Goodbye Terrible Youth
Studio album by
American Wrestlers
ReleasedNovember 5, 2016
GenreIndie rock
LabelFat Possum Records
American Wrestlers chronology
American Wrestlers
(2015)		 Goodbye Terrible Youth
(2016)
Singles from Goodbye Terrible Youth
  1. "Give Up"
    Released: August 16, 2016
  2. "Amazing Grace"
    Released: September 22, 2016
  3. "Hello, Dear"
    Released: October 11, 2016

Goodbye Terrible Youth is the second studio album by the indie rock band American Wrestlers, released on November 4, 2016 on Fat Possum Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Goodbye Terrible Youth received favourable reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 77, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Praising the album's improved production values, in comparison to its home-recorded predecessor, American Wrestlers, and the participation of the full band, Allmusic's Marcy Donelson wrote: [Goodbye Terrible Youth] also exhibits a sleeker sound than the notably rough-hewn debut, with McClure having invested in "a laptop and some decent microphones." Thankfully, these changes don't erode the outfit's free-spirited charisma. If anything, the effect here is more similar to moving from a live recording to the studio than into something that's watered down or compromised."[2]

In a positive review for Pitchfork, Brian Burlage wrote, "The album is a significant improvement for a band that’s still coming into its own, still, in other words, in its youth."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Vote Thatcher"2:51
2."Give Up"3:25
3."So Long"3:39
4."Hello, Dear"3:07
5."Amazing Grace"3:50
6."Terrible Youth"4:17
7."Blind Kids"2:53
8."Someone Far Away"3:56
9."Real People"3:41

Personnel

  • Bridgette Imperial – keyboards
  • Gary McClure – guitar, vocals
  • Ian Reitz – bass
  • Josh Van Hoorebeke – drums

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for Goodbye Terrible Youth by American Wrestlers". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Donelson, Marcy. "American Wrestlers - Goodbye Terrible Youth - American Wrestlers". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Burlage, Brian (1 November 2016). "American Wrestlers - Goodbye Terrible Youth Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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