 28, 2007). "Northern State: Can I Keep This Pen?". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (September 7, 2007). ""Can I Keep This Pen?" Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Weiss, Dan (August 24, 2007). "Northern State Can I Keep This Pen?". LAS Magazine. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Richards, Jason (August 23–29, 2007). "NORTHERN STATE Can I Keep This Pen? (Ipecac)". Now. Now Communications. Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ Sawdey, Evan (September 23, 2007). "Northern State: "Can I Keep This Pen?"". Popmatters. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Serpick, Evan (August 23, 2007). "Can I Keep This Pen? : Northern State". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on September 4, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Reilly, Phoebe (September 24, 2007). "Northern State, 'Can I Keep This Pen?' (Ipecac)". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Butler, Nick (September 4, 2007). "Northern State – "Can I Keep This Pen?"". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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