''Fall Into the Sun'' is the fourth
studio album
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by American band
Swearin'
Swearin' is a Philadelphia-based musical group made up of singer/guitarist Allison Crutchfield, singer/guitarist Kyle Gilbride, bassist Keith Spencer and drummer Jeff Bolt. They released two albums and an EP. The band split in 2015 and Crutchfiel ...
. It was released on October 5, 2018, under
Merge Records, and is the band's first album since reforming in 2017.
Release
On July 23, 2018, Swearin' announced the release of the new album, along with the first single "Grow Into a Ghost".
The second single "Untitled (LA)" was released on August 13, 2018, and focuses Crutchfield's life in California.
The third single "Future Hell" was released on September 6, 2018. Kyle Gilbride explained the single is based on "visions of an unseen place and time, learning lessons of disenchantment from a new and hostile world. Finding a way back, friendship and independence reveal marks on the trail."
On October 5, 2018, Swearin' released the music videos for "Grow Into a Ghost" and "Future Hell". The videos were presented in 3D, and directed by
Jake Fogelnest.
Tour
On April 18, 2018, the band announced a tour in support of the album for August 2018, with
Mike Krol and
Ought.
Critical reception
''Fall Into the Sun'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At
Metacritic
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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
average
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score of 76, based on 9 reviews.
Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 76 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 11 reviews.
Joe Goggins from
DIY said the album is the "best Swearin' record yet; that Allison and Kyle have not just reformed the band, but actually brought the creative best out of each other in doing so, is a powerful advert for reconciliation".
Ian Gormely from
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly ''Exclaim!'' print magazine publishes seven ...
mentioned "its sound is more robust, the songs more thoughtful and frankly, more mature," while impressed that it is "their best album to date, Fall Into the Sun is the sound of a band rebuilding itself one song at a time and becoming that much stronger in the process.
Accolades
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* Allison Crutchfield – vocals
* Kyle Gilbride – guitar
* Jeff Bolt – drums
Production
* Dave Gardner – mastering
* Alexander Rotondo – photographer
Charts
References
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2018 albums
Swearin' albums
Merge Records albums